11 Questions To Ask About Your Sunday School

How does your Sunday school stack up? Have you really thought about where your Sunday school is and where it is headed? To help churches evaluate their Sunday school programs, Rev. Jim Moss, well known Christian educator and author, has developed a series of "Study Questions" for Sunday schools to ask themselves and use as a springboard into future growth. Here are several items that he lists…

What is the average attendance each week for each of the classes in your Sunday school?

How do current attendance numbers compare to attendance numbers from five years ago?

When was the last time that you formed a new Sunday school class?

What is the greatest strength of your Sunday school?

What is its greatest weakness?

What could be done to strengthen weaknesses and attract people to your Sunday school?

What positive impact is made in your congregation because of the experience of the church school?

What do the actions of your congregation project about their attitude toward the Sunday school?

Are the most talented persons in your congregation teaching in your Sunday school?

What recognition is given to people who serve in your Sunday school?

Other than teaching, what can people do to support your Sunday school?

 

(This article appeared in the "Spring, 1998" issue of "The Herald.")