The 3D Sunday School

1
The 3D Sunday School
2
(No Transcript)
3
Reach
Invite
Teach
Discover
Minister
Connect
4
INVITE
5
Why Invite?
6
Who do we invite?

• Friends
• Relatives
• Schoolmates
• Neighbors
• People Search
• Surveys
• Block Parties

• Game Day Invitations
• VBS
• Worship Attendees not enrolled in SS
• Fall Festivals
• Summer Activities

7
How do you invite them?
8
INVITE
DISCOVER
9
Discovering the Truth!

• ______ the Truth What did God say in this Bible
  passage?
• ________ the Truth What truth is the Holy
  Spirit teaching me?
• __________ the Truth What is the Holy Spirit
  teaching me about the way I think, feel, or live?

Search
Discover
Personalize
10
Discovering the Truth!

• _______ with the Truth What struggle is in my
  heart?
• _______ the Truth What do I need to change?
  (mind, values, the way I live?)
• _____ the Truth Will I obey the Holy Spirits
  leadership.

Struggle
Believe
Obey
11
Using Approaches that Help Kids
DISCOVER
12
Reflective
Natural
Relational
Learning Approaches
Logical
Musical
Verbal
Visual
Physical
13
Teaching Methods that Help Kids
DISCOVER

• Art
• Music
• Drama
• Games
• Research
• Creative Writing

14
INVITE
DISCOVER
CONNECT
15
How Do We Measure Up?

• There is adequate signage helping visitors know
  how to enter the church for Sunday School.
• There is a Welcome Center where first-time
  visitors come and are escorted to Sunday School.
• Hallways and classrooms are clean, attractive,
  and well marked for directions.
• Sunday School leadership understands the
  importance of greeting each child by name and
  welcoming visitors and their families at the door.

16
How Do We Measure Up?

• Sunday School leadership arrives prepared and
  before the first child.
• Consideration has been given to a proper
  teacher/child ration 1/6.
• Consideration has been given for proper room size
  (25 square feet per child and teacher).
• The furniture is the right size for the children
  and is clean and repaired as needed.

17
How Do We Measure Up?

• Wall displays are colorful and appealing.
  Posters, pictures, and other teaching aids are
  hung at the eye level of the children.
• There are locations for large and small group
  learning experiences.
• The room is physically comfortable with regards
  to temperature.
• Children feel free to learn in a safe, loving
  environment.

18
How Do We Measure Up?

• Relationships with children and their families
  are of utmost importance.
• Follow-up contacts are made with visitors within
  one week of their first visit.
• All children are placed in Connect with Kids
  groups and teachers regularly pray for,
  fellowship with, and minister to the children and
  their families they are assigned.

19
C
onnect
K
with ids

• Pray for Kids
• Fellowship with Kids
• Minister to Kids

20
Pray for Kids

• Pray for each child daily
• Pray for one child each day
• Discover specific prayer needs
• Develop a telephone prayer chain with kids

21
Fellowship with Kids

• Share a meal with kids and their families
• Sit with kids and their families in worship
• Share special occasions
• Attend church fellowships programs together

22
Minister to Kids

• Assist in times of sorrow
• Celebrate happy occasions
• Share prayer requests
• Visit in homes
• Contact regularly

23
PRAYER
24
(No Transcript)