Don't just blow past the title of this post. It is a serious question! For whom do you conduct your Sunday School on a week by week basis?
The student, right? Sunday School is all about delivering the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ to the students in each class. That's not as easy as it might sound. It gets complicated because we must balance delivering the best content with making sure that the students and, in the case of most of our students under the age of 16, their parents desire to have this Sunday School experience of themselves or their children.
Then, assuming that you buy into the "it's for the students" mindset . . .
Sunday School is not for volunteer teacher. ("What is the easiest material to prepare and teach? I want something I can pick up and teach without spending my time studying the lesson and getting ready for class.")
Sunday School is not for the church finance board or treasurer. ("What is the cheapest alternative out there? Can we find something with reproducible student material? What about this stuff that is available free online?")
Sunday School is for the spiritual health of the student. ("Well, yeah, the theology is a little off, but the activities are really fun. And the material is cheap. And the teachers don't have to prepare.")
Forgive me if I sound harsh, but it seems to me that some congregations get off track on this at times.
Teaching Sunday School is a high calling with a vitally important goal. It truly is worth giving it our best!
God bless you as you teach God's children His Word!
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