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If you do buy curriculum, it usually comes in quarterlies, if you are writing or creating your own be sure and break your lessons into quarters (four thirteen week sessions), or into even smaller sessions (four to six weeks sessions). This helps keep the students attention; keeps the class moving forward; and creates natural breaks for new teachers to take over.

Help both your teachers and your students by rotating your teachers. The old thought of recruiting Sunday school teachers was to secure a teacher and have them teach for life, with no breaks or chances to opt out. Offering your teachers short teaching stints is much more attractive to them; it gives them a starting date and an ending date, and the opportunity to opt out. It also gives you the opportunity not to invite them back if need be.

I have my teachers teach for a maximum of thirteen weeks, and then rotate out. I also only allow them to teach for twenty-six weeks per year. When they are not teaching I make sure that they are attending an adult class.

I never allow my teachers to teach alone, but insist that there are two adult teachers in every class (preferably one male and one female).

There are huge benefits to working with your teachers to pair them with certain topics, and with certain age groups. Some adults will teach on any topic, and lead either junior high or senior high; while others are more specific about what topics and which age groups they will teach.

Regardless of who your teachers are, and how you rotate them, be sure and educate them, train them, resource them and encourage them. These four steps help them to become better teachers, improves the ministry and makes you look good as the one in charge.