Bring the Children Matthew 19:1315 NKJ

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Bring the Children!Matthew 1913-15 NKJ
Then little children were brought to Him that He
might put His hands on them and pray, but the
disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, "Let the
little children come to Me, and do not forbid
them for of such is the kingdom of heaven." And
He laid His hands on them and departed from
there.
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Brought!
Lucky!
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Brought!
Lucky!
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Brought!
Lucky!
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BROUGHT? LUCKY?
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Bring the Children!Matthew 1913-15 NKJ
Then little children were brought to Him that He
might put His hands on them and pray, but the
disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, "Let the
little children come to Me, and do not forbid
them for of such is the kingdom of heaven." And
He laid His hands on them and departed from
there.
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HOPE OF THE ARMY!
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The Hope of the Army is the young folk, Believe
me when I say, The Hope of the Army is the young
folk Who are coming up today. Were all very
grateful to the old folk Who started the army on
its way, But the Hope of the Army, Yes, the Hope
of the Army Is the young folk of today.
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SONdaySCOOL
Commissioners Joe and Doris Noland
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The Hope of the Army is the young folk, Believe
me when I say, The Hope of the Army is the young
folk Who are coming up today. Were all very
grateful to the old folk Who started the army on
its way, But the Hope of the Army, Yes, the Hope
of the Army Is the young folk of today.
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A Christian Education Model for the 21st Century
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Success Essentials

• Pour Your Heart Into It
• Make It Culturally Relevant
• Get Their Attention
• Meet Their Need
• Play the Percentages

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Pour Your Heart Into ItCoffee Evangelist

• Starbucks Growth Philosophy
• Care more than others think wise.
• Risk more than others think safe.
• Dream more than others think practical.
• Expect more than others think possible.

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SONdaySCOOL Make it Culturally Relevant
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SONdaySCOOL Creating A Whole New Image

• The curriculum has to change with the culture.
• Designing a post-modern look.
• Another day of the week needs to be considered.
  Take Sunday our of Sunday School and replace
  it with The Son!
• Lets contemporize it, but lets not discard it.
  Take School out of Sunday School and replace
  it with Cool!

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10 Step Growth Formula

• Care
• Risk
• Dream
• Expect
• Recruit
• Feed
• Sing
• Story
• Activity
• Follow up

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Part 1 Pour Your Heart Into ItYAGATAWANA
(Heart Work)

• POUR YOUR HEART INTO IT!
• 1. Care More important than the curriculum
• 2. Risk Great deeds are usually wrought at
  great risks - Herodotus. Only those who will
  risk going too far can possibly find out how far
  one can go. T.S. Elliot
• 3. Dream Vision is the art of seeing the
  invisible
• 4. Expect Only those who see the invisible can
  do the impossible

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GET THEIR ATTENTION!
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Part 2 Pour Your Energy Into ItYAGATAWANA!
(Hard Work!)

• GET THEIR ATTENTION!
• 5. Recruit
• Trading Cards,
• Attractive, Compelling Flyers
• Hook
• Peer Evangelism Walking Billboards

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BIBLE HERO TRADING CARDS
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BIBLE HERO T-SHIRTS
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Ronald McDonald
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OPEN-HOUSE, VISITORS DAY
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MEET THEIR NEED!MAKE IT CULTURALLY RELEVANT!

• 6. Feed Meal or Refreshments

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MEET THEIR NEED!MAKE IT CULTURALLY RELEVANT!

• 7. Sing SONdaySCOOL Songs

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There was a wise old king Who had a thousand
men, He marched them up the hill, And marched
them down again. When youre up your up When
youre down your down, And when youre only half
way up, Youre neither up nor down.
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All in row, singing we go, Christ is the head of
our Army. When were about, The people all
shout HEY! Here comes The Salvation Army.
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JUMP!
Jump, jump, jump for Jesus. Jump, jump, for He is
Lord. Jump, jump, jump for Jesus. Jump, jump, for
He is Lord. (Repeat chorus)
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He is my rock, and on His Word Ill stand. He is
my shield, and on Him Ill depend. The sword of
the Spirit Hes placed in my hand. He sets my
feet on a high place to stand.
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JUMP!
Jump, jump, jump for Jesus. Jump, jump, for He is
Lord. Jump, jump, jump for Jesus. Jump, jump, for
He is Lord. (Repeat 4x)
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He is my rock, and on His Word Ill stand. He is
my shield, and on Him Ill depend. The sword of
the Spirit Hes placed in my hand. He sets my
feet on a high place to stand. (Repeat)
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JUMP!
Jump, jump, jump for Jesus. Jump, jump, for He is
Lord. Jump, jump, jump for Jesus. Jump, jump, for
He is Lord. (Repeat 2X)
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MEET THEIR NEED!MAKE IT CULTURALLY RELEVANT!

• 8. Story Contemporary, culturally relational and
  user friendly 52 Sundays or Create your
  own!

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Deep with my heart have I hid thy (your)
Word, That I might not sin against thee (you), my
Lord. (Repeat)
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FRINGLE CLUB
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MEET THEIR NEED!MAKE IT CULTURALLY RELEVANT!

• 9. Activity 52 Sundays

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PLAY THE PERCENTAGES!

• 10.Follow Up TLC (Tender Loving Care)
  Committee (Committee of One?) Bridge into the
  body (Springfield, Ohio).

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Repeat 10 Simple Stepsto Success

• Care
• Risk
• Dream
• Expect
• Recruit
• Feed
• Music
• Story
• Activity
• Follow Up

• HARD WORK!
• HEART WORK!
• SMART WORK!

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The Hope of the Army is the young folk, Believe
me when I say, The Hope of the Army is the young
folk Who are coming up today. Were all very
grateful to the old folk Who started the army on
its way, But the Hope of the Army, Yes, the Hope
of the Army Is the young folk of today.
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