The Hardest Job in the Sunday School Ministry
D o you teach Sunday school? I do. Part of the time anyway. I actually hold the position of Assistant Sunday School Teacher . I also serve on our church’s Christian Education and Nominating Committee, but that isn’t important right now. The job of Assistant Sunday School Teacher is one of the most difficult jobs I’ve ever been asked to do and I say this from the perspective of someone who has held several positions in the church, including Sunday School Teacher . In some ways, the job of Assistant Sunday School Teacher seems less demanding than that of Sunday School Teacher . The Sunday School Teacher has more responsibilities and the Assistant Sunday School Teacher isn’t called upon to teach unless the Sunday School Teacher is out for some reason. It sounds easy until you realize that for the Assistant Sunday School Teacher to do his job properly he must be prepared to teach the class if the Sunday School Teacher calls him thirty minutes before class and says, “I’m sick, can ...