“How To” Sunday School Manual To Be Released

August 2009

The How To Sunday School Manual, to be released in August, 2009, will be a practical reference guide for Sunday School leaders. It is a compilation of short, to-the-point articles from experts and practitioners that offer practical tips and advice for organizing and leading your church’s Sunday School ministry.

The book has been compiled by Wayne Poling, Lead Sunday School Specialist for LifeWay Church Resources. Marie Clark, KNCSB Bible Teaching & Discipling Team Leader, is one of the contributors.

The manual includes these helpful features:

Reference Guide—Serves as a reference guide for the person expected to know how to administer an effective Sunday School.

Practical Actions—Gives you practical actions you can take for planning, leading, and evaluating your Sunday School.

Forms—Provides all the forms and tools needed to complete the actions outlined.

FAQ—104 concise How To articles that are answers to specific, frequently asked questions faced by most leaders of a Sunday School.

Here are samples of some of the questions; the questions are organized into four areas.

Administer—How do I deal with ineffective leaders? How do I create a Sunday School Planning Team? How do I help class leaders effectively plan their Sunday School work?

Invite—How can I help our members see the importance of reaching others? How can I help a class be open to new people? How do we reclaim absentees?

Discover—How do I evaluate teaching in my church? How do I train teachers to teach more effectively? How do I find and develop apprentices?

Connect—How do I help make care groups function effectively? How do I help people get connected in our Sunday School? How can I lead our Sunday School to be more missional?

A CD-ROM is included that features electronic forms that support the articles included, a recommended reading list, and 5 books written by David Francis. The 196 page how-to manual will cost $14.95 and is available from LifeWay Christian Stores, http://www.lifeway.com, or 1-800-458-2772.

For further information or a listing of the 104 articles, contact Marie Clark, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

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