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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Sunday School Roundtable Chats

A new series of live Web chats sponsored by TMC Youth

Part 2: Teaching the (Littlest) Children
With Shannon Hodgins and Susie Rynerson

Sunday, March 30, 2008,
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. EDT

Join us for our new series of live chats with Sunday School teachers and superintendents around the world.

This month, in part two, we’ll explore the fun and expansive opportunity to teach the very littlest children.

• There’s no lower age limit for Sunday School, so how can we teach infants?
• What are good learning activities for children who haven’t learned yet how to walk, talk clearly or read?
• As they progress, how can we be sure we’re still instructing children “…according to their understanding or ability to grasp the simpler meanings of the divine Principle…?” (Church Manual, p.62)

TMC Youth host, Susie Rynerson, will share news of her recent Sunday School workshops in Australia and California. She along with Shannon Hodgins, Superintendent and teacher for the Sunday School at First Church of Christ, Scientist, Victoria, BC, Canada, will take up your questions. Shannon has a degree in child and youth care focused on early childhood education, but has drawn most heavily on the Manual and weekly inspiration from the Bible Lesson to guide her as she has taught Sunday School for the littlest ones for over 20 years.

The chat will be hosted on this site live in English. Shannon and Susie will field questions sent in via computer during the hour. If you can’t join the chat, you can post questions beforehand here in the Sunday School Discussion Forums or listen to the recorded chat afterwards.

Part 3: Prayerful Preparation for Sunday School

With SR and Eberhard Lasche, CSB from Mexico City, Mexico
Sunday, May 25, 2008, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. EDT

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Song book for the littlest students about Bible stories: “My Song Book“

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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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You may know the story of Samuel who heard the voice of God calling him. Wouldn’t that be cool if you could just pick up a telephone and talk to God? Well, maybe that isn’t too far-fetched. The prophet Jeremiah certainly heard the voice of God and was prompted to write down what He said. In this final podcast about Jeremiah, Elaine Follis talks about how God is always speaking, and maybe you’ll find new insights on how to listen.

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What do you think of when you think of the word prophet? Is it some old man with a beard who only lived during Bible times? Well, you may be surprised to find out that one of those Biblical characters, Jeremiah, was only a teenager when he first began his worthy work. Is it possible for you today to be a prophet?

Take a listen to this third episode about Jeremiah to find out what makes a modern-day prophet, and maybe you’ll discover that you already are one!

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Sunday School Roundtable Chats

A new series of live Web chats sponsored by TMC Youth

Part 1: Super Superintendents
With Laurie Scott and Susie Rynerson

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:

• Opening and closing exercises?
• Choosing the music?
• Finding good teachers?
• Attracting new students?
• Handling discipline problems?
• Communicating with students and their parents?

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.

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This podcast is the second of three in a series about the “First Lessons” of the Christian Science Sunday School, which include the Ten Commandments, the Lord’s Prayer and the Beatitudes. In this podcast, Bible Scholar Barry Huff looks at each verse of the Lord’s Prayer with fresh eyes, exploring how this prayer “covers all human needs.” (Science and Health, p.16)

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• Introduction

• Our Father which art in heaven

• Hallowed be Thy name

• Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven

• Give us this day our daily bread

• And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors

• And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil

• Conclusion

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This podcast is the first of three in a series about the “First Lessons” of the Christian Science Sunday School, which include the Ten Commandments, the Lord’s Prayer and the Beatitudes. In this podcast, Bible Scholar Barry Huff looks at the Ten Commandments and how they can be considered “laws of liberation.”

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• Introduction

• The 1st Commandment

• The 2nd Commandment

• The 3rd Commandment

• The 4th Commandment

• The 5th Commandment

• The 6th, 7th, and 8th Commandment

• The 9th Commandment

• The 10th Commandment

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