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Date: 26 September 2005 17:47:35
Thursday we held the first Sunday School Teachers' Meeting since I return as a teacher last year. In my previous stint as a teacher, 20 years ago, we used to have these every month.
The 4 teachers got together and began to talk about what we, as a group, are doing. We have a Sunday School that is in decline but this has been happening for quite some time. We have had occasional rallies and the numbers have leaped from 5-6 up to 10-12 but then they gradually drop off.
We decided to reorganise earlier this year and had two teachers for the under 6's and 2 for the 7-10's but this has now had to be rearranged. I hate this constant reorganisation but in a chapel such as ours it keeps happening. With an ageing congregation, and one that is based around families, it is not surprising that we lose helpers to care for relatives.
We have decided that the under 7's will now have one teacher, there are currently 2-3 children; the 7-10's will also have 1 teacher, meanwhile the over 10's will have me and my sister. With my work with the youth every other Sunday afternoon, and a wife to keep happy, I felt that it would be better not to spread myself too thinly. Considering my size that should be impossible, I hear you say!!!
Now we've got that done I can begin too devote more time and resources to improving the youth group and coaxing some back to Sunday School.