Prepared for Visitors to Your Sunday School?

Use this checklist to help determine how prepared your church is to welcome and involve visitors through your Christian education program.

___ Are teachers prepared to greet new students as they enter the classroom?

___ Are teachers of children comfortable introducing themselves to the parents of visitors? Do teachers know whether or not visiting children should remain in the room until their parents return?

___ Are the rooms all neat, including updated bulletin boards?

___ Are class members encouraged to hang banners, posters, and other results of class activity?

___ Are teachers comfortable introducing visitors to the rest of the class?

___ Do teachers provide opportunity for some sharing to help visitors feel more at home?

___ Is there a procedure to record the name, address, and phone of any visitors to a class or group?

___ Is there a procedure for sharing information about visitors with the church office?

___ Do adult classes have coffee and tea available?

___ Do youth classes have juice and donuts?

___ Are extra copies of curriculum and other study resources available for visitors?

___ Are visitors informed of any coming social events and encouraged to participate?

___ Is there a procedure for follow-up on anyone who visits a Christian education class or event?

___ Do students in the class or group take a part in that follow-up process rather than leaving it all to the teacher or leader?

___ Are the classrooms all attractive, comfortable places to meet?

___ Are there greeters who can direct visitors to the appropriate classes?

___ Are class or group members encouraged to invite friends to the group?

From New Life Ministries Report 3: "Healthy Sunday School – Growing Church."

You are free to reproduce this questionnaire for use in your own congregation. Thank you for giving credit to New Life Ministries, www.NewLifeMinistries-NLM.org