How do we make the Adult sunday School a delight rather than drab?
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I suggest that it become a discussion group talking about the hot topics of your members. I find that many of the classes I attend are menu driven and that often we are just responding to a packaged class which makes us think we are simply not part of it but just automatons. Encourage lively discussion and debate set ground rules and liven the faith experience it will help all evaluate and strengthen their beliefs.
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Tell people they can cherry-pick whatever they want out of the bible. They seem to do that anyway, but if you tell that this is OK, you'll reel in millions of people who are looking for a free-ride to heaven! :)
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The YMCA has a very affordable summer program.  Also remember that many churches have Vacation Bible Schools for 1 or 2 weeks during the summer and these programs are usually free.  Also, don't rule out shipping your child out for vacation with family that lives out of town.  This is a great life experience  for the child and really help with maturity issues.  Also, neighbors who have children in the same school and who have someone at home to watch the children after school are a good idea.   Just offer them a little money for the service.  Get to know them well so that you know their lifestyle.\n\nThink outside the box the program does not have to be for the whole summer period, but you can mix and match different ideas.
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Have the students all make Christmas Angels at home & bring a couple of days before. Arrange everywhere!\nThen ask home ec class ( if you have one) to do cup cakes. Serve with spice tea or hot chocolate.
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Church !!! sounds weird, but I made soooooo many "good" friends who are understanding and genuine. You have to get plugged into those "Life Group or Small Group" meetings, and they have like weekly meetings to hang out, talk, go places, eat at somewhere nice, etc. Try it... you'll love it... i promise =)
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:}\nGet involved with a new lifestyle with new friends. consider church and a life of faith.
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(1st) pick up some adult classes so you can Communicate with him instead of sounding like an illiterate whore like you do in this question.
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First of all, i think they could set up reading programs within the church by senior members who care alot about our children. Preach from the pulpit about how the bible is meant to be read not just listened to by hearing the preacher. Young black youths in our country need to better themselves by furthering their edjucation, their are many programs such as the untied negro college fund that will help them further on in life. Even as a church member you can say to your church, we need to help our children grow.
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Read some of Jesus' parables.  They have good examples.\n\nAlso, the story where Jesus washed his disciples feet.  This is is a VERY good example.
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Why not do a "Lip Sync" show with the youth. They would have alot of fun showing what they can do and you could make it a religious theme. There are many groups that do religious music as well as music from the church itself. Sounds like it could be a good time as well as entertaining and enlightening for the youth as well as for the adults.
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I would suggest getting everyone in your church to tell their friends, have certain events and such that set you apart from just any vacation bible school.  Offer things for all ages and just spread the word!\n\n-Giselle
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I guess if it is for a church group, you could use ideas from the Bible too:\n\nwould you rather run from God and get into trouble (see Jona) or would you rather follow God and get martyred (see Peter, or Paul, ...).\n\nwould you rather read the Bible for five minutes or would you rather watch the Superball for hours?\n\nwould you rather pray for God to help someone or would you rather take it into your hands and help them?\n\nwould you rather play mind games forever or would you focus on God's will for your life?
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There are two things necessary. \n\nThe first is education. Our Jewish religious schools and Sunday schools and Hebrew schools stink. The afternoon experience is not that pleasurable after a day of public school. However, we must learn 1)why we believe what we believe, especially in contrast to the majority faith around us, which is Christianity see http://WhatJewsBelieve.org , and we must learn not just how to do Judaism, but also 2)why we do what we do in the practice of Judaism\n\nThe second thing we must learn is how a human being incorporates the knowledge of something into the accepted belief of that something. There are plenty of people who have PhD's is Judaism, but who are devout Christians. They have studied and understand Judaism, but they dont incorporate it into their lives, they have not accepted it as their own. When we find out the hows and whys of a person who decides to accept a faith as him own and practice it, and not just to intellectually understand it, then assimilation will become extinct.
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Magazines and newspapers.  TV news programs.  Look for human interest stories, not dull news.  Talk to acquaintances in your social circles.  Garner interesting stories.  Sunday School teachers usually have some goodies about morals and ethics.\n\nI'll turn this around.  Teach Civics using good English.
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Trust in the Lord Jesus to lead you. \nA good start is pray.\nAnd how would you like to be welcome if you was being welcome to that church.
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A Church I would like to see\n\nI don't get excited about being a spectator and hearing only what some elitist has to say ... a paid professional ... a "money changer" so to speak. But that is what churches are these days. I would prefer that everyone brought their own message in their heart and a song on their lips, and that the worship was led by the Spirit, and not by some sheet of paper. So the type of morning worship that I would get excited about is if the clergy kept quiet unless they were either led by the Spirit to speak something and then shut-up right after. So it would be a place where all people could suggest a song, or stand up and share what God has taught them .. and how God has delivered them from evil that week.\n\nI also don't get excited about a church with million dollar building budget. To me, that is sad to see a pristine building with plush landscape in a decapitated neighborhood. What a slander of Christ's message! I would prefer that the church building be the least of the buildings in the community. Does every member and every neighbor have air conditioning? If not, then the church should install it in their house BEFORE they install it in the church. Do all the homes have a new paint job and cut grass? \n\nThis would be a church building that I could really get excited about ... the one that is the least, and the last to be upgraded. Because I know that in that building are people that put themselves last, and they shall be put first by the Lord.\n\nWhen the people are sick of the condition of the church building, or the leaders of the church's homes, then they can just make sure that everyone else around there has it better off, and then do the upgrades to the church properties last.\n\nWe can call it Last Baptist Church in __ (your town here.) Want to come?
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Absolutely!  I think my 6th-8th grade sunday school students appreciate it too.