Sunday School

As often happens on Thursday when I intend to read broadly for sermon preparation, I came across something wholly off-topic that caught my attention.

Today, it was Debra Bendis' article "Back to Sunday School?"  In it, she shares a friend's lament about Sunday School that goes far deeper than curriculum or leaders.  The truth is, which Bendis notes so well, is that there are so many things that vie for our time, energy, and commitment.  In my visits with young families (and some not-so-young) I have seen and heard this firsthand.

There are many questions and answers seem to be in short supply sometimes, yet the overall question, which demands an answer is this: How do we as good Christian people live into the promises we make at children's baptisms to nurture, love, care for, lead, disciple, and guide to confession of faith for themselves?


This question gets at the root of Christ's mission in and for the world through the church.  As such, it seems also to be an integral question to ask ourselves regularly.

And, on a slightly different note, but on the topic of Sunday School, I ran across this website of free Sunday School curriculum based on the liturgical year.  http://storiesontheway.wordpress.com/  I haven't looked at it much, but it seemed interested and well-founded.