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Is your church reaching out to students?

Do you provide opportunities to shape and mold children, youth, and young adults in the Christian values they may or may not be taught in their schools? Do you provide leadership roles for students within the church? The goal for this week is to reach out to students of all ages, especially children, teens, and young adults.

•  Encourage students to invite their classmates on this Sunday. Sponsor a competition to see which grade in school (or which school district, if there are more than one represented among your church's members) has the most in Sunday School this day.

•  If your church sponsors a daycare or school, invite students who do not regularly attend Sunday School to come this week with their families.

•  Encourage Sunday School classes to write cards to college students who are away from home. If there are several students away at college, assign each class a student to pray for and encourage throughout the remainder of the school year. Send a small “care package” of goodies to each student.

•  Prior to this Sunday, create a list of college students who attend your church and do not have family in the area. Encourage adult class members to host one or several students for Sunday dinner and to be available to host students at other times throughout the school year.

•  Host a talent show on Sunday evening and incorporate the talents of students of all ages. Promote it as a fun event for students already in the church as well as an outreach event for students to invite their unchurched friends and classmates. During the evening's events, be sure to extend an invitation to Sunday School.