Sabbath School

The Sabbath School provides the opportunity for Church members locally and internationally to meet and study God's Word. It provides a sense of fellowship and community. In fact there are often more Sabbath School participants than there are church members as the study time is a good preparation for new believers to make decisions for baptism and church membership.

One of the main functions of the Sabbath School is to provide a mission emphasis that reaches out into the wider world. Special projects are selected by the international Church to be the beneficiaries of funds that will allow development of hospitals, colleges and evangelistic centres that will help people where the need is greatest and also forward the work of the Church.

Participating in mission outreach enables the individual to have the knowledge that he or she is part of a world-wide family and can make a contribution to the lives of others. Regular reporting of mission projects helps to keep the spirit of mission alive. Sabbath School is also a good opportunity for members to get to know each other well.

Discussion highlights needs within the group that others can respond to so that the whole group grows spiritually, thus producing more mature Christians who can speak with confidence about their faith.

For many people, Sabbath School is the high point of their Sabbath observance and has been aptly named the "heart of the Church".

Links

Adult Bible Study Guide - Sabbath School lessons and resources from the General Conference

Sabbath School Net - Lots of resources including the current lesson on-line

Online Mission's Appeal - from the General Conference Sabbath School web-site.

Sabbath School University - Streamed video discussion of the latest Sabbath School lesson from the Hope Channel

BUC Children's Ministries Department

Adventist Mission. Get the latest mission stories including podcasts and downloads for use in the Sabbath School Mission spot

Sabbath School Alive! provides training and resources to help every local church: • Teach inspiring and practical Sabbath School classes.

Back to the Altar - Prayer is key to Mission and Ministry.  Back to the Altar is a landmark global appeal of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, calling all people into a daily personal worship time with God.