Want to Join the Writing Team?

Read the following, then email Neil at webmaster.rotation@gmail.com.

What is the Writing Team?

The Rotation.org Writing Team is a group of volunteer brainstormers, lesson plan writers, and editors who work together with our Lead Writer in a private forum here at Rotation.org to produce extra-creative Bible story lesson sets for Rotation.org's Supporting Members. It's a process designed to teach, challenge, and learn from each other -- whether you're new to lesson writing or experienced, church staff or volunteer. We look for friendly, creative, and open-minded people who love to teach Bible stories to kids in Sunday School. If that's you -- Read On

A typical Writing Team has 6 people on it.

• Including past Team members and one or two new writers.
• A Board member or two
• and Neil MacQueen our Lead Writer

It's a great way to "gain skills and give back" -- and also get to know some of the unique personalities and talents in the Rotation.org community.

How and when does it work?

Over a six-week period, the Writing Team discusses the story and Bible Background, brainstorms lesson ideas, and shares their lesson drafts with each other for feedback.

In addition to a Zoom meeting or two, most of our discussions take place in a private WT forum where we post back and forth during the days and weeks the Team is active. This allows Team members to participate on their own schedule.

• New Team members are asked to review the Team's library of "how-to" and "how-not-to" articles, so they'll know what to expect and what we're looking for.
• Writers work closely with each other and our Lead Writer to shape their lesson ideas and plans, and prepare a final draft.
• Writers use a template to format their lessons with plenty of help from the Lead Writer and Editor who also help each writer with formatting, attachments, graphics, and creating any materials that need to be attached.
• Sometimes a previous writer joins us as a "brainstormer" for the opening weeks.
• Each Team also has an experienced Team volunteer serving as its Editor.

The time commitment is variable and designed to fit around each person's schedule. "Brainstorming Week" requires almost daily reading and replying in Team discussions (at a time of day convenient to you). Lesson drafting moves at a more leisurely pace depending on each writer's schedule and needs.

The Writing Team has a high bar for lesson ideas and writing that Team members, Lead Writer, and process will help you achieve. In addition to sharing your ideas and experience, you'll learn how others go about brainstorming and elevating their lesson, and gain insight into how to build a better lesson plan that connects activities to teaching objectives and life application.

Everyone's final draft goes through our Lead Writer and Editor's condensing and sharpening process.

Ready to join a Team or want to know more?

Email Neil MacQueen at webmaster.rotation@gmail.com.