{"id":996,"date":"2016-04-05T11:34:22","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T17:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/?p=996"},"modified":"2016-04-05T11:34:22","modified_gmt":"2016-04-05T17:34:22","slug":"the-high-cost-of-pausing-sunday-school-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/sunday-school\/the-high-cost-of-pausing-sunday-school-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"The High Cost of Pausing Sunday School in Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summer is the peak season for new families moving into your community.<\/p>\n

According to real estate trends posted on Trulia.com<\/a>, home sales around the country peak in the month of June. That means your best opportunity to make a positive impression on new families is during the summer months.<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the key findings in our State of the Church report, published in Children’s Ministry Magazine, concluded that “a healthy children’s ministry attracts families to your church.” The article goes on to say “Our research revealed that families place a premium on their kids’ children’s ministry experience. The majority (66%) said the children’s ministry program was ‘very important’ in their overall consideration when they chose their current church<\/strong>. Parents also ranked ‘the children’s ministry’ as the third most important reason they joined their current church\u2014only marginally behind ‘the church’s emphases’ and ‘preaching.’ ” You can download the full article here<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

So how do you keep up the momentum in your ministry when attendance lags and volunteers are scarce? Here are a few ideas:<\/p>\n