Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matt. 28:18-20)
We all, regardless of spiritual gifting or place of ministry, have the responsibility to “go and make disciples.” The question is not “if” teachers should be disciplemakers but “how.”
If your teachers struggle with the “if” question, perhaps the starting point would be the Discipleship: Isn’t teaching a lesson enough? Worksheet.
Teacher training efforts should encourage and equip teachers in the two phases of disciplemaking:
1) leading people to a saving relationship with God through Jesus Christ
Help teachers know how to include a Gospel emphasis in their lessons and lead students to the Lord. – resources
2) teaching them to live as Christ-followers
Help teachers better understand the teaching-learning process that will lead to spiritual growth and change. – resources
This is absolutely great. I have been looking for a resource on Teacher Training and this site is so helpful in content, however, what would be the best order to present the material in starting up a Teacher Training Program
Praise God you found the site! In starting a Teacher Training Program, I would suggest beginning with a broad sweep that helps get all teachers, regardless of the age they teach, on the same page in terms of purpose in teaching — to teach for changed lives, being those disciplemaking teachers referenced in this post. Let me point you to a post about that: Teaching for Changed Lives? From there you might want to help them see more specifically how that relates to the age they teach. Check out this post: Reach All Age Levels
Where to go from there would depend on the needs of your teachers. The more you can tailor what you do to teacher needs in terms of skills to be better developed or issues to be resolved, the more effective your training will be. I encourage you to read through the section about developing a teacher training plan. If you go to, Why Use a Teacher Training Plan?, you can follow the links that answer questions about a teacher training plan toward the bottom of the posts.