On Saturday, July 19, 2014, a four-hour seminar was held at the UMC in Strumica. The seminar was for Sunday school teachers and was organized by the Commission for Work with Children. I wrote most of the material and selected the presenters. Eighteen teachers and potential teacher were present from the following congregations: Skopje, Strumica, Radovis, Kochani, Bitola, Murtino, Monospitovo and Koleshino.
Three persons who had attended SWOP SHOP, a training event organized in April by the European Methodist Youth Council near Budapest, Hungary shared many ideas that they learned there. Gligor Tasev helped me make two videos which showed examples of good and bad teaching techniques. Other topics which were covered at the seminar included Characteristics of Jesus as a Teacher, How to Teach, Parts of a Lesson, Developing a Lesson, and Team Teaching. We are grateful to God for the opportunity to meet and to learn from one another as we serve in this precious ministry!
