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Though they are often called classes because of the Sunday school name, Mims called this a misnomer, explaining, They are classes in the sense that the Bible is studied, but they are much more. They are kingdom entities built on the five functions of the church. They are living organisms built for the people who attend (p.135).But this sounds nothing like what most pastors hear from the Sunday school or small groups that take place in their churches. Any pastor would get behind a strategy that would help him assimilate newcomers into a group of believers, study the Scriptures each week, connect believers together to care for one another, and mobilize believers to share their faith and take the gospel throughout the world. Sunday school was designed to be that strategy, but in our day, it has fallen into disrepair. In many churches today, Sunday school sits like an old rusty car, shining in places with a bit of its past glory, but by and large a lawn ornament. 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