Kiffin was a gifted Christian man who used his talents for that which is eternal. Even though we hear little of him today, he truly was a key father among English Baptists.
The Sunday school is not merely an educational institution, but an evangelistic tool. The Sunday school is how we organize the church family into age groups and life stages so that we may mobilize ourselves to reach our community with the Good News.
From parents who neglect family time for work or personal interests, to kids who hole up in their bedrooms to “hang out” on Facebook—it appears that some families do everything possible to avoid each other. I challenge you to resist—to reverse this trend. Like a fish swimming upstream, choose to develop your family differently.
Will we “do life” with the members of our classes? Or will we leave them to figure it out on their own? Let me offer some suggestions to those who are willing to roll up their sleeves and get in the trenches with those in your care.
The Sunday school has the potential for being one of our church’s greatest tools as we fulfill the Great Commission. However, in many churches, the Sunday school merely occupies space on the ministry-shelf.
John Fawcett was born in Yorkshire, England, on January 6, 1740. As a teenager, he heard the preaching of George Whitefield and accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his Saviour.
Lately it seems the only thing certain about the investment world is uncertainty. But while financial investments may fail, investments made in the lives of people through the local church will stand the test of eternity.
