Tapping Teens

Teens most often drop out of Sunday school because they feel it is unimportant in their lives. If you will involve your teens in the administration of your Sunday school, it will make a big difference in how they feel about it.

Teens like to feel that they are contributing something. Use teens in the worship programs of your various Sunday school departments. Younger children will respond well to them and the teens will enjoy a worship program provided by their own peers. It is important to discover the unique talents of your Sunday school members and give them assignments that will allow them to use those talents and will provide them with a task that they will feel comfortable performing.

This should not prevent them from being involved in the actual lesson time of their own class, but will encourage well planned worship periods for each department of the Sunday school.

Teens can also help in other areas of Sunday school administration, such as following up absentees, manning the Sunday school library, or helping to plan special events or social activities. The secret to keeping teens in the Sunday school is to keep them involved.