Instead he opted for action . That's a model worth following. Your Kids Relationships A church growth specialist I know has a theory that he calls the Friend Factor . He maintains that people who visit a Sunday school class will make commitments to join if they develop friendships in that group. Those who visit and do not develop friendships will eventually leave, no matter how great the programming is.
Kids love being with other kids.
Kids want to go where their friends are and where they can develop friendships. In some ways, Sunday school offers great opportunities for relationship building. You have time to program a variety of fun team-building activities. Your class can celebrate birthdays and awards. A friend of mine told me how he recently let his young son fill the car with gas for the first time.