The Sunday School Growth Evaluation Plan Ken Marler Partnership Specialist

1. The Sunday School Growth Evaluation Plan Ken Marler Partnership Specialist LifeWay Christian Resources Ken.Marler@lifeway.com

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4. Enrollment • Growth Goal: Increased enrollment over last year Enrollment = Ministry

5. Enrollment • Increased Enrollment means: • Increased Sunday School attendance • Increased Worship attendance • Increased ministry • Increased baptisms • Increased offerings • Increased number of workers

6. Enrollment Open Enrollment Anywhere Anytime If They Agree

7. Enrollment How? 1. Enrollment Cards 2. During Bible Study 3. During Worship Services 4. During Visitation 5. Special Church Events

8. Enrollment The Key Is Follow-Up 1. Deliver Bible Study Resources 2. Provide Information 3. Provide Transportation 4. Sit With New Members/Guests 5. Stand With New Members

9. Enrollment Guiding Principles 1. Think People Not Percentages 2. Drop Persons From The Roll When They Die 3. Ministry! Ministry! Ministry!

10. Units Growth Goal: One per 18 persons enrolled in Bible Study Without new units being developed regularly you are organized for maintenance

11. Units Bible Study Classes reach their maximum effectiveness in 12-18 months

12. The Sunday School Growth Evaluation Plan

14. The Sunday School Growth Evaluation Plan

17. Units CAUTION: 1. Class members become overly attached to the teacher. 2. Class members become overly attached to the room 3.Class members become overly attached to each other 4. A class stops growing 5. A class stops sending members out

18. Units Guiding Principles: 1. Space determines unit enrollment 2. New units determine growth 3. New unit considerations: • a class with a large enrollment • a class with broad age ranges • a target group not being reached • a lifestyle class • off campus classes

19. Ministry Touches Growth Goal: Everyone on the ministry list should be contacted every week for ministry • The roll is the ministry list

20. Ministry Touches • Devise a strategy to contact everyone on the ministry list every week

21. Attendance Growth goal: An attendance of 40%-60% of the enrollment should be achieved

22. Attendance Attendance Follows Ministry

23. Space Growth Principle: One space for every on campus unit

24. Space Four types of space • Worship • Education • Parking • Preschool When any of these is 80% full consider the space full

25. Space Discover space 1. Available 2. Adjusted 3. Adjacent 4. Adapted

26. Space Guiding Principle: Space should never keep a church from reaching people

27. Leaders Growth Goal: One Worker for every five persons on the Sunday School ministry list Leaders: Those who are involved in the work of teaching, reaching, or ministry

30. Leaders Four things every adult class need to do to help members leave 1. Missionary Member board 2. FYI phone call to missionary member immediately after church 3. Missionary member receives a ministry contact during the week 4. Monthly party

31. Leaders Guiding Principles: • Pray for workers to be called • Learn the art of discovery • Learn the art of encouragement and motivation

32. Leaders in Training Growth Goal: Every leader participates in leadership training every year

34. Leaders in Training Determine a strategy to enable every Leader to earn their leadership diploma in one year • Individual • Church • Association • State • National

35. Leaders in Training Guiding Principles: • Every leader in training: and it is never ending • No leader says, “I already know that.”

36. Sunday School Leadership Meeting Growth Goal: 75% of workers attending a weekly team meeting

37. Sunday School Leadership Meeting Four areas of work to be done 1. Focus on Mission 2. Focus on Relationships 3. Focus on Bible Study 4. After the meeting

38. The 4 P’s of Leadership Meetings

39. 1. Pray Every Meeting For: 1. The lost 2. The unchurched/backslidden 3. The teacher 4. The class leaders 5. The church staff 6. Intercessory Needs 7. The Church’s Ministry

40. 2. Promote Resources Available Training Resources (the latest study course materials, books, articles, web sites, etc.) Upcoming training events Church Training events (Discipleship training or special training sessions) Associational Training events (check with the DOM office for locations) State Training events (check the website for locations) National training events (Ridgecrest, Glorieta)

41. 3. Principles Remember the timeless growth principles that will always work. Enrollment Outreach/Evangelism Prospects Birthing New Classes Organization and structure Inreach

42. 4. Plan Set goals Determine strategies to meet goals Plan for intentional growth (do the necessary little things to make a difference)

43. Persons in Discipleship Growth goal: At least one half of the Sunday School attendance is enrolled in a Discipleship class.

44. Persons in Discipleship These classes are closed and are for building Great Commission Christians • A director of Discipleship is needed in every adult class

45. Worship Attendance Growth Goal: No more than 10-20% more in worship than in Sunday School.

46. Worship Attendance Remember to get persons in worship services on the ministry list who are not already on the Sunday School ministry list

47. Offerings Growth Goal: Sunday School attendance multiplied by the per capita giving

48. Offerings Divide weekly undesignated offerings by the average Sunday School attendance. This gives the per capita giving

49. Offerings Guiding Principle: We do not need more money! We need more people!

50. Prospects Growth Goal: Prospects = Ministry List • Anyone who does not attend Bible Study is your prospect.