Activity #3 – “A Sunday School Health Check”
(This is a two-part activity. Complete both parts of the activity, as instructed.)
PART 1 - “What is the make-up of your Sunday school?
Imagine that the 100 dots below are the members of your Sunday school. If your Sunday school had exactly 100 members, how many would be children? How many would be youth? How many would be young adults? How many would be middle-aged adults? How many would be senior citizens? In other words, what percentage of your average attendance is children, youth, etc? Circle the number of dots to indicate the number of people in each group and then write the group name beside each circled group. This activity is intended to help you visualize the demographic make-up of your Sunday school, to help you see the groups to which you are most effectively ministering and the groups that you might need to work a little harder to get involved.
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PART 2 – “A Sunday School Health Check”
Write an answer to each of the following questions about your Sunday school:
1. How does your average Sunday school attendance today compare with your attendance of five years ago?
2. Compared to five years ago, does your Sunday school have more, less or about the same number of children? youth? young adults?
3. How many new families have started attending your Sunday school during the past two years?
4. How does your Sunday school attendance compare with your worship attendance?
5. Do you have a class for every person of every age who might attend your Sunday school?
6. Are all of your teachers doing their best to make their lessons interesting and relevant to the needs of each class member?
7. Does your church offer help and support to your Sunday school teachers? If so, how are they doing this?
8. Do you have activities and programs within your Sunday school and individual classes to provide social and fellowship opportunities for individuals and for families?
9. When new persons or families come to your Sunday school, are they accepted and truly made to feel welcome?
10. Does your Sunday school offer all members opportunities for service to God and their fellow man?
11. Is your Sunday school in need of spiritual renewal or revival?
12. Does your Sunday school have a “goal” or plan for outreach and growth?
