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Looking Ahead In Christian Ed
edited by Margaret Jacobsen , M .A . Associate professor of Christian Education, Biola Bible College
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by LaVose A. Wallin Director of Christian Education Partner Service Glendale, California and challenge needed to make yours a smooth-running, progressive and successful Sunday school and YOU a happy leader. Responsibility for p lann in g and guiding your Sunday school program should rest in the hands of your Sun day school executive (called a cab inet or counsel), headed by the gen eral superintendent. This group con sists of the superintendent, secretary and treasurer, and the superintendent of each department or the head of each age grouping. The calling together of this execu tive group is the first of “4 Easy Steps to Planning Your Sunday School Year.” Then PLANS . . . presents a full year of activity possibilities. It reminds you when to begin advance p lann ing for each coming event, recommending that you appoint one person to spearhead that event. Im portant religious and national days or weeks, 12 subjects for your month ly workers’ conferences, and quarter ly reminders to order materials are
H ow I made our Sunday school 100% more interesting and 100% more effective” is the testimony of a Sunday school superintendent’s dis covery of a new leadership tool. His story could be entitled Before and After — Plans. “Up until a year ago my Sunday school work ran me, instead of my running it,” confided this superintendent. “ I was always behind, Sunday school activities were makeshift and the worry of getting things done was just about getting me down. “Then I heard about a help for Sunday school superintendents and teachers. It was called, PLANS for Your Sunday School Year. I got a copy and used it step by step. The very first month I noticed I was ahead with my Sunday school plan ning! A c tiv itie s were thoroughly planned . . . they ran smoothly, al most automatically. I began to enjoy my work more, and I could look ahead with satisfaction to even more promising, more interesting events than we’d ever had before.” Have you ever felt the frustration of crowding activities and forgotten dates or events in your Sunday school program? The unhappy rush of last- minute preparations, the pressing of over-worked leadership into nearly- forgotten projects and the dissatisfac tion of poorly planned meetings and programs all make the glorious busi ness of the Sunday school leader a nerve-wracking, wearing duty. This does not honor our Lord who de lights in orderliness and fruitfulness and the joyful fellowship of His serv ing children. PLANS for Your Sunday School Year is the long-awaited answer to this planning problem. Designed by Christian education consultants who have observed this need in hundreds of Sunday schools, PLANS . . . provides the information, guidance 46
all noted on the month sheets. Con stant improvement of your Sunday school is encouraged through “ Ideas to Consider” on each month’s sheet. Example in October (October 11 is Christian Home Sunday): “Provide Family Altar helps for your Sunday school homes.” Sunday schools using this planning tool have soon experienced a new unity among their leaders. Having set up their year’s program together, these leaders enthusiastically carry out the general plans through their departmental and class programs. Vision is increased as these same leaders look ahead, for they dare at tempt more when there is time to prepare and to invite the assistance of others. More prayer power is made pos sible. “ I keep a copy of PLANS . . . hanging in my kitchen,” said one junior superintendent, “where I am constantly reminded of the forthcom ing events in our Sunday school and I pray for them daily.”
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