Sunday School that really Excels
Are you
looking to grow your Sunday school program? Do you need to know what will help
you grow? Maybe you want real life examples? If you answer is yes to any of
these questions, then this book is for you; however, the church needs to be
very healthy in order to excel using the methods in this book.
When I received this book I was
overly excited. I couldn’t wait to tear into it and read it from cover to cover
– which I did in the matter of two days. Then I took time to really read and
study the book. As a youth leader in my church, I needed to know what I needed
to do to help my youth group excel and grow; this book is not a good model of
what it takes to really grow a youth group or Sunday school program. While it
tells how a “normal” church can become extraordinary, it really focuses on what
it takes to excel as a church thus producing fruit and growth. The advice in
the book is sound, and it may have worked for one church but not another. I
even tried some of the advice myself to help grow my own youth group – the truth
is, unless your ministry is willing to put forth effort, growth just isn’t
going to happen. Each one of these churches that are used as “Real-life
examples” is exactly what most churches want, but can’t have. My favorite part
of the book is pg. 9; “Within each believer, God has placed seeds of
excellence.” Thus stating that God has placed within our lives the ability to
excel.
I probably wouldn’t recommend this
book to someone who is just starting a Sunday school program; however, that
doesn’t mean the examples can’t be used, instead it means that you will have to
till the ground until it is ready for seeds to be planted.
***This book was provided by the
publisher for an unbiased opinion. No money was exchanged for a positive
review.***
