I have attended a lot of adult Sunday School classes in the last couple of years. There have been a few great experiences and many mediocre ones. I have been trying to figure out what the solution is for the mediocre ones.
There are lots of problems. Many classes are ingrown, closed, unused to welcoming guests. They are often friendly to each other. Guests must have lots of patience to consider becoming members.
And the lessons often lack variety in presentation and too seldom seek participation. But I am becoming convinced that the biggest problem is the lack of passion. I mean a passion that comes from believing the truth is important. A passion that comes from believing attenders need an encounter with God that leads them to change. But most important, a passion that comes from having spent time with God before leading attenders to do the same. What is the answer? How has Sunday School gotten to this point?
Are you having any of the same kinds of experiences? Am I out of touch? What am I missing?
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