Category: Sunday School


Outreach and discipleship the fruit of Vacation Bible School as numbers return to pre-pandemic levels
After Vacation Bible School is over at Hillcrest Baptist Church in Enterprise, Annette Whitton does a lot of follow-up. She doesn’t do it alone — she does it with the


To All the Vacation Bible School Volunteers… THANK YOU!!
If you have had your eyes open while driving anywhere in town over the summer, you have no doubt seen the brightly colored banners, bunches of balloons, or wavy inflatable


Bible Drill carries on through pandemic
COVID-19 has had a major impact on many ministries the past two years, but church leaders have overcome the hurdles and carried on. When it comes to Bible Drill, three


SBOM Adds Staff to Boost Disciple-Making Ministry
Daniel Edmonds said for his team — as with most people — the COVID-19 pandemic caused them to rethink everything. Edmonds, who serves as director of the office of Sunday School and


Jamie Baldwin Retires After More Than 23 Years at SBOM
When Jamie Baldwin was a teenager, his world fell apart. His parents divorced, his sister and brother-in-law divorced and his girlfriend broke up with him. “It was a very tough


SBOM’s Eileen Mitchell Retires
Eileen Mitchell was the youngest of all the grandchildren in her family, and she used to love to sit with her granddaddy on the porch and listen to his stories


Creativity, Planning Helpful for Kids, Parents Amid Changes in Programs, Worship
According to a recent study by LifeWay Research, only 12% of Protestant churches currently are holding small groups for children. While some churches are planning to start back in September,


Ministering to Senior Adults in Challenging Times
Ken Allen Well, it is good to have you here today and we’re gonna officially start this morning. And again, we wanna make the most of our time today. I’m


Talking with Children about COVID-19 & Re-entering Social Situations
With the lifting of some COVID-19 guidelines, some churches have chosen to gather in person for worship for the first time in several weeks. With this decision comes a variety