What is Sunday School?

A Functional Definition of Sunday School

Sunday School is an essential disciple-making strategy of the Church. As such, Sunday School has proven its effectiveness by teaching biblical principles and godly living to people at every age and stage of life.

In order for Sunday School to remain effective in the 21^st century, the Church must both reaffirm and retain the essential elements of this disciple-making strategy while also developing flexibility to address the diverse discipling challenges of our fast-paced, pluralistic culture.

Therefore, the Division of Christian Education has written a functional definition of Sunday School. Any Christian Education initiative in the local church that includes all of the following features/characteristics will be considered functionally comparable to Sunday School:

The primary purpose is obedient response to the Great Commission: Making disciples who will fulfill the threefold mission of the church —evangelism, worship, and discipleship.
The primary strategy is the intentional, systematic, development of leaders who can carry on the work of the ministry in the local church.
The primary curriculum is the Bible supported by appropriate teaching resources.
The primary process is regular (preferably weekly), systematic teaching of Bible content and doctrine.
The primary dynamic is the building of relationships that involve mutual commitment and accountability.
The primary structure includes a full range of groups, developed with a sensitivity to culture, needs, interests, and/or life stages.
The primary oversight is the responsibility of the pastoral staff and church lay leaders in the local church.

The Many Faces of Sunday School

Day or night, Sunday or any day, Sunday School is about discipleship, fellowship, and growing and learning about Christ. However, the when, where, and how of Sunday School can be as different as the church in which it's located. Read more about some churches that have taken a new spin on Sunday School-and have seen success as God blesses their commitment to this powerful ministry. Read more.

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