Some are using apprenticeship approaches that are very effective, encouraging teachers to identify the potential teachers in their classes and give them increasing responsibility in small group leadership. Other churches offer year round training that focuses on theology, doctrine, information about opportunities for ministry, and training in those ministry areas. These approaches help members identify God's work in their lives and how their gifts can be used in the kingdom. Addressing such issues as doctrine, bible knowledge, how persons learn, teaching methods, ministering to persons, and spiritual gifts, these classes are helpful for all church members. These churches provide training opportunities at church or association meetings.
Teachers work their schedules around when the training is offered.
They found that teachers were more willing to give up a long Friday evening, rather than come back on Saturday. These efforts to continually offer innovative training opportunities are commendable. One boring or repetitious session, and many are inclined to be busy on the training day. A study conducted in 1993 identified reasons teachers do not attend training as traditionally offered, and then investigated alternative avenues for training adults for their Bible teaching ministries. Because of poor self-confidence in their learning abilities 2.