Directing Toward Discipleship: Making it all happen
Although the SMBS Teacher is the visible point person of a SMBS class, he/she will quickly burn out or become ineffective without the help of a discipling director. An effective teacher will empower his/her director to lead the outreach, care, and administrative functions of the class.

Expectations for all SMBS Directors

Exalt God’s Greatness in Worship

• Have daily time with God and His Word
• Attend Sunday morning worship and SMBS regularly
• Demonstrate that Jesus is your Lord…through a lifestyle of obedience to His teachings as well as systematically and proportionally giving financially to the Lord through His church

Evangelize God’s World

• Regularly pray for lost people in your sphere of influence
• Be prepared to share your salvation story and the gospel with them
• Have a lifestyle and character consistent with your beliefs

Equip God’s People by using your spiritual gifts, passions, and talents to serve the people of Green Acres Baptist Church so they will become growing disciples

Express God’s Love to other believers through honest, open relationships where you put the concern for others above your own.

Expectations for all NEW SMBS Directors

• We expect all new directors to be members of GABC for at least six months (Certain exceptions may be made)
• We expect all new directors to be mutually approved by the SMBS Section Overseer of the class and the class teacher
• We expect all new directors to have had previous service experience in a SMBS (e.g. served as a Care Leader, secretary, etc.)

SMBS Director needs…

• A humble heart
• Good communication skills
• A love for people The ability to organize and delegate responsibility
• The commitment of time to keep the SMBS organization functioning where no member or prospect "falls through the cracks"
• The spiritual gifts of leadership, administration, and/or service

SMBS Director Job Description

• Be a growing disciple
• Support the purpose, values, and goals of GABC and SMBS
• Work with the SMBS Teacher to accomplish the goals of a healthy SMBS
• Recruit, train, & sustain a team of leaders within the class that will do the outreach, ministry, and administration of the class
• Support the SMBS teacher by providing a room environment that helps him/her to have an interactive Bible study
• Attend all informational and training meetings and communicate regularly with your Section Overseer

Documents
"Answers to Almost Every Question That a Sunday Morning Bible Study Could Have" Handbook 
Bill Hybels ACTS Model for Recruiting Workers used with permission from www.joshhunt.com 
Handling Gossip used with permission from www.navpress.com
The "Class Leadership Helps" and "Organizational Helps" are from Essentials for Excellence: Connecting Sunday School to Life © 2003 LifeWay Press®. The following is used with permission: Welcoming Guests © 2003 LifeWay Press®.

Links
10 Tips for New Sunday School Directors
How to Create a Reaching Class
Make Bible Study Exciting
Make Your Class Worth Attending
The Value of Effective Record Keeping
What Brings People Back to SMBS?