F.A.Q.s about Sunday School
Q. How will I know who my student’s Sunday School teacher will be?
A. Kenny plans the Sunday School year in August. You may call the office anytime starting in September, and they will have a curriculum guide for the school year.
Q. Is it that important for my child to attend?
A. Well, Hebrews 10 tells us that we shouldn’t ‘neglect meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing’. It is an excellent opportunity for your student to grow spiritually. It’s also good for them to be alongside other believers who are growing spiritually as well.
Q. How can I get my student to participate?
A. First of all, be sure that you’re a participant as well. It’s awfully hard
to convince your student how important something is, when your own
life doesn’t reflect that value. Secondly, don’t give them the choice.
Encourage their lifestyle to include this as a priority in their lives.
The habits that are formed now will most likely carry over as adults.
Finally, pray for them. There are a number of students that come to
Sunday School each week whose parents don’t even attend our church.
They come because they have a hunger for the Word. Pray for this
hunger to grow in your child, then give them the opportunity to get
fed.
Q. How can I know what my student needs in order to graduate from BIC?
A. Call the church office and ask for Lynn. She has all of the requirements on her computer, and will be glad to answer your questions. If you have any additional questions or problems, please contact Kenny.
F.A.Q.s about Wednesday nights
Q. Can I drop my Jr. High student off at church and have them walk across the street to youth group?
A. No. For safety purposes, we ask that you bring your student directly to the school. There is someone at the premises from 6:15 p.m. until the last student is picked up at night. (By the way, please be prompt in picking up your student. There have been times our leaders have had to wait 45 minutes for the final student to leave.)
Q. My child doesn’t have any friends that go to youth group, so they
don’t want to come. What should I do?
A. This is a vicious circle. They don’t have friends, so they don’t come. They don’t come, so they don’t make friends. First of all, PLEASE let us know what your student is struggling with. It makes it much easier for us to meet their needs.
Encourage them to invite a good friend to come along with them. We will be sure to place them in the same small group, as well as on the same team for any organized games (Jr. High).
Encourage them to take this time to reach out to others. Many times we hear of a number of students that are the same gender, in the same grades that feel “left out”. Encourage your student to step out and meet some new people. We know it’s hard, but we have seen MANY great friendships arise out of youth group because of this very thing. My mom used to say, “If you’re waiting for the ‘Meet Kirsten’ line to form, it never will. How about being the first person in somebody else’s line.”
Q. What’s the deal with the snacks?
A. There will be a snack schedule made up for a few months in advance. It will be mailed to you, along with suggestions of what to bring. You will also receive a reminder postcard the week that you’re “on”. We wish you could know how excited the students are for snack time!!! They get so bummed out if they’re forgotten. Thanks so much for your contribution.
Q. Do you think it’s a good idea to use Youth Group as a reward/
punishment for my child? It’s the one thing in the week that they just HATE to miss.
A. NO WAY!! We remember one week a student missed youth group because they had been mouthing off to their parents. We talked about honoring parents that night. Another student missed one week because she had been hanging out with a guy that her parents disapproved of. We talked about healthy guy/girl relationships that night. Get the picture? Please don’t take away opportunities for your student to hear truth. We would be more than happy to offer you some other suggestions for discipline if you’d like. ;-)
Q. How do you choose the small groups for Wednesday night?
A. We pray, pray, pray first of all. Secondly, we determine the size
based on how many leaders we have. Finally, we randomly mix the
students according to gender and age. Once in awhile, we’ve had requests that we’ve been able to accommodate as well, but generally speaking, we don’t work from that standpoint. We’ve been amazed, year after year how faithful God has been in providing just the right leaders for just the right students.
Q. Is my child in Kenny or Kirsten’s small group because they have special
problems?
A. No.
Q. Is the reason my child isn’t in Kenny or Kirsten’s small group because
they don’t particularly like them?
A. No.
Q. If I had an idea of something that I would like to see discussed on a Wednesday night, could I let Kenny know about that?
A. Absolutely!!!! We want to meet your needs.
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