LifeWay Sunday School vs. Small Groups Debate—LIVE! May 19 @ 9:30 a.m.

by Laura Magness on May 18, 2009

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Tomorrow, May 19, at 9:30 a.m. CDT, Rick Howerton, author of last week’s leadership article “Starting a Small Group Ministry,” will be participating in an eLearning training session with David Francis, LifeWay’s director of Sunday School. Tune in here to watch them debate/discuss the differences between the two models of Bible study.

You will walk away with a new understanding of Sunday School vs. Small Groups as well as answers to the following issues:

  • Which is the “best” method?
  • Is there really any difference, it’s just two different names for bible-study groups?
  • Why would I want off-campus groups?
  • Can Sunday School and Small Groups really work together?
  • Won’t I lose Sunday School members if I start Small Groups?
  • Can’t you have intimacy in Sunday School?
  • Are Small Groups ever welcoming to new members?
  • Small Groups don’t seem to help with biblical literacy?
  • How can I keep Small Groups on target theologically when every group member has an opinion, whereas Sunday School classes have a knowledgeable teacher?

About the Author

Laura Magness is an editor for Threads. She is a graduate of Samford University and Dallas Theological Seminary, and lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband, Nathan, and part-basset hound, part-lab, Hank.

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