Steve Parr

Adult Sunday school can effectively increase the health of a church, and foster community and spiritual formation among its participants. Sunday School That Really Excels is a revealing look at actual churches with adult fellowships that not only survive but thrive. No matter the setting or challenges facing your church, this book is highly encouraging and practical. Various authors contribute chapters that blend an illustration of an excellent existing Sunday school ministry with scriptural support and leadership principles to enhance your own church's ministry. Chapters are devoted to particular situations faced by many churches, such as Sunday school in a rural setting; on the heels of a crisis; in a multicultural community; among transition to small groups; revitalizing a long-established ministry; and many others. Sunday school expert Steve Parr brings together lessons from the best of the best so that all Sunday school ministries can excel!

Triage and prescriptive help for critical problems in your church's Sunday school program In this sequel to Sunday School That Really Works, Steve Parr explores twenty-four problems in organizing and teaching a Sunday school class. But he does more than present the problems; he provides practical and biblical wisdom on how the problems may be solved. The author tackles each issue using the first-responder motif: triage, prescription, first aid, and rehab. The book is divided into two sections: general Sunday school organizational issues, and specific issues related to a particular Sunday school class. The result is an ideal tool for the pastor of education, Sunday school director, and Sunday school teacher that can be used to identify weaknesses and to determine how to restore the Sunday school to good health.

For those who declare that Sunday school doesn't work anymore, here is a book that can revitalize this often neglected ministry. Steve Parr encourages churches to reenergize traditional Sunday school by making it intentionally evangelistic, using proven methods and strategies already implemented in hundreds of growing churches. He guides churches through the process of analyzing their present programs and moving in a new direction to fulfill the Great Commission. He includes discussion questions as well as survey and interview helps.