Develop a Vision for Your Sunday School Sunday School Director’s Seminar Bob Mayfield Sunday School Director’s Seminar Bob Mayfield

Instill a Vision for Your Sunday School Mission – A specific duty or assignment. A combat operation assigned to an individual or unit. Mission – A specific duty or assignment. A combat operation assigned to an individual or unit.

Instill a Vision for Your Sunday School Vision – The ability to see and perceive. A mental image produced by the imagination. Vision – The ability to see and perceive. A mental image produced by the imagination.

Instill a Vision for Your Sunday School Passion – A powerful emotion or appetite. Boundless enthusiasm. The sufferings of Christ in the period following the Last Supper. Passion – A powerful emotion or appetite. Boundless enthusiasm. The sufferings of Christ in the period following the Last Supper.

Instill a Vision for Your Sunday School “I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great and you will be a blessing; Genesis 12:2 “I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great and you will be a blessing; Genesis 12:2

Instill a Vision for Your Sunday School Vision… Encompasses unity Creates energy Provides purpose Encourages risk taking Promotes excellence Sustains ministry Vision… Encompasses unity Creates energy Provides purpose Encourages risk taking Promotes excellence Sustains ministry

Instill a Vision for Your Sunday School Vision Mission Snapshot Statement Communicates Plans Long & detailed Short Seeing Knowing Heart (emotional) Head (intellectual) Art Science Vision Mission Snapshot Statement Communicates Plans Long & detailed Short Seeing Knowing Heart (emotional) Head (intellectual) Art Science

Instill a Vision for Your Sunday School Vision – a clear, challenging, picture of the future as you believe it can be and how it must be.

Instill a Vision for Your Sunday School Do a “SWOT” analysis of your current situation. What is the church’s overall vision and how does Sunday School fit into it? Do a “SWOT” analysis of your current situation. What is the church’s overall vision and how does Sunday School fit into it?

Instill a Vision for Your Sunday School Brainstorm the kind of Sunday School you would like to have. Involve your leadership in brainstorming sessions. Give them ownership of the dream too! Brainstorm the kind of Sunday School you would like to have. Involve your leadership in brainstorming sessions. Give them ownership of the dream too!

Instill a Vision for Your Sunday School Developing the Church’s Vision Pray for a vision Take the mission statement, and expand upon it Think BIG! Brainstorm Organize it Question it Developing the Church’s Vision Pray for a vision Take the mission statement, and expand upon it Think BIG! Brainstorm Organize it Question it

Instill a Vision for Your Sunday School Commit yourself to the vision… a)Plan at least one activity per month to vision. b)Implement the vision c)Encourage, seek out, and explore how classes/departments can implement the vision Commit yourself to the vision… a)Plan at least one activity per month to vision. b)Implement the vision c)Encourage, seek out, and explore how classes/departments can implement the vision

Instill a Vision for Your Sunday School Commit to the vision (cont.) d) Devote time at Leadership meetings to developing or broadcasting the vision. e) Reward leaders with what you want done. f) Develop an annual plan and publicly commit the Sunday School to attain it. Commit to the vision (cont.) d) Devote time at Leadership meetings to developing or broadcasting the vision. e) Reward leaders with what you want done. f) Develop an annual plan and publicly commit the Sunday School to attain it.

Instill a Vision for Your Sunday School Continuing the vision… a)See it clearly. b)Say it constantly. c)Show it creatively. Continuing the vision… a)See it clearly. b)Say it constantly. c)Show it creatively.