Allan Taylor Minister of Education OUTREACH

Accomplishing the Great Commission Through Sunday School 1. The Sunday School is the church organized to carry out the Great Commission. A) Sunday School is how we tangibly and practically flesh out the Great Commission.

B) Sunday School IS our strategy in accomplishing the Great Commission. 2. The Sunday School is the largest organization in the church.

4. It meets during prime time. B) Age-Graded A) Small 3. It has groups that are….

5. Our Bible studies will…. B) Help people come to Christ. A) Motivate people to have a passion for the lost.

AIN’T HARDLY NOBODY BEEN SAVED, WHAT AIN’T BEEN WENT AFTER! AIN’T HARDLY NOBODY BEEN SAVED, WHAT AIN’T BEEN WENT AFTER!

T AKING A L OOK A T… Observations 1.Effective outreach will not develop without the intentional efforts and emphasis by church leaders. O UTREACH

 Three Intentional Areas #1 Personnel #2 Scheduling #3 Budget

#3 Monies budgeted for the outreach program.  There Must Be… #1 A person(s) assigned with the specific responsibility of overseeing outreach endeavors. # 2 A time that is regularly scheduled for ongoing outreach.

3.Most unchurched people attend church because of the relationship they have with a friend or family member. 2.Those who visit the church are the greatest prospects for church membership.

4.Prospects should be visited and cultivated by those of their potential Sunday School class.

 Because of #3 & #4, prospects should be visited on a consistent basis by the same person and not passed around between several people because A) No relationship can be cultivated. B) No member is “owning” the prospect for Jesus.

5.Approximately 50% of outreach efforts should be consumed in discovering and qualifying prospects. The other 50% of outreach efforts should be used in pursuing the identified and qualified prospects.

6.Getting people zealous about outreach is rarely a “quick fix” proposition; it is a long-term process requiring perseverance and focus.

9.New members should be assimilated quickly; they have many unchurched friends to bring with them. 8. Special events can be a great outreach tool if prospects are registered, visited, cultivated, and assimilated quickly. 7.Use people where they are usable.

10. All the planning in the world will not replace an aggressive, obedient spirit to “go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them in, that my house may be filled.” (Luke 14:23)

AIN’T HARDLY NOBODY BEEN SAVED, WHAT AIN’T BEEN WENT AFTER! AIN’T HARDLY NOBODY BEEN SAVED, WHAT AIN’T BEEN WENT AFTER!