A HEARTFELT CALL TO SERVE IN SUNDAY SCHOOL

Every Sunday, a group of young, curious, and energetic children walk through our church doors. They come not just to be cared for — but to be led. They come with hearts wide open, eager to meet Jesus.

And what they need… is someone who will live the Word before them.

Proverbs 22:6 reminds us: “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” This is not a task for perfect people. It’s a calling for faithful ones — disciples who are willing to live out God’s Word in front of little eyes and ears.

Being a Sunday School teacher isn’t about having all the answers. It’s about becoming a living example of God’s love and truth. It’s about planting seeds of faith — one prayer, one question, one moment at a time.

But more than that — it is a missional calling.

When Jesus said, “Go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19), He wasn’t just talking about distant lands. He was also pointing to the mission fields right in front of us — the children in our own church. The ones who sit quietly (or not so quietly!) on the floor each Sunday, looking up and wondering what faith really means.

To be a Sunday School teacher is to be a missional disciple — someone who doesn’t just receive the Word but passes it on. As 2 Timothy 2:2 teaches: “What you have heard from me... entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.” And that brings me to a very specific invitation:

Brothers, we need you.

Our children need to see men who love God. Men who open the Bible. Men who sing, who pray, who serve with gentleness and conviction. In a world where role models are confusing and often broken, our church can offer something radically different — a godly man, quietly and consistently showing the heart of Christ.

You may think, “I’m not cut out for this.” But you are. What we need is not perfection, but presence. Not expertise, but faithfulness.

Serving in Sunday School is one of the most spiritually refining ministries in the church. Children are beautifully honest. They reflect our tone, our attention, our heart — not just for them, but for Christ. Their questions, their wonder, and their trust press us to go deeper in our own walk with Jesus.

Matthew 18:5 says: “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me.”
And Deuteronomy 6:6–7 exhorts: “These words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children...”

As we teach, we are taught. As we lead, we are shaped. Sunday School grows not just the children — but the teacher too.

Right now, we’re running short of hands. But what we need most… are hearts.
Hearts that are willing to grow.
Hearts that are willing to love.
Hearts that are willing to be challenged and changed.

So, brothers and sisters, will you grow with them? Will you step into this mission field — and make disciples right here in our church?

Being His missional disciple,

Pastor Forest