Is Sunday School obsolete?

Is Sunday School obsolete?  This is a hard time for Sunday School. Because, it seems that churches are giving up on a traditional concept.  My Sunday School at the Delano Nazarene Church was positive and I will always remember the kind Sunday School teacher.   


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The decline in Sunday schools appears to be gradual but steady. A study by the Barna Group indicated that in 2004 churches were 6% less likely to provide Sunday school for children ages 2 to 5 as in 1997.

For middle-school kids, the decline was to 86% providing Sunday school in 2004 from 93% in 1997. Similarly, there was a six-percentage-point drop in Sunday schools offered for high school kids -- to 80% from 86%.

All in all, about 20,000 fewer churches were maintaining Sunday-school classes. And the future does not look bright: Only 15% of ministers regarded Sunday school as a leading concern. The younger the pastor, the study showed, the less emphasis he placed on Sunday school.

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Trailblazer
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Some churches would rather take the kids on expensive trips, have rock concerts and make sure the kids have their own decorated space to jam, watch videos etc. To be honest, and I have said this before . . . Gospel lite is diluting the message, it's so watered down that Christianity have become ridiculed by the media and those outside the church. Moral authority? Gone.
margie
and also politics. one church where i live is supposedly run on politics.moral authority and respect is gone. what you wrote is true trailblazer.
Mi' kmaq Biker
I rotate between 4 different churches one Episcopalian, 2 Catholic and one Protestant. I don't have any "numbers" but they all seem to have very active Sunday schools ..CDC...,the same sizes as when I was a kid. And the churches are full on Sundays ,except the Protestant, which is about 1/2 full which it has been for 22 years I've been going there....Just an observation
Rosemead Herald
Trail - You make a good point. Sunday school was a nice place for me to learn about my faith. Now, it seems that Christian Rock concerts trumps Bible stories.
Rosemead Herald
margie - You make a good point about politics in the church.
margie
also what was our country founded on? family, religion, and surviving. it is a shame to see how our country has gone down. it will never be the same. people act as though they don't have enough time or are lost looking for something that still exists but can't find it. to many temtations, that were oked by people who wanted an easier way of living, and anti americans.
Rosemead Herald
margie - you make a good point.

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