Sunday (Church) School in 2015

I was able to participate in a workshop at the Episcopal Church in CT Spring Training & Gathering.  Sharon Pearson gave a wonderful presentation that looked at the history of sunday (church) school and asked some real good questions about it in 2015.

She posted them on her blog:

• Part 1: How Did We Get Here? 
• Part 2: Today’s Context 
• Part 3: A New Ecosystem 
• Part 4: Nurturing Networks
• Part 5: Where do we go from here? 

USA Today asked Has the sun set on Sunday school?

In part it says:

Yet it's worth noting that the reason MacNeil's kids don't attend Sunday school is lack of time. Instead of a day of rest, Sunday has become just another day for over-scheduled kids to be chauffeured from sports practice to music lessons or SAT tutoring. It doesn't help that parents themselves, so overwhelmed by life, are skipping church. 

Read the whole article here.

From Sharon's blog: "To help you get connected to others, I recommend the following curated websites that highlight best practices and share innovative ideas that are within our reach."

• Building Faith – articles from practitioners regarding Christian formation
• Forma – a network of creative Christian formation folks (lay/ordained, paid/volunteer, children/youth/young adult/adults) who dream big, have passion, and care helping others grow in faith
• Vibrant Faith Ministries – research and ideas for all generations
• Hope4ChristianEducation – a curated site of articles from a broad spectrum of denominations
• Key Resources – book and curriculum reviews, digital ministry ideas
• Worshipping with Children – resources and ideas for the inclusion of children in worship
• StoryPath – using children’s literature to share God’s Story, including pairings with the Sunday lectionary