The Adult Bible Fellowship is much more than a teaching ministry. It is the greatest ministry for accomplishing the church's mission, “to know Christ and make Him known.” This means every class must be properly managed to experience growth. If a church is going to grow effectively, it must recognize that the Adult Bible Fellowship is the greatest tool to accomplish this goal.

The Class Manager is responsible for overseeing the structure of the class. This means they are responsible for overseeing the group leaders, ensuring everyone in the class is assigned to a group. The class manager also motivates and mobilizes the class to reach out to new people to enroll.

The Class Manager is responsible for seeing that the class is effectively ministering to those in the class and reaching out to those outside the church. They are the primary leader of the evangelism and ministry segments of the class. 

Depending on the size of the class, some classes may not have a Class Manager. In this instance, the teacher absorbs the responsibilities of the class manager.

Class Manager Responsibilities

• Maintain a growing relationship in Christ through prayer, the study of God’s Word, and worship.
• Organize & administrate the outreach program of the class.
• Assign prospects to Group Leaders for contact during the week.
• Assign new class members to Group Leader groups.
• Arrive 15 minutes early and warmly greet your members and guests as they arrive.
• Fill out the Contact Form reporting information regarding class members or visitors. This form is found at fbcge.org/abfcontactform and is essential for communicating with the front office.
• Attend the scheduled TEAM meetings.
• Be faithful to the church services.

Remember, part of success is being organized; therefore, every class needs a Class Secretary! The Class Secretary is responsible for taking Sunday morning attendance and turning it in on time. Their role is vital to the smooth operation of our church!

Proper record-keeping in every Adult Bible Fellowship class is a must. Unless there are accurate records kept in the class, such as visitors, absentees, names, addresses, and phone numbers, the ministry of reaching and caring cannot and will not be effective. Statistics are important because every number is a soul. The Class Secretary plays a vital role and links the Adult Bible Fellowship class to the church office.

Class Secretary Responsibilities

• Arrive early to class.
• Give the SS Announcements located in the class folder to the Teacher (or whoever makes announcements).
• Greet visitors & assist them in filling out the visitor form with accurate & complete information.
• Encourage prospects to enroll in the class. Assist them in filling out the enrollment card with accurate & complete information.  Be sure to include their birthdates.
• Take attendance by using the roster in your class folder. Mark the total attendance on the monthly attendance page in the front of the folder on the appropriate date.
• You are the link between the church office & the Group Leaders in your class. Distribute any papers that are in your SS folder to the appropriate people.
• Give the names of any chronic absentee members to your Class Manager (or any other information regarding absentees you feel they should be aware of).
• Turn the class folder into the appropriate place immediately after class, ensuring all forms have been put back into the front pocket with the completed attendance.

The primary purpose of the Prayer Captain is to emphasize prayer in the Sunday School class and keep the class informed of prayer needs. The Prayer Captain collects and organizes prayer requests and shares the requests with the class for prayer.

The Prayer Captain must keep the class moving by not spending too much time collecting verbal requests. It’s wise to have a way people can submit prayer requests via email, text, etc. The purpose of this is to speed up the process of taking prayer requests during the Sunday School hour. The Prayer Captain is also responsible for organizing a prayer chain in the class for special prayer needs.

Prayer Captain Responsibilities

• Collect prayer requests via text, email, prayer cards, etc.
• Lead in prayer in class when asked by the Teacher.
• Pray for the requests of the class.
• Make a weekly prayer sheet (optional).
• Organize a prayer chain in the class for special prayer needs.

Organize & lead Cottage Prayer meetings when asked by the Teacher.

The Class Activity Director is responsible for planning, coordinating, and conducting class social events for their class. Adult Bible Fellowship activities provide an excellent opportunity for fellowship and reaching out to others. Every Believer in Christ desperately needs the interaction of fellow Christians. Therefore, the Class Activity Director should plan a mixture of fun activities and outreach activities.

Class Activity Director Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and lead all class social events.
• Check the activity and date with the church calendar before promoting with the class.
• Encourage get-acquainted activities within your Sunday class.
• Special emphasis should be given to social events geared toward reaching out to unchurched or unsaved people.