PowerUP Your Life

The Power of Prayer

The Power of Community

The Power of 10

The Power of One

2006 Results from PowerUP

Prayer for Lost +4,041%

SS Enrollment + 14%

Prospects + 99%

Attendance + 35%

Baptisms + 121%

New class starts + 13%

Leaders trained + 652%

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The churches that had the best results in PowerUP had three common actions

1 – They set goals

2 – They followed up

3 – They personalized PowerUP for their church

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Eastside Baptist Church in Marietta, OK had weekly follow-up on prospects, newly enrolled, and absentees.

Attendance – 60 to 193 on High Attendance Day

Averaging 130 in SS since

Made 1,122 contacts in 7 weeks

The Power of Prayer

“The prayers of a righteous man availeth much”

The Power of Prayer

Family Prayer tents

Front side of tent

• How to pray for the unsaved

(reverse side)

• Family prayer list

• Class prayer list

The Power of Prayer

Home prayer meetings• SS Class meets for food &

fellowship• Devotion about prayer evangelism• Develop a class prayer list in the

Home Prayer Meeting• Distribute Prayer Tents• Class spends time praying over

the people on their class’ evangelistic prayer list

The Power of Community

Life Change happens best in small groups

Bring the Unsaved to SS

Practice Team Evangelism

Spiritual gifts are used for evangelism

Your friend can safely experience prayer, Bible study, ministry & community

Your friend can hear the gospel in SS and Worship

The Power of Community

Enrolling unsaved people in Sunday School is the lost treasure of evangelism

1 of 3 unsaved people enrolled in SS will make a profession of faith in one year

Enrollment rises as church members take risks

Enrollment decreases as church members get comfortable

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According to a survey of Oklahoma’s fastest growing churches, enrollment is the thermostat for growth.

A Tale of Two Directions

Fastest Growing and Declining Oklahoma churches

Top 100 Bottom 100

Enrollment+48% -32%

Attendance +44% -24%

Baptisms +59% -34%

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25% of worship attenders are NOT enrolled in Sunday School

The Power of Community

• Green wristbands

• 1st Sunday of PowerUP Your Life, each person will develop their “Sunday School Testimony”

• Distribute enrollment cards in worship to all attenders

• “Who Do” you know cards

The Power of 10

For every Sunday School class your church starts, attendance will increase by about 10 people.

The Power of 10

FBC Skiatook started 6 new SS classes during PowerUP.

• Enrollment increased by 51

• Attendance increased by 60+

• Baptized 6 people through their PowerUP campaign

The Power of 10

The modern small group movement sets a limit of 12 people for a small group.

Beyond 12, the social dynamics break down and community is lost.

The Power of 10

Fit as many people into a hoola-hoop as is comfortable

NOW

Squeeze in a few more!!

Starting New Groups

• Respects the social boundaries of the individual

• Allows for more community

• Creates possibilities for new leaders to emerge and grow

• Lets the church grow “larger and smaller”

The Power of One

God can do amazing things through just one committed

person!

The Power of One

“For the eyes of the Lord search to and fro throughout the earth, that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His.”

2 Chronicles 16:9

The Power of One

The primary driver for 21st Century Sunday School is leadership.

“People follow leaders, not formulas”

The Power of One

Needed: Sunday School leaders with backbone who are innovators and risk-takers!

PowerUP Leadership

2 Timothy 2:2• Personal leadership (2 Chron

16:9• Coaching Leadership (Mt 4:19)• Team Leadership (Mark 6:7-

13)• Organizational Change (Mt

5:14-16)

PowerUP Leadership

Personal Leadership

Leaders reproduce who they are. Fig trees don’t produce oranges!

PowerUP Leadership

Coaching Leadership

Leaders invest their dreams with intimate followers.

Jesus – Peter, James, JohnBarnabas – PaulPastor – SS Director, key lay

people

PowerUP Leadership

Team Leadership

Leaders of groups hold incredible influence. Invest in leading these people and your leadership grows exponentially.

PowerUP Leadership

“You can’t expect to play like a champion on Saturday if you haven’t paid the price during

the week.”

PowerUP Leadership

Invest in quality, regular leadership meetings with your Sunday School.

Your SS leaders will carry the dream in their classes.

PowerUP Leadership

Organizational Change

Sunday School change happens best when the class leaders capture the dream and carry the flag.

PowerUP Leadership

People model their leaders!

If you want to change the organization, transform the leadership.

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