Our class has been together a while. A few have moved away. We are down to 5 regulars. What can we do?
Incorporating fresh folks into an existing class is difficult as the existing group has a history. New starters haven’t been a part of that history. A few choices are. one continue as is: keep [...]
Teaching Creatively
Looking around at the excited faces of her class of six-year-olds, she asked, “Are you all ready?” “Yes, yes” came the replies from eight young voices. “Alright then, let’s go,” she said. At once the children fell into line in their right places. Two of the kids cautiously bore a little chair between them. [...]
The exclusive aim of Sunday school is to teach kids and young people about God, His Word and His will for their lives. When they study the Scripture they find out about creation, how sin came in to the Earth, why we need a Saviour, how God sent his only Son to deliver us etc.
The [...]
Do you create full use of music in your Sunday school? Though music might not be the most significant component of Sunday school, it surely has to come near the top of the priority list. Music appeals to our emotions, it may set a mood, could arouse feelings of joy or sorrow; and a song [...]
Christian instruction has fallen behind secular instruction in techniques and methods in a lot of of today’s Sunday schools. An effective teacher must be knowledgeable of the importance of arresting and holding the attention of ALL the children in the class, and this generally calls for the use of audiovisual aid, learning and followup games, [...]
“I’ve been teaching the way I teach for too long to learn anything new now.” was a statement made by a Sunday school teacher recently.
Such an attitude in the church is not healthy, but perhaps more common than most of us realize. It is easy for people, even Christian workers to get into a “rut” [...]
Jesus has given us the good news of the gospel with the expectation that we share it with all the peoples of our world. The proper use of Sunday is vital to the church’s undertaking of evangelization.
How crucial is Sunday to the charge of Jesus? Sunday embodies the day when just about most churches assemble [...]
The world is suffering a moral crisis of epic dimensions. Violence, crime and lawlessness are ‘out of hand’. Street crime has reached unacceptable levels along with drug and alcohol dependency.
Apparently religious activities have little or no effect in reducing the moral crisis as side by side with the awful statistics people are interested in religion. [...]
Many Christians will talk about the different ways to observe the Lord’s Day. There is no doubt however, as to whether people of faith should take seriously the significance of a special day of rest and worship. After all it is one of the Ten Commandments and therefore not just a ‘good idea’.
Sunday should be [...]
As a Sunday school teacher you have an amazing opportunity but also a great responsibility. It is not just a case of a willingness to help it involves praying, studying, hard work and personal dedication to a very special ministry.
It is advisable to ask a few questions from time to time to check everything is [...]