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The Sunday School Growth Evaluation Plan
Ken Marler
Church Partner
LifeWay Christian Resources [email protected]
Enrollment
• Growth Goal: Increased
enrollment over last year
Enrollment = Ministry
The Value Of Being on the Ministry
List
• Life Changing Bible Study
• Weekly Ministry Opportunities
• Opportunity to use Spiritual Giftedness
• Fellowship Opportunities
• You Get a Free Comentary 4 Times a Year.
We have had a great response from our Adult
Sunday School Teachers since you were here. One
example: Our Senior Adult class took everything you
said to heart. They requested enough learner books
so they could distribute one to every member and
every prospect on their ministry list. Once the books
came in, they went door to door handing them out
and inviting everyone to Sunday School. Yesterday,
the first Sunday of our new church year, their
attendance doubled! Their room was packed! It is so
exciting for them to see that Sunday School works
when you work Sunday School!
Susan Prescott, Minister of Education, First Baptist Church St. Bethlehem,
Clarksville, TN
Ministry List • Increased Ministry List means: • Increased Sunday School attendance
• Increased Worship attendance
• Increased ministry
• Increased baptisms
• Increased offerings
• Increased number of workers
Ministry List Anywhere
Anytime
If They Agree
Ministry List How?
1. Ministry List Cards
2. During Bible Study
3. During Worship Services
4. During Visitation
5. Special Church Events
Ministry List The Key Is Follow-Up
1. Deliver Bible Study Resources
2. Provide Information
3. Provide Transportation
4. Sit With New Members/Guests
Ministry List Guiding Principles
1. Think People Not Percentages
2. Drop Persons From The
Ministry List When They Die
3. Ministry! Ministry! Ministry!
Units
• Growth Goal: One per 12-18
persons enrolled in Bible Study
• Without new units being developed
regularly you are organized for
maintenance
Units
Bible Study Classes reach their
maximum effectiveness in 12-18
months
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
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
Open Groups
Expect New
People Every
Week
Ministry Touches
Growth Goal:
Everyone on the ministry list should be contacted every week for ministry
• The roll is the ministry list
Ministry Touches
• Devise a strategy to contact
everyone on the ministry list
every week
Attendance
Growth goal:
An attendance of 40%-60%
of the enrollment should be
achieved
Attendance
Attendance Follows
Ministry
Space
Growth Principle:
One space for every on campus
unit
Space Four types of space
• Worship
• Education
• Parking
• Preschool
When any of these is 80% full consider the
space full
Space
Discover space
1. Available
2. Adjusted
3. Adjacent
4. Adapted
Space
Guiding Principle:
Space should never keep a
church from reaching people
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
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
Leaders Team,
I have a Sunday School class that meets on Sunday mornings at TPC who has a heart
to serve people like you – the people who serve kids weekly. If you were able to
go to a “grown-up” class instead of serving you would fall into this age group /
life stage to be in this class.
They asked me to make contact with you and ask if they could pray for you and email
you a weekly update on what is happening in grown up world at TPC. They
would like to consider you their “missionary members” – because you are out on
the mission field on Sunday morning serving others.
If you have any problem with this, feel free to let me know and I am happy to ask
them to take you off their list.
• What a privilege, honor, blessing...to think/know people are praying for us. That's
powerful.
• Great idea. Sure appreciate their kindness. Thanks Amy.
• Great idea... Thank you.
Leaders Guiding Principles:
• Pray for workers to be called
• Learn the art of discovery
• Learn the art of encouragement and
motivation
Leaders in Training
Growth Goal:
Every leader participates in
leadership training every year
Leaders in Training Determine a strategy to enable every
Leader to earn their leadership
diploma in one year • Individual
• Church
• Association
• State
• National
Leaders in Training Guiding Principles:
• Every leader in training: and it
is never ending
• No leader says, “I already know
that.”
Sunday School Leadership
Meeting
• Growth Goal:
75% of workers attending a weekly
team meeting
• The 4 P’s of Leadership Meetings
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
2. Promote Resources 1. Available Training Resources (the latest study course materials, books, articles, web sites, etc.)
2. 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)
3. Principles 1. Remember the timeless growth principles that will always work.
Enrollment Outreach/Evangelism Prospects Birthing New Classes Organization and structure Inreach
4. Plan 1. Set goals 2. Determine strategies to meet goals 3. Plan for intentional growth (do the necessary little things to make a difference)
Persons in Discipleship
Growth goal:
At least one half of the
Sunday School attendance
is enrolled in a Discipleship
class.
Persons in Discipleship
• These classes are closed
and are for building Great
Commission Christians
• A director of Discipleship
is needed in every adult
class
Worship Attendance
Growth Goal:
No more than 10-20% more
in worship than in Sunday
School.
Worship Attendance
Remember to get persons in
worship services on the
ministry list who are not
already on the Sunday
School ministry list
Offerings
Growth Goal:
Sunday School attendance
multiplied by the per capita
giving
Offerings
Divide weekly undesignated
offerings by the average
Sunday School attendance.
This gives the per capita
giving
Offerings
Guiding Principle:
We do not need more
money!
We need more people!
Prospects
Growth Goal:
Prospects = Ministry List
• Anyone who does not attend Bible
Study is your prospect.
Prospects
Valid Prospect:
Someone who is assigned a class
with proper information
Prospects
How?
1. I know a prospect cards
2. Opinion Polls/People Search
3. New Residence information
4. Special event registration
5. Broadman Prospect Services
Prospects
Guiding Principles:
1. Equal to the number on the ministry list
2. A director of prospecting to keep everyone aware of the need
3. Anyone not attending Bible Study is a prospect
Outreach
Growth Goal:
Every class involved in
outreach every week
Outreach
• Train persons “How To”
• Give the motivation
• Provide the organization to
assimilate new persons
The Sunday School Growth Evaluation Plan
Ken Marler
Church Partner
LifeWay Christian Resources [email protected]