The Unprepared

For the last few years our church leadership and staff have relied mostly on DVDs for the adult Sunday school class. It has come to light, by their own admission, that the rotating teachers sometimes play the videos in class without ever having previewed the video. In other words, the teacher has done nothing to prepare for the class prior to viewing the video in class. Paul said, “The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain,” and “The worker deserves his wages” (1 Tim 5:18 NIV). Certainly, the paid staff member who has invested time in preparing a lesson deserves his wages; however, the same cannot be said for those who fail to prepare.