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Submitted by: Jennifer

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Hi Leslie, I am not sure how old your post is but this may help. I am actually a volunteer SS teacher for our church even though my own children are not in the class I teach. I am ready to quit teaching and can think of ideas that may help to recruit/retain teachers. First is a great orientation to their role/expectations/etc. Second is sample lesson plans or resources to find lessons. Third is frequent follow up on how things are going. Fourth is a reliable list of substitute teachers. Hope this helps. By the way, my husband (who is Jewish) teaches Sunday School to our kids' class at his temple. They have a much smaller congregation but possibly a more successful sunday school program. They pay the teachers a small amount ($50) each month which is certainly not enough to have anyone do it "for the money" but serves to establish a more professional expectation on both sides. Good luck!

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Submitted by: Anonymous

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I have been teaching Sunday School in an Episcopal church for seventeen years and I can agree that finding volunteers is not easy. I think that it has to be a calling because the volunteer who has come to share God's word often expects a receptive audience and the reality is often something quite different. My only advise would be to engage parishners in the process of finding a good quality program to offer children. If people believe in the program and are passionate about it they are more likely to volunteer.

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