About 700 Nazarenes from the Northern Verapaz District in Guatemala celebrated the efforts of 350 Sunday School teachers who participated in a district wide training over the course of 2018. This is the first group to complete the Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International Teachers’ Diploma Program. The second Church of the Nazarene of Cobán held this celebration on 5 October.
Local pastors led this training for current Sunday School teachers on the district. The training focused on six main points – knowing my textbook, giving my class in 45 minutes, teaching with the 5 senses, how to prepare for a class, the teacher’s profile, and Tell THE Story. Churches on the district hosted these trainings throughout the year.
“We thank God for the response of the church to this diploma program, remembering the principle that ‘to be a good teacher, you have to be a good student,’” said Francisco Cho, district superintendent. “Through this training, we trust that God will fulfill the Pauline prayer: Transform yourselves through the renewal of your understanding.”
Francisco Cho also thanked Training Coordinator Francisco Tot Xol, SDMI District President Ricardo Coc, and all the pastors who taught each workshop.
The district plans to offer the second level of this SDMI Teachers’ Diploma Program next year.
