smaller sunday schools can be the lead dog lead, follow, or get out of the way
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Smaller Sunday Schools Can Be the Lead Dog
Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way
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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
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Health, Not Size, Is the Issue
Are lives being changed?Are persons coming to know Jesus and growing to be more like Him?
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Five Keys for a Healthy, Five Keys for a Healthy, Growing Sunday SchoolGrowing Sunday SchoolIt’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.
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BalanceBalance Builds a Healthy Builds a Healthy Sunday SchoolSunday School
ReachingReaching TeachingTeaching CaringCaring
InviteInvite DiscoverDiscover ConnectConnect
Be the Lead Dog
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BalanceBalance Builds a Healthy Builds a Healthy Sunday SchoolSunday School
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Opportunities
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Opportunities
Kingdom Impact Family Atmosphere Simple Structure Leader Influence Class Sizes
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Challenges
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Workers / Leaders
Where do you find workers? How do you develop potential workers? How do you enlist workers?
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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
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Leader EnlistmentVisit
Explain the process Explain expectations Provide resources Provide a list of training opportunities Ask them to pray Arrange time for a response
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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
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Outreach Plan / Process
What is your church’s plan for outreach? Prospect file Bridge (discovery) events Visitation Evangelism Training
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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!
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Closed Groups
What is the difference between and open group and a closed?
What causes a group to be closed?Content / CurriculumRelationships
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Planning
Sunday School Planning Meetings
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Resources
What you do, do it well.
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Record Keeping
Why is accurate record keeping important?
Sunday School rolls are Ministry Lists
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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
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AS THE LEAD DOG,WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
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WHAT IS YOUR NEXT STEP?