When does a fresh year of Sunday School and small groups begin. Many launch close to the start of the school year. That means that many launch on the first Sunday of September, second Sunday of September or a couple of weeks before September.Others opt for a time earlier in the summer. Why earlier? The decision is often due to a desire to move (promote) teens or children into the next grade shortly after the school year ends. As a result, some launch a new year of groups on the first Sunday of June, July, or August.
No matter when your new year begins, there are some things that can be done to prepare for a great, fresh launch:
- pray and seek God’s leadership and blessing;
- enlist God-called leaders;
- start new classes;
- provide training for every teacher and leader;
- commission every worker;
- clean and straighten all classroom space;
- restock and straighten the supply/resource closet;
- paint/update classroom space;
- prepare new classrooms;
- replace worn equipment and furnishings;
- organize to reach and care for people;
- prepare good records;
- make contacts with all members, absentees, and prospects;
- plan new year fellowships;
- communicate well with all workers;
- plan outreach/ministry/service projects;
- set goals for contacts, new members, attendance, and discipleship;
- set aside time for a planning retreat;
- and more.
Are you ready yet? What are you doing to prepare for the new year? Share it with by pressing Comments. Give God your best effort. Pray. Start well. Plan. Launch new leaders and classes. Reach and care for people. Make the new year fresh!
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