Start Right
As a relatively new and inexperienced Minister of Education, I can remember going with the Sunday School Director to a conference sponsored by the Alabama Baptist State Sunday School Office. It was a thrill and inspiration to both of us. On the way home we began to dream the dream of what could happen at […]
Directing Sunday School with Skill
The heartbeat of this effort is to provide for those who direct the Sunday School a volume of information that will keep them current and supply them with ongoing resources. Each year supplemental pages of fresh ideas, insights, and instructional works will be provided for those who continue to direct the Sunday School. It is […]
Getting Started
Today’s post by Tim Smith is the eighth installment in our Coach’s Guide to Sunday School resource provided by the office of Sunday School and Discipleship. To see the full guide, visit ALSBOM.org/coachsguidetosundayschool. Don’t let anyone fool you! Being a Sunday School director is a lot of work. Just like any coach, there many expectations with tons […]
Discovering and Enlisting Workers
Today’s post by Wayne Etheridge is the seventh installment in our Coach’s Guide to Sunday School resource provided by the office of Sunday School and Discipleship. To see the full guide, visit ALSBOM.org/coachsguidetosundayschool. “The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.” According to this proverb, we typically view what other people have […]
Planning to Win
Today’s post by Darryl Wilson is the sixth installment in our Coach’s Guide to Sunday School resource provided by the office of Sunday School and Discipleship. To see the full guide, visit ALSBOM.org/coachsguidetosundayschool. Imagine a coach who meets with his team on opening day of practice. He says, “Guys, we recruited you because you are the best. […]
New Groups
Today’s post by Bob Mayfield is the fifth installment in our Coach’s Guide to Sunday School resource provided by the office of Sunday School and Discipleship. To see the full guide, visit ALSBOM.org/coachsguidetosundayschool. The book Transformational Groups, by Ed Stetzer and Eric Geiger of LifeWay Christian Resources, shows the incredibly positive effect a small group has on […]
Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change
John F. Kennedy said, “Change is the law of life.” There are many pastors who wish they could break or circumvent that law, but it would be better to embrace it as reality and adjust sails to navigate successfully the winds of change. Change has happened, is happening and will happen. It can be situational, […]
Inreach
Today’s post by Jeff Ingram is the fourth installment in our Coach’s Guide to Sunday School resource provided by the office of Sunday School and Discipleship. To see the full guide, visit ALSBOM.org/coachsguidetosundayschool. How Could This Have Happened? It started off as a good morning at Sunday School. Attendance was up, and the mood was festive […]
Outreach
Today’s post by Kiely Young is the third installment in our Coach’s Guide to Sunday School resource provided by the office of Sunday School and Discipleship. To see the full guide, visit ALSBOM.org/coachsguidetosundayschool. Imagine the following conversation: “Say, Coach, I heard this recruiting stuff doesn’t work anymore. Folks are more into social media these days. Is […]
Why Build a Team?
Today’s post by State Missionary Daniel Edmonds is the second one in our Coach’s Guide to Sunday School resource provided by the office of Sunday School and Discipleship. To see the full guide, visit ALSBOM.org/coachsguidetosundayschool. Have you ever had a Moses moment, where you believed you alone should handle the entire task? Every leader is tempted […]