Teaching the Teens
Image by Feuillu via Flickr
This summer the director of Sunday school asked me if I’d be willing to co-teach the Orthodox teen’s Sunday school class. With the blessing of Fr. Dokos I eagerly accepted the offer. I enjoy working with teens; they’re the most interesting demographic, and I’m able to get along with them pretty well. Once I accepted my mind started blazing with ideas for the class, but I wanted to wait until I spoke with the other teacher about her ideas for the direction of the class.
Last night we held our first teachers’ meeting, and we discussed the upcoming year, curriculum guidelines, etc. It was so exciting because I’ve never actually led a class before; only an assistant moving along with whatever the teacher wanted to do. I met the other teachers for the year, but noticed that my co-teacher wasn’t there – she was out-of-town on business. In fact, I learned that she unfortunately is away for her work often, and I actually have a very unique opportunity to take the lead for this class. Frightening? Exciting is more like it! I can work with these teens, preparing them for adulthood as Orthodox Christians, and I’m able to implement my ideas for the class.
I know that God has kept us here for another year for several reasons, and I can’t help but feel like this is one of them. I feel so humbled and blessed that the Sunday school director and my priest, my spiritual father, believe I have what it takes to teach children at such an important phase of their lives. I can’t wait to teach and learn from them for this upcoming year. Hopefully they’ll feel the same way!
Related Articles
- How to increase sunday school attendance by teenagers (brighthub.com)
- The New Funday School (time.com)
