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VBS… Whew or WOW?
It is that wonderful time of the year when Vacation Bible Schools are being conducted in churches all across the nation. Children have been prayed for, played with, encouraged, challenged and...
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Two Choices: Church and Missionary Sunday Schools
This is day 8 of 31 Days of Missionary Sunday School A great friend and fellow minister of education by the name of Joe Sherrer said, “The job of every Sunday School and Small Group Leader is to...
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Supporting the Parents
This is day 14 of 31 Days of Missionary Sunday School. Sunday School is for kids. NOT! But that attitude has been prevalent among the general population for at least the last two or three generations....
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From a Class to a Movement…YES New Groups
This is day 17 of 31 Days of Missionary Sunday School 1+1=2…2+2=4…4+4=8…8+8=16…32…64…128… The math says multiplication always grow faster than addition. But, can WE see it work? Ask Jeff Sundell, who...
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LITERATURE DISTRIBUTION DAY
This is day 20 of 31 Days of Missionary Sunday School. Here’s an idea that you can use with your adult classes that will aid in ministry contacts and Bible study. Churches have been using this idea for...
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The Principle of Three
This is day 28 of 31 Days of Missionary Sunday School Some people can easily identify patterns or trends in everyday life. David Francis identified some patterns involving three things. The following...
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Train your Replacement
This is 30 of 31 Days of Missionary Sunday School. I remember my first meeting with the Sunday School Director at my new church. He said, “We know we need to start new classes, but we are facing the...
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Multiply Your Leaders: Pray
In many of our churches across the nation, there is a leadership crisis. Many adults are saying “serve me” rather than following Christ’s example and asking, “How can I serve you?” In addition, many...
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Are We Damaging Sunday School by Enlisting Warm Bodies?
On Sunday at Salem Bushy Baptist Church, the older youth Sunday School teacher resigns because he is moving out of state this week. During the Sunday School hour, the Sunday School director, Joe,...
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Day 10-Teacher Requests
As a young boy I remember visiting my neighbor who happened to be my Sunday School teacher. It was a time when there was only one bread winner in the house so she prepared her lesson during the day...
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Leader Discovery Starts with Prayer
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? For a group to grow and be effective, a team of leaders is needed. A team provides accountability, synergy, and improved span of care (one leader for five people). Jesus modeled...
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3 Ways to Get to Know Potential Leaders
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? Too many potential leaders run away scared because we enlist them poorly. After praying for leaders, observe potential leaders and then get to know them before enlisting them....
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Contact Absentees Without Producing Guilt
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? When a class member is absent for three weeks, absence becomes a habit. Absentees often begin to feel guilty about not attending. Attending members also begin to feel guilty...
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Praying for the Lost in your Sunday School Class
Most classes each Sunday take time to share prayer requests. Many of these are organ recitals: i.e. “Pray for my Kidneys, pray for my liver, pray for my cousin’s heart, pray for my sister’s cousin...
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3 Ways to Challenge Members to Develop Spiritual Disciplines
by Jeff Musgrave WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? Paul reminded Timothy to “train for godliness” because it has value in every way. Training requires discipline, however, discipline isn’t a pleasant word for...
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3 Ways to Deploy Group Members in Ministry
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? The writer of Hebrews (10:24-25) reminds us that we gather to “spur one another on towards love” and to “encourage one another.” Jesus says that His disciples are recognized by...
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Using a Class Newsletter
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? The list of ways to communicate are numerous. The 21st Century has supplied us with numerous ways to communicate valuable information to our group. This information in many...
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Emphasize Reaching People with Your Group
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? The first book that I ever read about Sunday School was Basic Sunday School Work. The author wrote about the Six Tasks of Sunday School. Task number one was to reach people for...
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The Disciple and Prayer
Why would we ever separate prayer from discipleship? Before we are too quick to marry the two, let’s consider their individual meanings. Prayer is simply communication with God. It is an opportunity...
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Prayer is Paramount
There are some things that can only be accomplished through prayer. While Peter, James, and John were coming down from the mount of Transfiguration with Jesus they found the other disciples embroiled...
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