Smaller Sunday Schools Can Be the Lead Dog

Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way

Smaller Sunday School

What are some advantages / opportunities in smaller Sunday Schools?

What are some disadvantages / challenges in smaller Sunday Schools?

Be the Lead Dog

Health, Not Size, Is the Issue

Are lives being changed?Are persons coming to know Jesus and growing to be more like Him?

Five Keys for a Healthy, Five Keys for a Healthy, Growing Sunday SchoolGrowing Sunday SchoolIt’s all about RELATIONSHIPS.BALANCE builds a healthy Sunday School. If you INVITE them, they will come. Never tell anyone anything you can get them to DISCOVER for themselves. Help persons CONNECT and they will keep on coming back.

BalanceBalance Builds a Healthy Builds a Healthy Sunday SchoolSunday School

ReachingReaching TeachingTeaching CaringCaring

InviteInvite DiscoverDiscover ConnectConnect

Be the Lead Dog

BalanceBalance Builds a Healthy Builds a Healthy Sunday SchoolSunday School

Opportunities

Opportunities

Kingdom Impact Family Atmosphere Simple Structure Leader Influence Class Sizes

Challenges

Workers / Leaders

Where do you find workers? How do you develop potential workers? How do you enlist workers?

Leader Enlistment

Pray Make a list of needed workers Make a list of potential workers Pray again Decide on one person Make an appointment Make an enlistment visit

Leader EnlistmentVisit

Explain the process Explain expectations Provide resources Provide a list of training opportunities Ask them to pray Arrange time for a response

Organization

General Officers: Pastor, SS Director, SS Outreach Leader, SS Secretary

Youth or Adult: Teacher, Outreacher, Hospitality / Carer

Option: Teaching, Sharing, Caring Teams Kids: Two teachers

Outreach Plan / Process

What is your church’s plan for outreach? Prospect file Bridge (discovery) events Visitation Evangelism Training

Vision

For whom does your church exist? Is there “fear of growing too big”? Who are you not reaching in Sunday

School? Start something new!

Closed Groups

What is the difference between and open group and a closed?

What causes a group to be closed?Content / CurriculumRelationships

Planning

Sunday School Planning Meetings

Resources

What you do, do it well.

Record Keeping

Why is accurate record keeping important?

Sunday School rolls are Ministry Lists

Training

Is training important? Why or why not? What are some ways you can provide

training? Use online resources

“The Small Church Is Different”, Gerry Taillon on e-quip.net

AS THE LEAD DOG,WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

WHAT IS YOUR NEXT STEP?