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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, Growing Sunday School  It’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.

Balance Builds a Healthy Sunday School  Reaching  Teaching  Caring  Invite  Discover  Connect Be the Lead Dog

Balance Builds a Healthy Sunday School

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 / Curriculum  Relationships

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?