How-to Sunday School How-to Sunday School Guide:Guide: Curriculum Workshop forCurriculum Workshop for

Children’s LeadersChildren’s Leaders

Characteristics of Good Children’s Characteristics of Good Children’s Sunday School CurriculumSunday School Curriculum

AA Age SuitableAge Suitable

BB Bible BasedBible Based

CC Child CenteredChild Centered

DD Doctrinally DependableDoctrinally Dependable

EE Educationally SoundEducationally Sound

FF Foundationally FirmFoundationally Firm

Characteristics of a Good Children’s Characteristics of a Good Children’s Sunday School TeacherSunday School Teacher

• A growing ChristianA growing Christian• A positive/active church memberA positive/active church member• A calling to teach children and to see them grow A calling to teach children and to see them grow

in Christin Christ• A loving concern for children and their familiesA loving concern for children and their families• A commitment to Children’s Sunday School and A commitment to Children’s Sunday School and

its missionits mission• A willingness to prepareA willingness to prepare• A cooperative and enthusiastic team memberA cooperative and enthusiastic team member

Enlistment PracticesEnlistment Practices

• Pray, pray, pray.Pray, pray, pray.• Start early.Start early.• Determine the needs.Determine the needs.• Use a job description.Use a job description.• Share the joy.Share the joy.• Commit to training.Commit to training.• Follow your church’s guidelines for enlistment.Follow your church’s guidelines for enlistment.

Sunday SchoolSunday School

• Sunday School is the foundational strategy of a Sunday School is the foundational strategy of a local church for leading people to faith in the local church for leading people to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and for building on-mission Lord Jesus Christ and for building on-mission Christians through open Bible study groups Christians through open Bible study groups that engage people in evangelism, discipleship, that engage people in evangelism, discipleship, fellowship, ministry, and worship. fellowship, ministry, and worship.

Levels of Biblical Levels of Biblical LearningLearning

According to God’s grace that was given to me, as a skilled master builder I have laid a foundation,

and another builds on it. But each one must be careful how he builds

on it.

1 Corinthians 3:10 (HCSB®)

Basic Assumptions Basic Assumptions • • The Bible Is Our TextbookThe Bible Is Our Textbook

• • The Child as LearnerThe Child as Learner

• • The Teacher as GuideThe Teacher as Guide

• • Parents as Primary TeachersParents as Primary Teachers

Concept Area: JESUSConcept Area: JESUS• • Grades 5-6Grades 5-6Jesus’ crucifixion, burial, and resurrection were a necessary part of God’s plan for the Jesus’ crucifixion, burial, and resurrection were a necessary part of God’s plan for the forgiveness of sin.forgiveness of sin.

• • Grades 3-4Grades 3-4Jesus died to pay the penalty for sin.Jesus died to pay the penalty for sin.

• • Grades 1-2Grades 1-2Jesus died on the cross, and God raised Jesus from the dead.Jesus died on the cross, and God raised Jesus from the dead.

• • KindergartenKindergartenJesus died on the cross and is alive.Jesus died on the cross and is alive.

• • 3’s–Pre-K3’s–Pre-KJesus loves all people.Jesus loves all people.

• • Birth – 2Birth – 2Jesus loves me.Jesus loves me.

LifeWay’s Sunday School LifeWay’s Sunday School CurriculumCurriculum

Younger Children’s ResourcesYounger Children’s Resources

Middle Children’s ResourcesMiddle Children’s Resources

PreteenPreteenResourcesResources

Broadly Graded Broadly Graded ResourcesResources

Family Bible StudyFamily Bible Study

• Personal Bible StudyPersonal Bible Study• Gather and DoGather and Do• PreviewPreview• Power UpPower Up• Plug InPlug In• PersonalizePersonalize

G-Force:G-Force:ExperiencingExperiencingGod Full BlastGod Full Blast

G-ForceG-Force: : Experiencing God Full BlastExperiencing God Full Blast

• IGNITIONIGNITION• VELOCITYVELOCITY• POWERCELPOWERCEL

• 0101• 0202

• RE-ENTRYRE-ENTRY

Everything You Need to Know Everything You Need to Know to Be a Teenagerto Be a Teenager Resources Resources

Everything You Need to Know Everything You Need to Know

to Be a Teenagerto Be a Teenager

• DISCUSS AND DODISCUSS AND DO• Get ReadyGet Ready• Get SetGet Set• Get StartedGet Started

• DIGDIG• DECIDEDECIDE

How to do Ministry in Children’s How to do Ministry in Children’s Sunday SchoolSunday School

• Care4KidsCare4Kids• contact 1•2•3contact 1•2•3• Steps to Leading a Child to ChristSteps to Leading a Child to Christ• Fellowships for TeachersFellowships for Teachers• Fellowships for ChildrenFellowships for Children

CareCare44KidsKids• ReachingReaching

• PrayingPraying

• FellowshippingFellowshipping

• MinisteringMinistering

contact 1contact 12233

• contact 1 - Mailcontact 1 - Mail• contact 2 - Telephonecontact 2 - Telephone• contact 3 - Visitcontact 3 - Visit

• AdmitAdmit• BelieveBelieve• ConfessConfess

A B Cs of Becoming a ChristianA B Cs of Becoming a Christian

FellowshipsFellowships

• Fellowships for TeachersFellowships for Teachers• Fun and FellowshipFun and Fellowship• TrainingTraining

• Fellowships for ChildrenFellowships for Children• FallFall• WinterWinter• SpringSpring• SummerSummer

The Great Commission with The Great Commission with ChildrenChildren

Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.the end of the age.

Matthew 28:19-20 (HCSBMatthew 28:19-20 (HCSB®))