Jill Masters

This short little book demonstrates that Sunday School work is both possible and valuable. Although it is geared to larger Sunday Schools, and assumes a large catchment area, its core message is suitable even for more rural churches with less local children. The author (rightly in my view) encourages a return to the 'traditional Sunday School', but thankfully there is also a healthy emphasis on Sunday School being interesting and varied. But the main lesson to learn is that a successful show more Sunday School is one where all the staff are committed to the work, to the children, and to their families. It's a little too prescriptive to be recommended unhesitatingly, but a discerning reader ought to be able to filter out the particular idiosyncrasies associated with the Metropolitan Tabernacle, and make excellent use of the rest of the book. show less

This short little book demonstrates that Sunday School work is both possible and valuable. Although it is geared to larger Sunday Schools, and assumes a large catchment area, its core message is suitable even for more rural churches with less local children. The author (rightly in my view) encourages a return to the 'traditional Sunday School', but thankfully there is also a healthy emphasis on Sunday School being interesting and varied. But the main lesson to learn is that a successful show more Sunday School is one where all the staff are committed to the work, to the children, and to their families. It's a little too prescriptive to be recommended unhesitatingly, but a discerning reader ought to be able to filter out the particular idiosyncrasies associated with the Metropolitan Tabernacle, and make excellent use of the rest of the book. show less