Some churches call it Sunday School, but we consider this to be a special time for discipling the members of our church—that is why we call it Disciple Makers.
Many churches choose to educate their members in age segregated classrooms, where the specific lesson is geared toward the age group or segment of church. Adults meet with adults, kids meet with kids, teens with teens, etc… At Providence, we believe that type of methodology is flawed and the message is diluted when segmented into micro lessons for each family member. Like worship at Providence, we believe that our “Sunday School” hour should be a corporate event. We sit together as families and learn as a family, which allows a more focused and comprehensive approach for family discipleship.
This hour is segmented into three parts. First, we recognize those who have memorized Scripture, then we have an interactive lesson based on the Westminster Shorter Catechism. After this, we break into four groups, sopranos, altos, tenors and bases, and learn to sing a couple of hymns in four-part harmony.
We meet weekly for Disciple Makers at 2:30 PM in the sanctuary.