9Marks‘ latest eJournal is about reclaiming, reforming, and realizing Sunday School freshly. Does your church still have Sunday School? How’s it working? Inside this issue are a few handful of articles. Here are the titles:
Are you thinking about ditching Sunday school? Consider what you might be missing in light of this theological and pastoral argument for Sunday school. By Jonathan Pennington with Bobby Jamieson
Why Sunday School Lost its Edge
How did Sunday school go from staple to sidelined? By Ed Stetzer
How Sunday School Can Change Your Church’s Culture
Changing the entire culture of a church is a crucial but complex task. Here’s how Sunday school can help. By Jamie Dunlop
How Sunday School Can Help Your Preaching
Sunday school frees up time for exposition and beefs up your ability to do application. By Jamie Dunlop
What are the pluses and minuses of different discipleship contexts? By Trevin Wax
Not Your Grandma’s Sunday School
Here is a Sunday school model that sytematically moves people through a five-year curriculum that covers different areas of life and doctrine. By Garrett Kell
How to Reform a Sunday School Program
Here’s how one pastor both modified a traditional Sunday school program and started a new one from scratch. By Juan Sanchez
Whatever the Model, Don’t Be Afraid to Teach
No matter what approach you take to Sunday school, be sure to teach. And consider how to balance out the weaknesses of your model. By Jonathan Leeman
Sunday School for Dummies: How to Use and Develop New Teachers
Do you have more teaching slots than teachers to fill them? Here are some guidelines for using and developing new teachers. By Jamie Dunlop
Five Things Every Group Leader Should Do
How can you grow as a Sunday school teacher? Here are five simple steps. By Michael Kelley
Curriculum can save time, serve new teachers, and generate interest among the congregation. So why reinvent the wheel! By Bobby Jamieson
