The above list is far from all-inclusive. There may be many other factors involved and there are certainly many varying degrees and facets of those causes listed. If we are willing to search out and understand the reasons for loss in our Sunday school, we have taken the first positive steps toward dealing with the problem. The logical next move is to determine which causes are preventable and which are not. Let's examine the 5 we have listed.
People move for various reasons.
This is unpreventable and does not account for a large percentage of dropouts. Most will attend a Sunday school in their new location. We will never please all of the people all of the time, however, we need to be sure that the needs of the Sunday school family are being met. For example, adults grouped together from ages 18 to 45 is a very poor grouping just as students 14 years to 25 years would not be able to share common problems comfortably. The size of the class is another important factor.