What expectations should your church have for members of an adult Sunday School or Bible study class? Let’s continue our top ten expectations:
6. Follow up with guests and ministry opportunities. You’re not exempt from the Great Commission! Work with your church and class leaders and help them follow up with Sunday morning guests. Invite them to sit with you in the worship service or invite them to eat with you afterwards. Drop a note or an email latter in the week and thank them for coming.
Follow up on ministry opportunities. Take the initiative to prepare a meal for a grieving family; send flowers to someone in the hospital or make quick call to someone in need of encouragement.
7. Be vulnerable share your life. As you faithfully and consistently study God’s word together every week share with fellow members what God has done in your life. This doesn’t mean you should share a (dirty) laundry list of personal sins with other class members. In fact the Bible says, “confess your sins one to another.” Share what God and has taught and is teaching you.
8. Build community in your class: 24/7/365. It’s not just a Sunday morning thang! Hang out together. Do stuff….or nothing at all….together! Connect with others in your class who share interests, activities and hobbies. Love and Laugh….together!
9. Find someone to serve in your church and community. Find someone to minister to in your church or community. Be intentional about it. The class I’m a member in plans at least one mission project every quarter. We also have a monthly rotation of members who visit a senior adult in our community. Recently, nearly two dozen class members spent an entire morning cleaning her home, garage, yard and automobile. The need is great. People are out there. Discover and do!
10. Invite and bring others. A personal invitation is the best and more effective tool you have. Put it to good use. Think about the people you know who need to be in a Bible study. Make a list. Begin to pray for them. Begin to invite them. See what God does. He won’t disappoint.
How are you measuring up? God has expectations for all of us. Let’s begin to meet them and see what he does.
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