Allan Taylor - Sunday School in HD

Every pastor needs a strong small group ministry, and every pastor needs someone who understands Sunday School principles and knows how to work with others to implement them. God blessed this pastor and First Baptist Woodstock with such a man in Allan Taylor. In his book Sunday School in HD you will discover how to use your Sunday School to develop leaders and grow your church. If you want to see the details of that plan as clear as the images on your high definition television, then read on! If you want to grow your church through an HD Sunday School, just implement the principles Allan shares. Read and reread, then pass this book on to everyone in your Sunday School.

Dr. Johnny Hunt
Southern Baptist Convention President
Pastor, First Baptist Church
Woodstock, Georgia

As an active member of First Baptist Woodstock, I have come to appreciate Allan Taylor's dedication to fulfilling the Great Commission through the Sunday School strategy. Having served under Allan's leadership as a Sunday School teacher, I have come to appreciate the simplicity and effectiveness of his ministry plan. The principles in Sunday School in HD will work for churches of any size or age, and Allan's skill in sharing those principles will make it simple for you to implement. Allan Taylor and Sunday School in HD get my vote!

Sonny Perdue
Governor, State of Georgia

If you want to pump new life into your church, then Sunday School in HD is for you. No one knows the work of Sunday School better than Allan Taylor. He gives a clear job description for involving Christians in small groups in the local church.

Dr. Ted Traylor
Pastor, Olive Baptist Church
Pensacola, Florida

Using his unique, conversational style, Allan has written a must-have book for every pastor and church leader. If you think Sunday School is outdated, you'd better think again! This book is packed with tons of practical, usable insights you can use to make Sunday School the growth engine of your church.

Donnie Smith
Senior Group VP, Poultry and Prepared Foods
Tyson Foods Inc.
Bible Study Teacher
First Baptist Church of Springdale
Springdale, Arkansas

Allan has provided a clear template for how to build a Sunday School that soars! No matter the size and no matter the place, if you are looking for real answers, you have definitely picked up the right book. I'm buying one for every staff member at Prestonwood. I only wish it would have been available earlier.

Jeff Young
Minister of Spiritual Development
Prestonwood Baptist Church
Dallas, Texas

After reading Allan Taylor's Sunday School in HD, I am more convinced than ever that he is this generation's Arthur Flake. In a very simple, easy to read fashion, he makes clear that Sunday School is the church organized to fulfill her mission. He also validates that Sunday School is still the single most effective Bible teaching, reaching, and ministering arm of church. Whether you have thought about abandoning Sunday School or still believe in its effectiveness, this book is an absolute must read!

Mark Rush
Executive Pastor
Immanuel Baptist Church
Highland, California

This book is dedicated to the wonderful Sunday School teachers and leaders of First Baptist Church, Woodstock, Georgia. Their love for Christ, His Word, and His bride is unparalleled. It has been my absolute joy to serve with this greatest assembled group of Sunday School workers anywhere!

Allan Taylor. Sunday School.

One is a person's name. The other is an organizational name. But, for many of us, the names are synonyms. Allan Taylor has truly become Mr. Sunday School for the twenty-first century. His contributions to this vital ministry, even at this relatively young part of his life, are legendary.

I remember meeting Allan for the first time. There were many things about him that impressed me. He was enthusiastic about life and ministry. He was passionate about his calling. He was devoted and loyal to his senior pastor, Dr. Johnny Hunt. He loved his church, First Baptist Church of Woodstock, Georgia. He was a devoted family man.

But what I remember most about Allan was his desire to equip others for the work of ministry. That reality was evident in his hours of labor for conferences and mentoring ministers in other churches. That reality was further evident in his work to write material for others to use in their ministry. The predecessor volume to this book, Six Core Values of Sunday School, is a great example of his equipping ministry.

Yet, when the final curtain is drawn, I believe that the most lasting impact of Allan Taylor's ministry will be his leadership and passion for Sunday School. You see, Allan is a contrarian. He understands that Sunday School is not the newest or the most innovative ministry of this century. He understands that many church leaders do not see great value in this multi-century ministry. He understands all of those realities. But he refuses to believe that Sunday School is a dinosaur headed for extinction. He is truly a contrarian.

Why?

Perhaps it is because he continues to see Sunday School as a tremendous outreach and evangelistic arm of the church. Perhaps it is because he understands that Sunday School is a vital place for the local church to express her core values. Or perhaps it is because he sees Sunday School as the place where Christians can easily become involved in ministry. Perhaps it is because he sees the Bible teaching ministry of Sunday School as one of the most successful venues for equipping others for ministry. Or perhaps it is because he has seen for years how Sunday School develops others for leadership.

Allan Taylor is a contrariana contrarian who has it right.

Sunday School in HD is a book that needs to be in the hands of millions of church staff and laity. It is a book, if taken to heart, that can radically change a church toward health and biblical growth. It is a book that will bless you, for it is certainly a book that blessed me.

One caution is needed before you proceed. This book will not offer you a quick-fix solution for greater health in your church. Indeed, if you approach this book as yet another add-on methodology, put it down right now.

Building a healthy Sunday School is hard work. Allan does not hide that issue. But that hard work can lead a church to make disciples and to move toward true biblical health. The effort is worth it.

I am blessed to know Allan Taylor.

I am blessed by having read Sunday School in HD.

And I am blessed to know that many readers of this book will take its truths and applications seriously, and thus Christ's churches will be healthier.

To God be the glory.

Thom S. Rainer
President and CEO
LifeWay Christian Resources

On the morning of July 4, 1952, thirty-four-year-old Florence Chadwick attempted to swim the twenty-one-mile strait between Catalina Island and the coast of California. Having already conquered the English Channel in both directions, she was a veteran to long-distance swimming, but on this day the water was cold and the fog so thick she could scarcely see the boats that accompanied her.