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This page contains links to a collection of articles and presentations on various topics related to Sunday School. Some are articles which I have authored or collected from various sources. Some are PowerPoint presentations which cover various aspects of Sunday School work. This material has been presented in various forums around the state of Ohio in my capacity as a State Sunday School Consultant.
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Thanks again for visiting The Sunday School Page and your interest in Sunday School work! I would appreciate any comments or suggestions you would be willing to send.
 | Responsive
Reading of dedication for Sunday School Worker Commissioning Service
(available in several formats) |
| The
Minister of Education Supporting the Sunday School is a reprint of a
1991 SBC publication by R. Wayne Jones, then associate pastor of education
at First Baptist Church, Norfolk, Virginia. This document is a
comprehensive and in-depth manual of practical advice for the minister of
education or Sunday School director. Highly recommended. |
| Evaluation
is a process every Sunday School director should be able to use
effectively to continually improve the work of the organization. The
initial version of this page provides informatino about surveys as a tool
for evaluation, with sample surveys I have used in the past few years. |
| Your
Role as an Adult Class Member is member piece, but includes a section of
helps on how you can use it in various ways to train your workers and
members. An Adobe Acrobat version is available to print copies
for your pupils. |
| How
to Start New Adult Sunday School Classes is a reprint of a 1990 SBC
leaflet which gives an excellent description of an effective seven-step
process for starting new Adult units. Starting a new adult
teaching unit has proven to result in an addition of twenty-five new persons
to the overall Sunday School enrollment over a twelve-month period. It
is the single most effective thing you can do to help your Sunday School
grow and reach more people. |
| The five principles of
Sunday School Growth known as Flake's Formula have stood
the test of time as laying the foundation for reaching more people for Christ through the
Sunday School organization. |
| One of the most
important tasks of the Sunday School Director, that of leading the Sunday School to
establish an effective organization, is discussed in the Sunday
School Organization page. A worksheet is included
to help plan your ideal organization based on enrollment. |
| The issue of
maintaining an effective adult organization by leading adult class members to promote is
discussed in Adult Sunday School Promotion. |
| The role of the Sunday School director (including a job description) is
discussed in this informative page from the folder of topics for general Sunday School
Leadership prepared by LifeWay Christian Resources. |
| Dual
Sunday Schools, reprinting a pamphlet by Cecil Roenfeldt of the Florida Baptist
Convention, provides background and practical steps to implement multiple Sunday Schools
to accommodate growth at minimal capital cost. |
| Choosing
Curriculum at Hang Loose Baptist Church Practical advice on developing and executing a suitable curriculum plan for your church--whys, whats, and hows. |
| Principles
of Effective Church Curriculum A seminary professor's view of the importance of strategy and assessment in addition to purpose and content of curriculum. |
| Lucien Coleman asks
"Is excellence a viable standard for the Sunday School?"
in this insightful article. |
| Promoting Training events for Sunday School workers This article provides an immensely helpful approach to providing and promoting quality training for Sunday School workers and a proven method for assuring their participation. |
| Sunday School Quality Checkup A checklist to evaluate the work and effectiveness of your overall Sunday School organization. Use it to celebrate strengths, plan improvements in needed areas, and as a tool to help workers maintain a balanced approach to all areas of Sunday School work. [Adobe Acrobat .PDF format] |
| Advice
to new Sunday School Directors Practical advice on what the job of a Sunday School director really is. |
| T.E.A.M. Day 1995 This training resource is a presentation prepared for the major teacher training event for the Jersey Baptist Church as a kickoff for our Sunday School organizational year. It covers the basics of Sunday School work (at a high level), majors on inspiration and motivation, and introduces our local promotional and training events. |
| What
Does a General Officer Do on Sunday Morning? Much of the job of a Sunday School Director must really be accomplished before Sunday morning arrives...but this helpful checklist will give you ideas about how to profitably spend your time encouraging others and keeping the wheels of the organization oiled during the Sunday morning session. |
| Expectations
of Sunday School Teachers A checklist of items that a church should expect from its teachers, as well as what teachers should expect of their church. |
| Adult
Bible Teaching This presentation helps define the purpose of the Adult Bible class, approaches to accomplishing that purpose, and supports the teacher with specific help in planning and preparing the Sunday morning session. |
| Lucien Coleman
provides an excellent historical and current perspective in this article on the need for
and function of Adult Departments. |
| Lucien Coleman asks
"Is excellence a viable standard for the Sunday School?"
