“Another of our ‘holy causes’ is the preparation of a great Sunday School literature that will be second to none in this country for the use of our GARB churches and for all other Baptist churches who desire a real Baptist Sunday School lesson system of the very highest type.” —Robert T. Ketcham, 1952
Teaching Sunday School Is a ‘Holy Cause’ REGULAR BAPTIST PRESS CONTINUES CURRICULUM REVISION
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he editors and artists at Regular Baptist Press still agree with Robert Ketcham’s philosophy: Making solidly Biblical, Baptist curriculum is a holy cause, and our material is ideally suited for churches who desire Sunday School curriculum of the very highest type. That’s why we are proud to launch our revision of the primary and junior materials and to introduce our all-new middler curriculum. Five editors are working full-time on the curriculum revisions; they are assisted by two part-time editors. Our editorial team has 93 years of combined experience in writing and editing children’s curriculum and nearly 150 years in teaching Sunday School classes. In addition to this, a team of RBP graphic designers are giving the material a fresh look. New artwork and illustrations have been commissioned for every age level.
layout. We have also upgraded our teaching visuals and student books. Newer, more age-appropriate teaching methods and options appeal to teachers and students alike. All teaching pictures, patterns, and verse visuals are designed to keep the teacher’s prep time at a minimum. In addition, each teaching packet has a resource CD with patterns, clip art, teaching picture art, song sheets, and more. Meanwhile, we’re supplementing all this “high-tech” support with something decidedly old-school. Our customers keep asking for new flannelgraph, and we’re responding with a newly designed series. In accordance with our customers’ requests, all departments are now on a two-year cycle. We have revised the sequence of our lessons so that each level builds on the one below it. For example, we present the Creator God Who loves us in the 2s and 3s lessons. Then we introduce the idea of sin and a Savior in the pre-primary lessons. Building on that learning, the primary lessons tell the salvation Helping Teachers Prepare story and clearly present the gospel. In addition, primary lessons— Successful teaching depends on a well-prepared teacher, so we as well as middler and junior—include baptism by immersion. Then have refreshed the teacher’s manuals, providing an easier-to-follow the middler lessons take the students through the entire Bible in two years—spending five quarters in the Old Testament and three in the New. And, finally, the junior lessons cover eight aspects of discipleship, emphasizing how each student should understand and act on Bible truth. The Bible lesson comprises the majority of the class time, while the new activities, visuals, and student books help learners understand and apply God’s Word to their lives. Successful teaching depends on flexibility, so we’ve designed the lesson art on the resource CD to allow you to do (nearly) anything you want. For example, do you want to use your teaching picture to create a puzzle? You can. Want to enlarge a flannelgraph figure to use on a bulletin board? You can. Want to shrink the poster to send as a postcard to an absent student? You can. Want to display a background on a wall to create a scene? You can. Want the flannelgraph figure in a PowerPoint presentation? Can do. Bring a laptop or a computer and TV to class, allow students to push the buttons, and you’ve got a visual not only for your lesson but also for the students to use as they retell the story to you. Plus, you may copy your resource CD for use by other teachers Editors and graphic designers have worked together to commission new art in your church! for the curriculum revisions.
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