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SABBATH SCHOOL

MATHARE NORTH Sda Sabbath school article

Our SLOGAN- ‘THE LORD IS GOOD’ – a stronghold in the day of trouble, and he knoweth them that trust in him

Sabbath School Mission statement:

The mission of the Sabbath School is to be a system of local church religious education that builds faith and practice. Based at the local church, Sabbath School builds faith through the study of the Scriptures and the doctrines and teachings of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It builds practice through the Application of biblical principles and the teaching of the Seventh Day Adventist Church to the individual lives of the Sabbath School members

Sabbath school Vision

The purpose of the Sabbath School is to make disciples for Christ. It includes the nurture of spiritual growth in members and prospective members, as well as the unchurched who come to join in the fellowship, study, sharing, and service. Achievement of our objectives is premised on the following key areas:

  1. Fellowship
  2. World Mission Emphasis
  3. Community Outreach
  4. Study of the world of God

Our goal

Our main goal is Winning and saving the Souls for Christ.

Objectives

  • Revival and Reformation through Sabbath School active involvement.
  • Develop and implement a Sabbath School revitalization training program for Sabbath School teachers.
  • Increase the number of people praying and studying the Sabbath School Bible guides.
  • Increase the number of people attending Sabbath School.
  • Emphasize Sabbath School as a platform for discipleship.
  • Encourage teachers to make study of the Bible in Sabbath School participatory.
  • Study for transformation, not just information.
  • To involve Sabbath School members in daily Bible study and prayer.
  • To encourage Sabbath School leaders, teachers, and classes to take the initiative in communicating the three angels’ messages and carrying out the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Desired outcome

To help each of our members to:

  • Become disciples of Jesus.
  • Understand the Bible text and Bible history by teaching effective, engaging lessons.
  • Understand the historical and theological development of the Adventist Church.
  • Develop stronger relationships and unity among class members.
  • Have a passion for reclamation of former and inactive members.
  • Learn how to organize the Sabbath School class for community outreach.
  • Train Sabbath School members for mission.
  • Become empowered for leadership.

 

As highlighted in our Mission Statement above, our desire is to make the Sabbath School services and programs a magnet that will attract a number of members and prospective members on a weekly basis.

As a department, we envision having an interdepartmental corporation with various leaders and other key stakeholders in the Ministry with an aim of improving the Sabbath School services and making it a home for everyone.

We also have in place a program where we shall actively involve the members in a rotational program by incorporating Sabbath School class teachers and Coordinators in conduct of Sabbath school activities.

HOW TO achieve OUR SABBATH SCHOOL objectives  

  • In our plans, we are intending to dedicate the first 5 minutes of each lesson to plan, pray and share:
  • We Plan to visit, pray, care for missing or hurting members, and distribute religious literature materials in collaboration with the publishing director.
  • Pray and discuss ways to minister to the needs of church families, inactive members, youth, women, men, and various ways to get the church family involved.
  • Pray and discuss ways of reaching our community, city, and world, fulfilling the Gospel Commission by sowing, reaping, and keeping. Involve all ministries in the church as you plan short-term and long-term soul-winning projects.
  • Sabbath School is about intentional acts of kindness, making members actively get involved in the day-to-day conduct of our services. The following are some practical ways we are intending to employ to become personally involved:
  1. Develop the habit of finding needs in our community.
  2. Make plans to address those needs.
  3. Pray for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
  • Lesson Study. Encourage members to engage in individual prayer and Bible study— make study of the Bible in Sabbath School participatory. Study for transformation, not information.

Future plans

As a department, we have the following proposed activities to be achieved within a reasonable time

 

  • Talent identification and Mentorship.We have realized that there are many members in the church who are richly talented in various aspects but they are unable to explore their talents due to the limited chance given to them by the church. Through Sabbath School Programs, we shall be able to identify individual capabilities of our members and we shall recommend them for further training to become ministers of the gospel.