TMC Youth’s Susie Rynerson traveled to South Africa in November 2007 to co-host Sunday School workshops with local churches in three cities. These churches flung their doors wide open and welcomed hundreds of attendees from the surrounding communities—some familiar with Christian Science and some who were not. Watch this highlights video to see how both students and teachers reignited their excitement about the Christian Science Sunday School–a school for healers.
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Have you ever wanted to hear what Sunday School students think about their classes? TMC Youth’s Susie Rynerson talked with a group of students from St. Louis. Hear them give the lowdown on what makes a good class and the importance of Sunday School in general.
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They’re perfect for when we need some inspiration and they’re an excellent way to share encouragement with a friend. They’re quotes from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. Hear what passages are favorites among a group of Sunday School students from St. Louis. They spoke with TMC Youth’s Susie Rynerson.
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Some students have attended a Christian Science Sunday School since they were born, while others may be attending one for the first time. This experience gap can be hard to manage both as a teacher and a student. But, one Sunday School teacher in Paris, France discovered how natural it was to conduct class no matter the background of her students or the size of her class.
TMC Youth’s Susie Rynerson sat down with Miryam Betouche who shared how her classes became more meaningful—and grew—once she prayed about how to better “receive” students in Sunday School.
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A new series of live Web chats sponsored by TMC Youth
TMC Youth is hosting a fun and informative new series of live chats with Sunday School teachers and superintendents around the world.
In part one, we explored the role of Sunday School superintendents in Christian Science Sunday Schools. We talked about how superintendents around the world are thinking about:
TMC Youth host, Susie Rynerson, shared news of her recent Sunday School workshops in South Africa. She, along with Laurie Scott, Superintendent of The Mother Church Sunday School in Boston, took up listener questions sent in via computer. Laurie has taught Sunday School in 5 different branches in 3 countries. She also served as superintendent for a small branch where the Sunday School grew—in just one year—from having no students to five full classes.
The chat is in English. We invite you to listen to the recorded chat at your convenience.
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Sunday School students and their teacher briefly discuss together the Manual provision for questions and answers during class. They explain how they have created an environment that fosters the free exchange of ideas, and how they prefer to ask and respond to questions while exploring the deeper meanings of texts from the Bible and Science and Health.
Sunday School students answer questions about what makes for good Sunday School. And they share what they’ve learned there about God, His creation, prayer, and resources. They explain how all these things have helped them, improved their lives, and healed them as well as their friends.
Sunday School students answer questions about what makes good Sunday School teachers and classes. They explain how they like classes to be set up, what questions and conversations are most engaging to them, and highlight ideas and activities that have been most meaningful for them in and out of class.
