1. Teaching Adults with Special Needs

2. Agree or Disagree?
Anyone can learn

3. Maximum learning is always the result of maximum student involvement, for we always learn by doing.
--Howard Hendricks

4. 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)

5. Resources For Effective Bible Study
Curriculum
Leadership Resources
Bible Study Tools

6. 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 Magazine
Special Education VBS Leader Guide
Essentials for Excellence and all leader packs include a CD-ROM.

7. HCSB Bible Navigator—CD.
Bible Study Tools
Study Bibles
Bible Dictionaries
Commentaries
Computer Bible Study Tools
Free 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.

8. Sunday Afternoon or Monday
Evaluate
Set Weekly Goals
Overview Next Week’s Lesson

9. Study The Lesson Daily Increments Devotionally Analytically Commentary
Additional Resources
Pray!

10. Crafting The Lesson Key #1: Plan With The End In Mind
Key #2: Customize!

11. Seven Steps to Customizing the Lesson
Crafting The Lesson
Seven Steps to Customizing the Lesson
Read teaching procedures
Review available Leader Pack
Review available CD helps
Review additional teaching resources
Review Learner Guide
Determine how to apply lesson
Develop Outline—SUMMARIZE!

12. Effective 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

13. Experiencing God During The Session
Room Set Up
Focal Wall, Chairs, Tables
Enjoy the Session!
Warm Friendly Environment
Welcome Guests
Present The Lesson
Take Prayer Request
Always direct lesson toward the gospel
Teach the lesson to the individual and to the class

14. 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?

15. Are faithful members joining you in the mission?
Foundational
Ongoing
Evangelistic
Bible Study
Multiplies
Intentional

16. 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?

17. 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)

18. 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.