Christian Education Director

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION DIRECTOR

Revised December 1998

PURPOSE: To coordinate all teaching functions at Grace Bible Church and facilitate communication among teachers, committees and the Elders.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1) Oversight of Sunday School including Superintendent, teachers, programs and picnics. Oversight of choice of curriculum, budget for Sunday School, interviewing and placing prospective teachers, teacher training, intervening in problems with teachers and discipline of children.

2) If there is no Sunday School Superintendent, responsibilities also include planning programs and picnics, purchasing curriculum, obtaining substitute teachers and coordinating rooms.

3) Oversight of Children's Church including coordinator, teachers and programs. Oversight of choice of curriculum, budget, interviewing and placing teachers, teacher training, intervening in problems with teachers and discipline of children.

4) If no Children's church coordinator exists, responsibilities include purchasing curriculum, generating a written teacher rotation and obtaining substitutes when needed.

5) Call teachers meetings for Sunday School and Children's Church. Meetings should be quarterly or at least bi-annually.

6) Communicate with the Elders.

7) Prepare a report for business meetings.

8) Initiate Vacation Bible School and oversee coordinator. Oversee advertising, curriculum, budget, missionary project, teachers, nursery, final program, follow up.

9) Teach training classes teachers or other classes as needed which may include: discipleship, evangelism, adult Sunday School, etc...

10) Oversight of all youth education programs.

11) Knowledge of other existing opportunities outside our church which would be beneficial to be involved in.