
An indispensable part of our church is what we call the Sunday School. This integral part of our worship, to some, is just an eye opener, an intermission number perhaps. Sad to say, it is not! On the contrary, we our doing God and our selves a great disservice if we often skip this ministry, and come late just to attend the worship service at 9 to 11 am. God delights to see that we honor Him devotedly and COMPLETELY on His day, and we should see to it that we do so.
From the word itself, Sunday School (SS) is actually a school, in the sense that there are teachers who lead the classes and students are categorized according to their age or class levels. These children even have their personal SS cards, which their teacher sign after the classes are over. Grown-ups have their own classes as well.
In SS, all classes are taught a single lesson prepared and taught by the Pastor himself during Friday services. Teachers faithfully attend this service to be more equipped in imparting great truths as expounded by the Pastor, or by any of his trusted men in his absence. The lessons are printed in our weekly IMPACT paper, and distributed to attendees as they come at exactly 8 am. Active SS members immediately proceed to the designated rooms for their respective classes.
The lessons are valuable learning tools to inculcate precious truths at a learner-friendly level where they can be more effectively taught, than when mixed-age attendees are lumped together in one big class. Thus, the teacher can personalize and bring down the level of discussions within the intellectual and emotional needs of his students. This largely facilitates more meaningful and fruitful discussions, and creates a more conducive atmosphere for learning and teacher-student rapport.
Another exciting facet of this ministry is the establishment of prayer into the lives of the teachers, who come to church as early as 7:15 am to pray together for wisdom, for their students, the Pastor and his message, and for the entire program itself.
The SS teacher is also Gods conduit in encouraging and challenging his students in the Lords work. He is able to do this through letting them participate in goal setting and in various promotions to win more souls to God, and to foster growth in their class. More importantly, class members are edified, taught how to live godly and conduct themselves in a manner that is pleasing to God. Truly Sunday school is not just another church activity that we can afford to neglect.
