Statistics like these give evidence to the concerns expressed by these persons. When you are asked such a big question under the circumstances of a brief discussion at an event like the Farm Show, it's hard to give much of an answer. In fact, in most cases all you could do it to encourage them to keep working and praying and try to give them some literature or refer them to a source of additional help. I'm not talking about whether they need glasses. I'm talking about their Christian vision for their Sunday school.
Vision is an informed bridge from the present to the future.
For the Sunday school, vision is the ability to perceive the real possibilities of our ministry. Things have been done the same old way for years. Nothing new is being tried and there are no real plans for the future. Every church probably has a mission statement. That's where vision comes in.