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  • A Soldier Has Died

    On a lone weekend day an early A.M. phone call was received that announced the death of a soldier. This particular soldier is not well known and the death followed an all too familiar lament – died in the line of duty.

  • 10 Small Group Questions

    Adult Resource Consultant, Tom Bougher, discusses 10 questions to ask about your small group ministry.

  • Acts 2 Online Training Postponed

    All Acts 2 online training events have been postponed until further notice.

  • 360 Disciple: Communicating for Maturity

    Assistant General Superintendent Alton Garrison begins discussing effective communication from chapter five of his book The 360 Degree Disciple.

  • 360 Disciple: Leadership Wrap-Up

    Alton Garrison wraps up his discussion on leadership as he finishes going through chapter 4 of the 360 Degree Disciple.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Why call it Sunday School?

  2. What’s the best time for Sunday School?

  3. What’s the best model for Sunday School?

  4. What’s the best place for Sunday School?

  5. How long should each Sunday School session last?

  6. How do we get people to attend Sunday School?

  7. Our people are busy. How do we find enough teachers?

  8. How do we train effective teachers?

  9. How do we take our Sunday School to the next level?

  10. Why Sunday School?

  11. What does Sunday School accomplish that can’t be done in other ministries?

  12. Isn’t Sunday School small today? Haven’t other ministries replaced it?

  13. Doesn’t Sunday School seem old fashioned to unchurched people?

  14. Is Sunday School really an effective way to disciple people in our hectic 24/7 culture?

  15. What makes a Sunday School successful?

  16. When we are looking for adults to help in our classes, should we recruit newcomers to the church?

  17. In our church, it seems Sunday School has become less important. Often it is cancelled for other events. In the classes, more time is given to games and media presentations than to straight Bible teaching. Is this a national trend?

  18. How is teaching adults (andragogy) different from teaching children (pedagogy)?

  19. How does aging affect a person’s ability to learn new material?

  20. We have many activities for children (Missionettes, BGMC, Royal Rangers, and several others). How do we explain to parents the special place of Sunday school?

  21. So many churches are dropping Sunday School and then wondering why their [spiritual] foundations are cracking. Why is this happening?

  22. Some curricula have students at all age levels studying the same topics. Why doesn’t Radiant Life follow that approach?

  23. Several of our ministries use the same space in our facility, and occasionally there are misunderstandings among the leaders. We are not ready to build, so how can we continue to share space and establish harmony?

  24. When should young children be promoted?

  25. How can we remove a volunteer who is not doing a very good job?

  26. With So Many Activities for Children, How Do We Explain to Parents the Special Place of Sunday School?