To help junior highers introduce their friends to the Lord and our church, I began a series of Saturday cooking classes advertised through flyers sent home with our youth group. Our students were asked to invite their friends. I chose meals a student would likely eat and reproduce at home, with a special emphasis on desserts. We cook, practice good manners and the art of table conversation, then do dishes.
Recipes go home with the students, who are encouraged to cook the meal that week for their families.
Our youth group has doubled since the project started, and several of the students' families have visited or are now attending our church. After the meal, the staff, board members, and visitors are introduced. A video is shown to highlight various church ministries. At the conclusion, questions are welcomed. It's difficult to get professional teachers to volunteer for Sunday school, since they teach all week.