5. Flake’s Five-Step Formula for Children’s Sunday School Growth

6. Flake’s Formula for Children’s Sunday School H 2 O H 2 O CO 2 CO 2 E=mc² E=mc² a²+b²=c² a²+b²=c² A, T, C, G A, T, C, G A² A² Ab Ab R² R² Area of a circle Area of a circle Area of a rectangle Area of a rectangle Area of a square Area of a square Four building blocks of DNA Four building blocks of DNA Water Water Einstein’s conversion of mass to energy Einstein’s conversion of mass to energy Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide Pythagorean Theorem for a right triangle Pythagorean Theorem for a right triangle

7. Flake’s Formula for Children’s Sunday School Who was Arthur Flake? Who was Arthur Flake? What was his “formula”? What was his “formula”? Why are we going back to a century-old formula? Why are we going back to a century-old formula? How can Flake’s Formula apply to Children’s Sunday School? How can Flake’s Formula apply to Children’s Sunday School?

8. Know the Possibilities Brainstorm three new ideas on how to get prospects for Children’s Sunday School. Take two minutes. Pass the tear sheet three times. Let’s share!

9. Enlarge the Organization Create New Units! Recommended Maximum GradeEnrollment Teachers Enrollment First–Sixth 20424

10. Enlarge the Organization Case Study Look at the information below and decide how the children’s division could be reorganized for growth. Enrolled Prospects 1–2 grades 32 5 3–4 grades 18 4 5–6 grades 20 1

11. Enlarge the Organization Case Study The Children’s Sunday School Division currently has three departments: one for first and second graders, one for third and fourth graders, and one for fifth graders. Beginning in the fall, they will incorporate the sixth grade into the Children’s Division. How could this church reorganize Children’s Sunday School for growth?

12. Enlarge the Organization Case Study This church currently has one Sunday School department for first through fifth graders. They have 30 children enrolled and 8 prospects. They are a rural church but have lots of new subdivisions being built in the area. Many young families are moving to the area and commuting to the larger city nearby. The children are evenly distributed among the six grade levels. How could this church reorganize the Children’s Sunday School for growth?

13. Provide Space and Equipment Why do you think space and equipment is important to a growing Children’s Sunday School Ministry?

14. Provide Space and Equipment Recommended Maximum GradeEnrollment Teachers Enrollment First–Sixth 20 4 24 25 square feet for each person enrolled!

15. Enlist and Train the Workers Pray. Know a good recruit when you see one. Know how many teachers you need. Use a job description. Know that God is in control. Share the joy! Use the buddy system. Provide training. Provide support. Appreciate your leaders. Never stop.

16. Go After the People Care4Kids Care4Kids Reaching Reaching Fellowshiping Fellowshiping Praying Praying Acts of Ministry Acts of Ministry Childreach Childreach In Reach In Reach Outreach Outreach Home Reach Home Reach

17. Go After the People Case Study 1 This past week, two families visited your church for the first time. Both of the families have children in your class. What would you do to minister to these families?

18. Go After the People Case Study 2 A new neighborhood is being built two miles from your church. What will you do to minister to the people moving into the community?

19. Go After the People Case Study 3 Your church just held a neighborhood picnic. Many unchurched families attended. What will you do to enroll these families in Sunday School?

20. Go After the People Case Study 4 Recently, your community has begun to include international people groups. What can your church do to reach these people groups for Sunday School?

21. Flake’s Formula for Children’s Sunday School “And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:20b, Holman CSB®