10:00am
Every Sunday

We have Bible Study Groups that meet each Sunday morning at 10 am. These groups are designed to not only study God's Word, but to minister to the needs of each person.

Enrolling in a group does not obligate you in any way, but it does obligate us to pray for you and to minister to you if you should ever have a need.

Church membership is not a requirement for enrollment. There is a group for every age.

I appreciate the members of DBC allowing me to serve you as Sunday School Director this year. I have served in our Church in various positions for over 26 years, but I have never served as Sunday School Director. I have been attending seminars and studying what this position involves and have learned a lot about Sunday School that I didn't know before. One of the excellent articles I would like to share with you is this one by Topper Reid.

Bill Filmore
Sunday School Director

CORE VALUES OF SUNDAY SCHOOL
BY TOPPER REID

Introduction

'A core value may be defined as the “essential and enduring tenets of an organization” that lead to the guiding principles that impact how everyone in the organization thinks and acts.' These values define what an organization stands for. Core values seldom change. Even though an organization may experience new leaders, fads, change its name, employ new strategies, restructure, or undergo technological change, the core values are the glue that hold the organization true to its purpose over time.

The Great Commission is the foundation from which the core values of Sunday School are drawn and hold us true to the purpose of Sunday School in the past, the present and the future. Even the name Sunday School may change, but the core values of Sunday School will always remain. Matthew 28:19-20 (KJV) give us the basis to define our core values: “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the son, and of the Holy Ghost: . . . teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.” It is upon this scripture that our core values for Sunday School are laid. 2The definition for Southern Baptist Sunday Schools is stated as: Sunday School is the foundational strategy in a local church for leading people to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and for building on-mission Christians through open Bible study groups that engage people in evangelism, discipleship, ministry, fellowship, and worship.

Our core values may simply be stated under the following five areas: Evangelism, Discipleship, Fellowship, Ministry and Worship. Let's look at each one of these separately and define each one.

The Five Core Values of Sunday School

 Evangelism: we will seek to reach people for Christ. • Build relationships with people outside the class in order to reach them. • Share our personal stories about how Christ makes a difference in our lives. • Intentionally grow our class to the point we must start new classes. • Develop and maintain a file of information about potential class members. • Follow a weekly plan to enlist new class members. • Implement an on-going “open group” strategy. • Be committed to a strategy to implement the Great Commission

 Discipleship: we will teach the Bible to transform human lives. • Learners will be engaged in thirty minutes of weekly interactive Bible study. • Class members will be challenged to develop weekly personal study times. • The Bible is used as the textbook for study. • A well-balanced, doctrinally sound curriculum is used as a guide for study.

 Fellowship: we will provide opportunities to develop relationships. • We will be receptive to guests that join us in our class. • A warm caring environment is the goal for each class session. • A social event will be planned every 4-6 weeks throughout the year. • Each social event will include relationship-building activities. • All members, in-service members, and guests will be invited to socials.

 Ministry: we will minister to the needs of each class member. • Each member will be placed in a Care Group and contacted systematically. • A concerted effort will be made to know each person's life needs. • Our class will have a plan for crises that occur in the lives of members. • Class members will be encouraged to find their place of ministry. • The class will be organized by giftedness so that the class functions properly. • The class will plan regular ministry projects to meet needs in their community.

 Worship: we will encourage each person to be involved in worship. • Each member will be challenged to have a daily quiet time. • All members will be encouraged to attend corporate worship. • Each member will be challenged to observe weekly family devotions