Experiencing a Bedouin wedding, learning of Chinese culture, and broadening awareness of the church in Panama was just part of the missions immersion weekend recently experienced by middle and high school students across Georgia. Known as Go:21, this two-day experience afforded students an opportunity to connect as part of a foreign people group to develop […]
A great tool to use in mentoring students in their personal discipleship and in developing their ability to share their faith is the Student Speakers Competition. It helps 10th-12th grade students learn how to share their faith more passionately, become better communicators, and develops confidence. In addition to the Discipleship opportunity, our State Winner also […]
This material is the fourth in a series intended to help you understand the multiple generations of your congregation, their characteristics, preferences and the way they react as you lead your congregation. For the first time in history, our churches are facing the struggle of having four generations, and even in some situations as many […]
Here’s a novel idea, let’s release the church to serve the church! Believe it or not, this concept has been met with resistance due to a perception that the church does not have the maturity, experience, or leadership to serve. This is not a statement towards pastors or elders. In fact, this is a challenge […]
You might be looking for a Christmas gift for your student leaders, or you might be a student leader. We talk often about why our students are leaving the church. Why They Stay is in an in-depth study on why students stay in church for the long haul. Pastors & parents have a huge influence… Order […]
As a young boy I remember visiting my neighbor who happened to be my Sunday School teacher. It was a time when there was only one bread winner in the house so she prepared her lesson during the day when I was out and about in the neighborhood. Her door was always open for me […]
There are new resources for the Basics of Sunday School for all age groups, including preschool, children, youth, adults and general leaders. Each booklet contains basic information for leading the various age groups. The sections of each resource include; classroom space with sample room set ups, preparing to teach with sample outline to follow, how […]