Bringing people to Maturity
The following is a work in progress in an attempt to explain and measure if people are being trained in a Christian World View. This is broken down presently into large categories. Each area has what should be our primary emphasis (at least one of these items needs to be taught each week) along with secondary emphasis. I am sure that there are a number of different areas that I have not included. Teachers should be able to check off what they teach each week. If the main part of their lesson did not cover one of the Primary Teaching areas, they should be able to explain why and explain what the main part of their lesson was. Each age group should build from and review the truths and teachings in the previous groups.
PRE-KINDERGARTEN
Primary Teaching Secondary Teaching
q Who God is q The Word of God
q Who Jesus is q Love for Others
q Salvation (Why I need Jesus) q Obedience
q Prayer q Character
K-6TH GRADE
Primary Teaching Secondary Teaching
q Salvation (Part of God’s family) q Ministry Desire & Skills
q Who God is q Forgiveness
q Who Jesus is q Commitment
q Who the Holy Spirit is q Character
q The Word – Memorization q Fellowship
q Prayer q Daily Living
q Love q Family
q Obedience q Biblical Foundation
q The Story of the Bible q Specific Bible Stories
7TH – 12TH GRADE
Primary Teaching Secondary Teaching
q Salvation q Ministry Desire
q Who God is q Forgiveness
q Who Jesus is q Commitment – Count the Cost
q Who the Holy Spirit is q Character
q The Word – Memorization q Serving
q The Word – Inspiration q Trust
q The Word - Organization q Fellowship
q Prayer q Worship
q Love q Family
q Obedience q Doctrine of Satan
q Witnessing q Heaven & Hell
q Ministry Skills q Missions
q Christian Living q Biblical Foundation & Worldview
q Baptism & Membership q Discovering & Developing Spiritual Gifts
q Tithes and Offerings q Characteristics in a mate
q Relationships q How to treat one another
q Financial Training
College & Career
Primary Teaching Secondary Teaching
q Salvation q Ministry Desire
q Who God is q Forgiveness
q Who Jesus is q Commitment – Count the Cost
q Who the Holy Spirit is q Character
q The Word – Memorization q Serving
q The Word – Inspiration q Trust
q The Word - Organization q Fellowship
q Prayer q Worship
q Love q Family
q Obedience q Doctrine of Satan
q Witnessing q Heaven & Hell
q Ministry Skills q Missions
q Christian Living q Biblical Foundation & Worldview
q Baptism & Membership q Discovering & Developing Spiritual Gifts
q Holiness of God q Methods of evangelism
q Love of God q Purity in relationship
q Discipleship q Mentoring, One on One, Small groups
q Evangelism q Mastering Proverbs
q Acquiring Wisdom q Serving others (Service, not Serve us)
q Honesty in all dealings q Peak Performance 300 (Gifts, Abilities, Style, Passion)
Young Married & Career (built on the previous)
Primary Teaching Secondary Teaching
q Greater knowledge of the Bible q Practical “how to’s” for daily living
q Ministry Discipling q How to make disciples
q Marriage q Proper husband and wife responsibilities
q Parenting q Child rearing
q Fellowship q “Lego” connections
q Thinking Biblically q Christian World Life View
q Servanthood q Helping others serve the Lord
q Stewardship q Financial Planning
Middle Aged married and Singles (built on the previous)
Primary Teaching Secondary Teaching
q Biblical thinking q Freedom in Christ
q Parenting q Raising Teens
q Titus 2 Principle q Older teaching the younger
q Developing servant mentality q Preparing for retirement
q Stewardship q Preparing to give to grandchildren
Early retirement (50+) (built on the previous)
Primary Teaching Secondary Teaching
q Biblical thinking q Defeating satan
q Mentoring q Teaching younger to follow God
q Developing gifts, natural abilities q Servant mentality, lead by serving
q State of the unsaved q Evangelism training
Retirement years (65+) (built on the previous)
Primary Teaching Secondary Teaching
q Biblical thinking q You are not finished yet
q Evangelism of the retirees q Care for the needy, Servant mentality
q Don’t die until you die