Effective Sunday School Teaching

How effective is our Sunday School Teaching?

A recent survey which showed very little difference in moral actions between youth and young adults who attend church and those who do not, raises the question – Shouldn’t the people who attend church do a lot better?

Yes they certainly should! But, the fact is that much of what we teach in Sunday school and church does not translate to changes in the lives of the children and young people. They are hearing the words and even memorising scripture, but the messages are not being applied to their live so day-to-day actions are not being changed.

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Editors Note

Check out the resources for Sunday school here. Object lessons, skits, colouring pages, activities, games and recipes for 3 - 11 year olds.

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In 2 Corinthians 5:17, Paul tells us, “When anyone is joined to Christ, he is a new being; the old is gone, the new has come.” The evidence of truly effective teaching within Sunday school is in the changed lives of the children. It is true we can not bring about the changes ourselves that is up to the Holy Spirit. But as Sunday school teachers, it is important to use effective relevant teaching methods that will show the children and young people the importance of changed lives.

So why isn’t Sunday school as effective as it should be? A large part of the answer to that has to be in the way we are teaching. People do not learn in the same ways as they sis 20 to 30 years ago. Television, computers, the internet, video games etc all have an influence on how we learn, especially children and young adults.

The world has changed greatly in recent years and changes continue to take place, perhaps faster than we like. How many are still using the same methods from the 50’s and 60’s. This is not to say that it isn’t important for children to hear Bible stories and for them to learn to sit quietly and pray. These and many other things that were taught and learned in past years are still very important, it is the teaching methods that must change.

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