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How many people on your Sunday School responsibility list have not attended class in the past 6 months? How many people attend your worship services but have not yet become involved in a Sunday School class? The aim of this week is to incorporate into the Sunday School those persons who are associated in some way with the local church, but who are not currently involved in a Sunday School class.

•  Work to have a Sunday School attendance equal to the current Sunday School responsibility list on this day.

•  In preparation for this week, have each class review the names on their responsibility list, making sure contact information is correct. Be certain not to remove names carelessly or without the approval of the pastor. Names should only be removed if persons have moved out of town, passed away, or joined another Sunday School. Click here for further instructions regarding the Responsibility List.

•  Request from the church office a list of people who are currently involved in worship services and outreach ministries of the local church, but who are not currently involved in Sunday School. Add these persons to Sunday School class lists as prospects.

•  Ask the teachers of the nursery through high school Sunday School classes for a list of children whose parents do not attend Sunday School. Have the adult classes invite these parents to Sunday School on this Sunday.

•  A few weeks before this Sunday, make a list of infrequent attendees and prospects for each class. Assign each regular Sunday School attendee a handful of infrequent attendees to contact and invite to Sunday School on this Sunday. (Suggestion: on Preparation Sunday, have the class members write cards inviting prospects to Sunday School on October 9.)

•  Once new attendees indicate a willingness to attend, add them to the active Responsibility List. Follow up on that initial commitment! Contact them weekly and invite them to Sunday School and other activities.

•  Check with the pastor for names and addresses of homebound or hospitalized persons. Have classes of all ages schedule visits to these persons over the next several weeks. Ask for volunteers to go grocery shopping for shut-ins during this week.

•  Schedule a progressive dinner in the homes of shut-ins. Have the Sunday School class visit several homebound persons, sharing a portion of the meal with each person, before moving on to the next person's home for the next course. Class members share the responsibility for providing the food. Be sure to provide a full meal for each person being visited. While visiting, share the Sunday School lesson.