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390 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION
TEACHING IMPROVEMENT
TEACHING AND TRAINING
A. V. WASHBURN, Secretary
The Sunday school has been designated by many names during its long and
increasingly useful history but in all of them the term "school" has been
present. The Sunday school has many vital functions, but in all of them its
function of teaching stands out clearly as its particular contribution. It is a
school. It is a school where teaching, study, learning are expected and promoted.
The Bible, God's eternal Word, is the textbook and growing personalities
from the cradle to the grave are the pupils. Eternal truth and eternal
destinies are the concern of the Sunday school.
The Sunday school ministry has improved during the years. It has grown
in numbers, in equipment, in administration, in periodicals and other Bible study
helps, in training facilities, and in teaching procedures. In view of the tremendous
issues at stake it must continue to grow in all these areas and
particularly in the improvement of teaching. The Baptist Sunday School Board
is continuing and seeking to accentuate its ministry in this field. Among the
means being used to definitely help teachers become better teachers are:
THE FIELD PROGRAM
The Better Bible Teaching Clinic of Southwide and statewide proportions
represents a major portion of the Sunday School Department's field emphasis.
1 his year there are being held a Southwide clinic and five statewide clinics,
jointly promoted by the Sunday School Department and the respective state
bunday school secretaries for the promotion of better teaching. Numerous
other clinics and schools of this nature are being held in the several states. It
is proposed that this emphasis shall be strengthened, all states including it in
i / ^ ' f promotional calendars each year. By calling out a selected
, ber of teachers and fieldworkers each year for an intensive training in the
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GIST OF THE CLINIC PROGRAM
Morning Session
8:50 A.M.-9:30 A.M. Theme: "The Growing Teacher"
Monday— God's Instruments—Earthen Vessels"
Tuesday—"A Greater Grasp of God"
Wednesday—"Extending His Fellowship Frontiers"
Thursday—"Enlarging His Mental Horizon"
Friday—"Consecrating His Total Personality"
9:30 A.M.-10:15 A.M. Theme: "Showing Teacher* H, +~ T U»
Monday-"Showing Teachers How to Use OuQuarts a ^ n L TT , »
Tuesday-"Showing Teachers How in the Officers ZwJrL*? ? ««* ? el ?, S
Wednesday-"Showing Teachers How 2Select tL S ^ J T ^ ^ M ^ ^ -
Thursday-"Showing Teachers How to U M Visual Aids"
Ve Method
Fnday-"A Permanent Program of Training"
10:15 A.M. Recess
10:30 A.M.-11.-15 A.M. Theme: "Improving Our Teaching-
Monday—"Discovering Pupil Needs" " ie