Adult Sabbath School

THE STORY

In 1853, only a few years after the first group of Sabbath-keeping Adventists was formed in Washington, New Hampshire, James White organized the first regular Sabbath School in Rochester, New York. In 1852, estimating an informal membership of about 1,000 in the state of New York, White had written a series of 19 lessons appearing in the new Youth’s Instructor.

From its inception Sabbath School has focused on four emphases that are still prominent to this day: fellowship development, community outreach, Bible study, and foreign mission. A solid balance of these elements characterizes the most vital Sabbath Schools around the world.

Based on these four emphases, from its beginning in 1853, Sabbath School membership has exploded from a handful of believers in upstate New York to an estimated 14 million today. Former General Conference President Jan Paulsen has said that Sabbath School is like breakfast. For more than 150 years it has provided the spiritual nourishment that is needed to meet the challenges that arise during the rest of the week.

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Martin Fancher
Executive Secretary

Sabbath School Training

FEBRUARY 4-6, 2022

Training in Person at Camp Alamisco

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Sabbath School Time

1.       Understanding the Grace Links

2.       Active Learning

3.       Positive Class Discipline

4.       Leading to Jesus

5.       One to one faith with children

6.       Equipping your children’s team

7.       Partnering with parents

Program

Adult Schedule

Friday, February 4

4:00 PM     •••      CHECK-IN

6:00 PM     •••      Dinner

7:00 PM     •••      Welcome – Martin Fancher

7:10 PM     •••      Devotional –

7:25 PM     •••      Workshop 1 – Curtis Hall

8:30 PM     •••      Session Concludes

Sabbath, February 5

8:00 AM     •••      Breakfast

9:15 AM     •••      Devotional –

9:40 AM     •••      Announcements & Prayer

10:00 AM   •••      Workshops 2 & 3 – Curtis Hall

12:15 PM   •••      Lunch

2:30 PM     •••      Workshop 4 & 5 – Curtis Hall

4:45 PM     •••      Vespers – Martin Fancher

5:30 PM     •••      Dinner

7:30 PM     •••      Fun Activity

Sunday, February 6

8:00 AM     •••      Breakfast

9:00 AM     •••      Devotional -

9:30 AM     •••      Workshop (Summary)  – Curtis Hall

10:00 AM     •••    Debrief and Announcements – Martin Fancher

10:30 AM   •••      Closing Prayer

Ordering supplies

To order Sabbath School supplies please send us an email with the following information or fill out this form and follow the included instructions:

  1. Home Church

  2. Mailing Address

  3. Your Contact Information (including email address)

  4. Number of supplies that you will need.

We provide the following Sabbath School items (supplies are limited):

  • Sabbath School Expense Offering Envelope

  • World Budget Sabbath School Offering Envelope

  • Sabbath School Missions Offering Envelope

  • Sabbath School Adult Class Record (1 Year/each)

  • Sabbath School Children’s Class Record (1 Quarter/each)

The following manuals are also available to you:

  • Keys for the Investment Secretary

  • Keys to Sabbath School Organization

  • Keys for the Sabbath School Secretary

  • Keys for the Sabbath School Superintendent

  • Keys to Sabbath School Welcoming & Ushering

  • Keys for the Adult Sabbath School Teacher

Additional Tools