Sunday School--it's for life! is making an impact on Sunday schools throughout The United Methodist Church. How can your conference, district, Board of Discipleship, CEF, or District Pastors get involved in this effort? A good place to start is by inviting a speaker or workshop leader to share the vision.

How can you get someone to come and speak to your group? Click on the link below to read about the persons who are willing to be a part of your effort. Each of these persons has a vision for Sunday schools and want to share the story of Sunday school's impact and potential.

What do we ask of you? Most of these speakers are not staff of the United Methodist Publishing House or General Board of Discipleship and are providing this service as a ministry to the church. As you invite them, please plan to cover their travel expenses and consider the appropriateness of an honorarium.

To find someone to speak to your group, click here.

A set of 12 of the Sunday School--it's for life! posters are now available for purchase. Cokesbury has had several requests for printed copies of the free posters. We have prepared a set of 12 posters for purchase. Click here to learn more

The free download posters will continue to be available as noted below.

In addition to the above poster set, four new items described in this brochure are available to help you promote the Sunday School. Included in this brochure (download now) in PDF format are descriptions of the new:

Certificate of Appreciation (click here to find out more)

Post Card (click here to find out more)

Door Hangers (click here to find out more)

Business Cards (click here to find out more)

Download any one or all 19 posters to promote the Sunday School. To print out the poster, go to a Kinko’s or your local photocopy company. To view the posters click here.

Para ver los carteles en Español, haga click aquí. 

These notes for newsletters, suggestions for ways to support and give attention to your Sunday School, and litanies and prayers come from Circuit Rider magazine and from materials prepared by the General Board of Discipleship. Please feel free to use or adapt any of these resources to suit your church.

• January/February 2006 (pdf)
• September/October 2005 (pdf)
• July/August 2005 (pdf)
• May/June 2005 (pdf)
• March/April 2005 (pdf) 
• January/February 2005 (pdf)
• November/December 2004 (pdf) 
• September/October 2004 (pdf)
• July/August 2004 (pdf) Special edition of Circuit Rider on Sunday School - it's for life!
• Highlighting the Sunday School in Worship (pdf)
   

One of the best ways to get your church fired up about Sunday School is to show them the Sunday School -- it's for life! video. You might want to start by showing it to your staff, your Administrative Council, or your Education chair. Session plans for use with the videos is also available. Click here to download or order a copy of the video or to get the session plans.

• High-resolution color jpg
• High-resolution color tif (mac)
  Control click and "Download Linked File As" to download
• High-resolution color tif (pc)
  Right click and "Save Target As" to download
   
• High-resolution black & white jpg
• High-resolution black & white tif (mac)
  Control click and "Download Linked File As" to download
• High-resolution black & white tif (pc)
  Right click and "Save Target As" to download

Feel free to use the logo on letterhead, posters, bulletins, nametags, projection slides, and any other way that it helps you raise the profile of Sunday School.

For teacher appreciation gifts, consider customized Sunday School—it’s for life! T-shirts, tote bags, keychains, ballcaps, mugs, aprons, decals, bumper stickers, or static-cling stickers. Contact Cokesbury Specialty Imprints for help with specialty gifts.

To help promote the Sunday School—it's for life! emphasis, you can download a 2-page color brochure. This brochure can be copied and distributed to churches and church members. Help promote Sunday School—it's for life! (The brochure is in pdf format and will require the Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer.)

• Sunday School—It's for Life! Brochure (pdf)

We can all benefit from the experiences of fellow pastors, teachers, and educators throughout the church. That's what makes a connectional church so great! If you have an idea that worked for you or an uplifting story about Sunday School, please click here and submit your idea or story.

Thank you in advance!

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We offer official the Sunday School -- it's for life! logo, which you can customize by adding up to two lines of your own text. We print in beautiful high-quality full color, and there is no minimim to buy. Create your apparel today and receive your order within a 10 business days!

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