in this insightful article. |
| Adult Sunday School Checkup A checklist to evaluate the work and effectiveness of your adult Sunday School departments. Use it to celebrate strengths, plan improvements in needed areas, and as a tool to help workers maintain a balanced approach to all areas of Sunday School work. [Adobe Acrobat .PDF format] |
| Youth Sunday School Checkup A checklist to evaluate the work and effectiveness of your youth Sunday School departments. Use it to celebrate strengths, plan improvements in needed areas, and as a tool to help workers maintain a balanced approach to all areas of Sunday School work. [Adobe Acrobat .PDF format] |
| Preschool Sunday School Checkup A checklist to evaluate the work and effectiveness of your preschool Sunday School departments. Use it to celebrate strengths, plan improvements in needed areas, and as a tool to help workers maintain a balanced approach to all areas of Sunday School work. [Adobe Acrobat .PDF format] |
| Advice
to new Sunday School Teachers Not how-to, but background material on the nature of the task and the calling of a Sunday School teacher. |
| Seven
Laws of Teaching Abstracted from the book of the same title, these seven principles are of great help to both secular and spiritual educators today. Formulated in 1884 by John Milton Gregory, Superintendent of Public Instruction in Michigan and founder of the University of Illinois, these concise reminders have helped generations of teachers in their task. |
| Teaching
Quotes Worksheet This worksheet contains discussion starters about the task of the Sunday School teacher. It is designed for use as an early-arrival activity or opening activity for a teacher conference or training session, and does a great job helping folks get focused on the topic of Sunday School work. |
| The Call of the Sunday School Teacher A PowerPoint 97 presentation of the motivation and foundation of the Sunday School teacher's calling. |
| Technology
and the Sunday School A discussion of the impact and potential uses of computer technology in the Sunday School. |
| Your
Role as an Adult Class Member is a reprint of a 1987 SBC pamphlet which
is a great tool to help members understand the challenge and potential of
active involvement in their class. |
| Congratulations
to New Sunday School Members Reprint of an out-of-print 1976 flyer by Mavis Allen (Baptist Sunday School Board) which is the best tool I've seen to orient new Sunday School members. Includes good scripture reference summary. |
| Gold Medal Growth Campaign: Sunday School Olympics Article from Growing Churches magazine containing details about our 1996 summer Sunday School growth campaign among six churches in Columbus, along with principles contributing to its success. |
| The
Use and Abuse of Big Days An article on advantages and disadvantages of high attendance Sundays and other Sunday School promotions and emphases. |
| Sunday School High Attendance Promotions This PowerPoint 97 presentation relates some of the approaches to High Attendance days and campaigns that have worked for us at Jersey, with principles which can be applied to your church situation. |
| Children's
Bible Teaching Resources This section of The Sunday School Page focuses on my experience with teaching Fourth Grade children for the past ten years. Hints, resource, and helps for any teacher of children. [See also Kidz Web Home, a subweb of The Sunday School Page designed especially for children, for lots of games, puzzles, stories, and other Bible support activities.] |
| Children's Sunday School Checkup A checklist to evaluate the work and effectiveness of your children's Sunday School departments. Use it to celebrate strengths, plan improvements in needed areas, and as a tool to help workers maintain a balanced approach to all areas of Sunday School work. [Adobe Acrobat .PDF format] |
| Preschool Sunday School Checkup A checklist to evaluate the work and effectiveness of your preschool Sunday School departments. Use it to celebrate strengths, plan improvements in needed areas, and as a tool to help workers maintain a balanced approach to all areas of Sunday School work. [Adobe Acrobat .PDF format] |
| Kids
on the Internet The Internet is a great place for children, but some simple rules will help avoid the dangers they might encounter. An excellent guide for parents. Reprint of an article from ParentLife, November 1997, LifeWay Press, Nashville, TN; |
| Teaching Children's Sunday School A presentation addressing the specific area of teaching children (school grades 1-6), including life needs, teaching methods, etc. This material is based on, but not limited to, curriculum from the Baptist Sunday School Board, Nashville, Tennessee. |
| VBS
Resource Page A seasonal compendium of various items to help you have a great Vacation Bible School in the summer of 1998. |
| Vacation
Bible School -- Changing Lives This testimony from the experience of an Ohio church presents a poignant picture of what far-reaching results can come from the investment of time and resources in conducting an effective Vacation Bible School program. |
| Adult
Bible Teaching This presentation helps define the purpose of the Adult Bible class, approaches to accomplishing that purpose, and supports the teacher with specific help in planning and preparing the Sunday morning session. |
| The Call of the Sunday School Teacher A PowerPoint 97 presentation of the motivation and foundation of the Sunday School teacher's calling. |
| T.E.A.M. Day 1995 This training resource is a presentation prepared for the major teacher training event for the Jersey Baptist Church as a kickoff for our Sunday School organizational year. It covers the basics of Sunday School work (at a high level), majors on inspiration and motivation, and introduces our local promotional and training events. |
| Teaching Children's Sunday School A presentation addressing the specific area of teaching children (school grades 1-6), including life needs, teaching methods, etc. This material is based on, but not limited to, curriculum from the Baptist Sunday School Board, Nashville, Tennessee. |
| Sunday School High Attendance Promotions This PowerPoint 97 presentation relates some of the approaches to High Attendance days and campaigns that have worked for us at Jersey, with principles which can be applied to your church situation. |
| Christianity in the Workplace This paper provides a discussion of the Christian World View from an apologetic perspective. The intent of this article was to help fellow, non-Christian employees better understand the motivation and background of attitudes and actions of Christians in the workplace. This is definitely not a Sunday School article, but could be used as a discussion starter in an adult class. |
| More to come! Send email to Thomas J. Cook to suggest your topics of interest. |
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