Teaching Adults with

Special Needs

Agree or Disagree?

Anyone can learn

Maximum learning is always the result of maximum student

involvement, for we always learn by

doing.--Howard Hendricks

A Picture of Spiritual Transformation

14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing those from whom you learned, 15 and that from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.—2 Timothy 3:14-17 (HCSB)

Resources For Effective Bible Study

• Curriculum

• Leadership Resources

• Bible Study Tools

LifeWay Special Education Curriculum and Resources

Family Bible Study• Access Leader Guide• Access Learner Guide• Access Leader Pack• 1st &2nd Grade Teaching Pictures

Essentials for Excellence : Connecting Special Education Sunday School to Life

Special Education Today MagazineSpecial Education VBS Leader Guide

Essentials for Excellence and all leader packs include a CD-ROM.

Bible Study Tools

•Study Bibles•Bible Dictionaries•Commentaries•Computer Bible Study Tools

www.bible.lifeway.comFree Bible Search Tool providing commentaries, devotionals,

dictionaries, word studies, and seven versions of the Bible

NEW!HCSB Bible Navigator—CD.

HCSB Bible, reference works, personalization features, and Internet enhancements.

Sunday Afternoon or Monday

• Evaluate

• Set Weekly Goals

• Overview Next Week’s Lesson

Study The Lesson

• Daily Increments

• Devotionally

• Analytically

• Commentary

• Additional Resources

• Pray!

Crafting The Lesson

• Key #1: Plan With The End In Mind

• Key #2: Customize!

Crafting The Lesson

Seven Steps to Customizing the Lesson1. Read teaching procedures2. Review available Leader Pack3. Review available CD helps4. Review additional teaching resources5. Review Learner Guide6. Determine how to apply lesson7. Develop Outline—SUMMARIZE!

Crafting The Lesson

Effective Outline—Summarize!• Build Relationships and Focus on Mission• Introduction• Examine and apply the Scripture—What does

the Scripture say? What does it mean? What does it mean to me?

• Encourage life change based on the Biblical truth—What should I think, feel, or do as a result of understanding this Scripture?

• Continue the lesson and ministry

Experiencing God During The Session

Room Set UpFocal Wall, Chairs, Tables

Enjoy the Session!Warm Friendly Environment

Welcome GuestsPresent The LessonTake Prayer Request

Always direct lesson toward the gospelTeach the lesson to the individual and to the class

What Happens After The Session?

• How do we continue learning?

• How do we help adults with special needs join in the mission of the class?

Are faithful members joining you in the mission?

• Foundational

• Ongoing

• Evangelistic

• Bible Study

• Multiplies

• Intentional

Jesus’ Ministry

• Describe what you believe Jesus’ mission was.• Describe the time he spent with His disciples.• How does this relate to your leadership as a

Sunday School leader? • Could it be accomplished with 156 hours (3

years times 52 weeks) of one-hour Bible study lessons?

• If not, then how can we expect better results?

The Shaping of a Leader

And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it. Jeremiah 18:4 (KJV)

James 1:22-25 (HCSB)

But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his own face in a mirror; 24 for he looks at himself, goes away, and right away forgets what kind of man he was. 25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer who acts—this person will be blessed in what he does.