• Plan ahead so that people
can arrange their schedules and the event can be well
organized.
• Mail invitations, then follow
up with a personal call.
• Enlist parents of children
and other church members to do as much of the work
as possible. The more people who are involved in saying
“thank-you,” the more meaningful
the event will be.
• Always use name tags, for
it is highly unlikely that everyone who comes will
know everyone else.
• Plan a get-acquainted activity
that encourages people to mingle and meet each other.
• Make sure that everyone
involved in the program (speaker, pastor, musical
group, etc.) understands that the purpose is to encourage
and honor the teachers, not to twist their arms to
do even more than they’ve been doing.
• If possible and appropriate,
show slides or a video of students in
their classes.
• Plan a joint celebration
with a nearby church and their teachers.
• Invite former students
of some of your teachers to publicly thank those who
taught them in the past.
