One Class at a Time

If Sunday School feels like the church’s “optional add-on” (right next to the broken stapler and the 1997 flannelgraph), this book is here to lovingly poke it in the ribs—then show you how to make it roar again.

Inside you’ll learn how to:

• Turn Sunday School into your church’s front door (so visitors don’t wander the halls like confused contestants on a game show)
• Connect the Great Commission to the class hour—“in every house” (Acts 5:42)
• Build a soul-winning atmosphere inside the classroom—not just in the pulpit
• Shepherd people the pastor can’t see from the platform (without turning the church into a spreadsheet)
• Fix the “we ran out of rooms” problem—and the “we ran out of excuses” problem
• Train leaders, birth new classes, and create momentum that lasts beyond one big day
• Recruit workers when you don’t know who to ask (including a simple, prayerful method using the membership list—one name at a time)
• Assimilate guests into family, new converts into disciples, and attenders into engaged servants

You’ll also get honest troubleshooting for when Sunday School gets stuck, plus practical systems that keep it warm, organized, and growing—without losing the heart.

Humorous, straight-shooting, and deeply pastoral, ONE CLASS AT A TIME will help you reclaim Sunday School as more than a time slot. It can become the engine of discipleship, the cradle of outreach, and the place where people don’t just attend church… they belong.

Ready to stop babysitting the hour—and start building the church, one class at a time?