When the Class Size Changes Every Week

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of managing varying class sizes in Sunday school.

Today we're talking about the challenges that come with having an unexpected Sunday school class size. When we’re blessed with an unexpected amount of guests, we’re scrambling to accommodate so many, and when it’s just a few, or even one, we suddenly have to fill time that despite our careful planning, are not quite prepared to fill. I’ve had to deal with both over the years, and while one or two students don’t really change how a Sunday morning goes, a dramatic increase or drop in att...

Topics covered

• Sunday school
• class size
• challenges
• planning
• accommodation

Keywords

• unexpected guests
• teaching
• Sunday morning
• student engagement

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