1. Attend an Impact Teaching Seminar. Learn how to be a more effective teacher and “ignite your passion” for ministry.

2. Balance your priorities (Ecclesiastes 3:1). Choose the best way to tackle your lesson preparation every week. Try this method: Begin by reading the Scripture focus listed in your teacher’s book. Then read the lesson on three different days at the beginning of the week. With the lesson and objectives fixed in your mind, prepare any visuals or resources during the middle of the week. Finally, at the end of the week decide how you will personalize the lesson for your students’ needs.

3. Connect with a friend. It’s important to connect with others for fellowship and encouragement. This is a great opportunity to share prayer requests and God’s work in your life!

4. Count your blessings (1 Thessalonians 5:18). Take time to “see what God hath done.” How is God working in your life and in the lives of your students?

5. Divide large projects into smaller projects.

6. Explore a new hobby.

7. Focus on Christ (Philippians 3:10). After all, He is the reason you are teaching!

8. Host a get-together for teachers. Sharing stories, teaching tips, and prayer requests with your fellow teachers will help you renew your sense of purpose for teaching.

9. Identify time wasters. Learn to say no, avoid procrastination, and stay organized. If you’re doing too much, it’s easy to wait until the last minute to prepare your lesson.

10. Keep a merry heart. “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones” (Proverbs 17:22).

11. Nourish your spiritual growth (John 6:35). When you feel depleted by teaching, turn to God and His Word to strengthen you.

12. Organize your materials (1 Corinthians 14:40). If you take the time to organize your materials at the beginning of the quarter, the quarter will progress much more smoothly.

13. Pray for your students (John 17:9). God has given you those students for a purpose. Praying for your students will revive your soul as you think about their needs.

14. Schedule time to relax and refresh (Mark 6:30, 31). Christ knew the importance of coming apart for a time, and we need to follow His example.

15. Seek advice and new ideas from other teachers. Then share your ideas.

16. Take care of your body with sleep and exercise.

17. Team teach. Team teaching allows you to share strengths with other teachers, and diminishes your preparation time.

18. Uplift others (Philippians 2:2, 3). When we uplift others, we usually find ourselves uplifted.