Sunday school
Sunday school looks different since pandemic’s start: From monthly to missing
By Adelle M. Banks — December 21, 2022
(RNS) — ‘If you kept it online, you probably don’t have a religious education program now,’ expert Scott Thumma said of children’s activities.
Measuring COVID-19’s effect: Southern Baptists report 19% attendance drop
By Adelle M. Banks — May 12, 2022
(RNS) — Beyond a rise in baptisms, the only other growth Southern Baptists saw in 2021 was in financial giving.
Half of churches say Sunday school, other education programs disrupted by pandemic
By Adelle M. Banks — April 28, 2022
(RNS) — Overall, evangelical churches reported experiencing the least disruption to their educational programs, while mainline churches reported the most, followed by Catholic and Orthodox congregations.
Beth Moore left the SBC after the SBC left women to fend for themselves
By Karen Swallow Prior — April 5, 2021
(RNS) — The strongest objections of her critics seem to be fruits of their own sowing.
From flannelgraphs to Zoom, churches bring Sunday school home
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 12, 2020
(RNS) — As the coronavirus continues to upend daily life in the United States, churches and Christian leaders are finding ways to relieve anxious kids and overwhelmed parents online.
Jimmy Carter to teach Sunday school days after breaking hip
By The Associated Press — May 17, 2019
ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter plans to teach Sunday school this weekend just days after undergoing surgery for a broken hip, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
Jimmy Carter, 93, talks about his new book: ‘Faith’
By Adelle M. Banks — April 13, 2018
(RNS) — The former president also told RNS about his plans to speak at Liberty University and cutting back on his Sunday school teaching.
Furies over immigration
By Martin E. Marty — January 19, 2017
In his homily at mass for National Migration Week, [Cardinal Cupich] asked for constructive dialogue on the way to "[a] conversion. A new way of thinking about those who are strangers."
Crowd packs former President Carter’s Sunday school after his cancer spreads
By Reuters — August 23, 2015
ATLANTA (Reuters) The theme of the lesson was love, Carter told the 300 people who filled the church's sanctuary, after briefly alluding to his health.
Mormons confront ‘epidemic’ of online misinformation
By Tracy Gordon — February 1, 2012
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) "The problem is not so much the discovery of particular details that are deal breakers for the faithful; the problem is a loss of faith and trust in an institution that was less than forthcoming to begin with."
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