High quality nursery and toddler care is essential if visitors with children are going to continue coming. A church which wants to integrate visitors and new members needs to quickly involve them in Sunday school classes, Bible study groups, or other small group opportunities. People increasingly value an atmosphere in which they feel safe in sharing their deepest feelings and in expressing differences of opinion. Our church respects diversity of opinion and does not put people down for expressing disagreement . Those who come want to feel free to express their opinions.
Anabaptist churches have excellent curricula and many dedicated teachers.
Our growing Anabaptist churches reflect high levels of satisfaction with Christian education as is the case in growing mainline Protestant churches. Yet our overall Anabaptist averages on these items are a little lower than the North American averages. We do have a tendency to be a little more self-critical than mainline Protestants, but that doesn t explain all of the difference. Many of our Sunday schools are very small which no doubt makes it harder to meet the needs of a wide range of people. Our emphasis on family and consensus may cause some people not to feel comfortable expressing differing viewpoints.