Welcome! Mark 2:1-12

Misguided or Misunderstood Expectations Auto Pilot Mode

Misguided or Misunderstood Expectations Sunday School Schizophrenia

Balance is the Strength! The strength of the Sunday School movement is found in the balance between biblical community and biblical content Biblical Community Biblical Content

Step Two Process Ratio Rating “Where culture and circumstances make an on- campus ministry like Sunday School possible, it is hard to beat in terms of helping a maximum number of people actually move from Step One to Step Two in a disciple-making process.” Rainer & Geiger, Simple Church

Step Two Process Ratio Rating 1. Average Worship Attendance 2. Average in Sunday School 3. Divide Step Two by Step One < 70% = Healthy Ratio

Great Expectations Sunday School 1.Expects new people every week. 2.Expects people to say “yes.” 3.Expects classes to reproduce.

Expect New People Every Week! Every week may be somebody’s first week. If it’s not a good week, they may not ever come back for a second week...

Expect New People Every Week! If you expect new people every week, what are some things you will do BEFORE DURING AFTER they visit?

Expect New People Every Week! How sad it would be if you did all this to get ready for company and you gave them a boxed meal you prepared on the way to church!

Expect People to Say “Yes!” “Yes, Lord”

Will you come to Sunday School? Yes!

Would you like to join our Sunday School class? Yes!

Would you prepare for our study next week? Yes!

Would you participate in class? Yes!

Would you serve as a class leader? Yes!

Would you serve as a care group leader in an adult class? Yes!

As a student or child, will you help? Yes!

Will you serve beyond the class session? Yes!

Will you pray for the lost? Yes!

Will you attend regular leadership meetings? Yes!

Will you attend training? Yes!

Expect Classes to Reproduce! Symptoms of Unproductive Classes NESTING PROTECTING MAINTAINING

Expect Classes to Reproduce! Gather space data. Gather class data. Make sure each class is training leaders. Enlist leaders and members for new class. Provide a list of prospects for the new class. Involve current classes. Celebrate new life!

100,000 New Classes by 2020?

Do you expect... Him to send newcomers every week? Participants to receive a fresh Word from Him each week? Members to say “yes”? Your Sunday School to reproduce?

“We have never seen anything like this!” Mark 2:12, HCSB