Ideas for Locating Prospects

Ideas image There are many ways to find Sunday School prospects. You are only limited by your imagination. Here are a few ideas to get you started.

Ideas For Locating Sunday School Prospects

There are many ways to find Sunday School prospects. You are only limited by your imagination. Here are a few ideas to get you started.

Look at your church roles to see who is not enrolled in Sunday School.
Contact newcomers in your community.
List unchurched children and families from your VBS records.
Conduct a community survey either door to door or by phone.
Identify homes where children are playing in the yards on Sunday morning.
Compare church recreation participants to Sunday School rolls.
Subscribe to local newspapers for information on new parents.
Canvas university dormitories for unchurched students.
Request information on prospects from mobile home park managers.
List church members who work on Sunday.
Secure cooperation of your associational office on any prospects they might have located.
Request business people to identify associates who are unchurched.
Request church members to identify neighbors who are unchurched.
Request church members to identify family members who are unchurched.
Identify unenrolled parents of children enrolled in Sunday School.
Identify unchurched parents of children enrolled in church day schools and kindergartens.
Contact moving companies for newcomers
Use “I Know a Prospect” cards in the pew racks and throughout the church.
Follow up on information received from Sunday School visitors.
Follow up on information received from church worship visitors.
Request information on newcomers from real estate agents.
Report the unchurched attending Outreach Bible Studies.
Locate the deaf and blind by checking with community institutions.
Check with public health service for names of handicapped persons.
Identify unchurched persons in one’s professional club.
Talk to nursing home personnel for information on patients.
Request personnel at retirement center for prospect information.
Locate persons in correctional institutions desiring Bible study.
Glean local newspaper for information on newlyweds.
Check the hospital reports in newspapers for names of new babies.
Send congratulations to those who have been reported achieving any public recognition.
Request information on enclosed return card.
Request apartment managers’ assistance in locating young adults and children.
Follow up on prospects located by bus ministry.
Check family members of babies enrolled in First Contact.
Use special registration forms for special events such as musical groups, choir programs, etc.
Register attendance of every person who attends revival.
Check newspaper for families of deceased – offer ministry.
Conduct a parents night out for the community.
Conduct an age group hunt of a specific area and specific age.

If you have any questions about “Ideas for Finding Sunday School Prospects,” please contact John Clendinning, jclendinning@mbcb.org