Andy Anderson, who passed away in 1991, researched Southern Baptist churches of all sizes and discovered that Sunday School had a greater salvation impact than worship alone. He found that only one lost person out of 342 who attended worship only came to a saving knowledge of Jesus in twelve months. On the other hand, one of three lost persons who attended Sunday School accepted Jesus in the same period.
The truth is that most who attend Sunday School also attend worship. But today, while worship attendance appears to be increasing, Sunday School is declining. And the number of lost people attending Sunday School seems to be declining.
Why is Sunday School more effective at winning the lost? Certainly the opportunity to discuss God and His Word has impact. The inability in most classes to be anonymous must be significant. But what are the other contributing issues? Also, since we want to have the greatest impact possible on the salvation of the lost, what can we do to lead more of them to attend Sunday School?
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D man,
Love the blog. I wanted to be the first to comment. (Do I win a prize?) We are continuing to see many people join our church during the interim without a pastor. This Sunday a young couple joined our church. They were already plugged in to a small group and a Sunday School class! They should be around for a while and it's the relationships, connections, and teaching that will make the difference. This is not new for our church. I have spoken with others that joined during our previous interim. When I asked why they joined without knowing who the pastor was, their response was, "the people." That is what happens in Sunday School!
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