Smaller Sunday Schools Can Be the Lead Dog

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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, Growing Sunday School

• Its 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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Balance Builds a Healthy Sunday School

• Reaching
• Teaching
• Caring

• Invite
• Discover
• Connect

Be the Lead Dog
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Balance Builds a Healthy Sunday School
Growth in Christ
T e a c h i n g
Reach i ng
C aring
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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 Enlistment Visit

• 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 churchs 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 / Curriculum
• Relationships

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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?