Start here

Start here: Sunday school in a box

Lessons, pictures, posters and colouring pages — enough to run a children's class for a year with nothing but a printer.

Lutheran Leader’s Companion

A Sunday school needs three things: stories told well, pictures to look at, and something for the children's hands to do. The resources below supply all three, and most were made for congregations that have a printer but no budget. Start with the Teacher's Guide, add the illustrations, and choose the level that fits your class.

Lessons

  1. Bible Stories — Teacher's Guide — John Schneidervin's guide to telling the Bible stories in order, with questions and applications for each lesson. Browse: sunday school →
  2. Bible Stories in Pictures — The stories themselves in picture form, with companion lessons at three levels for younger, middle and older children. Browse: bible stories →
  3. The Life of Jesus Christ - 3 Levels — The Gospel story at three reading levels — written for English as a second language, so it suits many classes. Browse: life of jesus →
  4. Translation of Spanish Sunday School Series — The Flunkers' graded series ("Every Day with Christ" in Spanish), now in English. Browse: sunday school →

Pictures and posters

  1. Bible History Illustrations — 120 Full-Color Illustrations — Glenn Myers' set of 120 pictures covering the whole Bible; the graphics file lets you print them large. Browse: bible stories →
  2. Sunday School Poster Project — Posters, a teacher guide and colouring pages for a year of lessons; Sets 2A and 2B continue the series. Browse: sunday school →

Colouring pages

  1. Coloring Pages for Bible History Illustrations — Line versions of the 120 illustrations for the youngest children. Browse: children →
  2. When God's People Sacrificed Animals — An Old Testament theme taught for children, with its own colouring pages. Browse: old testament →
  3. What the Ancestors Really Want — A lesson for cultures where ancestors are honoured, with colouring pages — useful far beyond the language it was written for. Browse: children →

Short doctrine booklets for children

  1. God Creates Our World — Creation for children. Browse: sunday school →
  2. God Created Man and Woman — Marriage and family, taught simply. Browse: sunday school →

For teachers, the Catechism collection adds the Apostles' Creed series with its colouring pages and PowerPoints. Several of these sets exist in Spanish, Hmong, Chinese and Nepali — check the language menu.

To download any title: open Resources, type the title in the search box, and click Download. All items are free for study, teaching and ministry under the terms shown with each resource.