Parent-Teacher meeting of Sunday School 兒童主日學的家長會

星期日，一月十三日，兒童主日學要舉辦家長會，讓家長們與教師們有對話、合議的機會。會議的時間上星期日午餐時由各主日學分班的代表或負責人協調後決定在主日學進行的時間內。協商的理由是各班可能都會有人因為要參加會議而受到影響。 On Sunday, January 13th, the Children's Sunday School will hold a parent meeting to give parents and teachers the opportunity to have dialogue and collusion. The timing was negotiated among the representatives or responsible persons of the Sunday school classes at the lunchtime last Sunday. The reason for the consultation was that some classes might be affected by the need to attend the meeting.

這只是兒童主日學家長們的事情嗎？家中沒有兒童參加兒童主日學的人，不需要參加這個會議嗎？我們來看看： Is this the matter concerning only the parents of children's Sunday school? Do the people who are not parents need to attend this meeting? Let's explore and see:

1. 有多重要？把你認為不相干的項目劃掉看看：兒童主日學反映出一個教會的信仰、習俗、員工福利、作風、體質、營運成本、文化、潛力、展望、財力、權力分配、會眾（員）的品質、設施與設備是否恰當、時間、空間、與機會的分配、教會的吸引力、教會留住人的潛力、…。 How important is it? Cross out the items that you think are irrelevant: Children's Sunday School reflects a church's beliefs, customs, employee welfare, style, attributes, operating costs, culture, potential, prospects, financial resources, power distribution, quality of the congregation (members), adequacy of the facilities and equipment, allocation of time / space / and opportunity, the attraction of the church, the potential of the church to retain people, ....
2. 有什麼話題？話題可能如牛毛，猜猜看：誰有資格教主日學、誰有資格經營主日學、誰有資格選派主日學教員、如何判斷教員的資格、兒童主日學有哪些人該支薪、誰有資格決定主日學教材、誰有資格決定主日學的教法、兒童主日學是否應該叫兒童背聖經節、兒童主日學是否應該放寒暑假、是否應該/可以教兒童祈禱、應該採用那個公司出版的教材、如何處理擾亂秩序的兒童、如何教天才兒童、如何限制兒童主日學的人數、主日學所交的內容跟家長在家裡教的內容相抵觸時怎麼辦、主日學教員該接受什麼樣的訓練、誰可以訓練主日學教員、一個教室裡不同語言的兒童如何處理、夠資格的教員不足時怎麼辦、… What topic? The topic may be like a cow, guess: Who is qualified to teach Sunday school, who is qualified to run Sunday school, who is eligible to send Sunday school faculty, how to judge the qualifications of the faculty, who is the child's Sunday school, who pays, Who is qualified to de-cide the Sunday school textbook, who is eligible to decide the teaching method of Sunday school, whether the children’s Sunday school should call the children’s Bible section, whether the chil-dren’s Sunday school should be allowed to go on holiday, whether it should/can teach children to pray, Should use the textbooks published by that company, how to deal with children who disturb the order, how to teach gifted children, how to limit the number of children’s Sunday school, what to do when the content of Sunday school is in conflict with what parents teach at home, What kind of training should the Japanese faculty receive, who can train the Sunday school fac-ulty, how to deal with children in different languages in a classroom, and how to do if the quali-fied faculty is insufficient...
3. 議論紛紛後如何取得共識、紀錄、執行共識？ How to reach consensus, record, and implement consensus after discussion?
4. 不是家長，也不是教員的人需要思考、發言嗎？ Do people who are not parents or faculty members need to think and speak?
5. 多久該開一次會議？跟我們的年度主題有關係嗎？ How often should we have such a meeting? Is it related to our annual theme?
6. 聖經怎麼講兒童主日學？ What does the Bible teach of children's Sunday school?
7. 不可能解決的難題（如人數上限） Unsolvable issues. (e.g., the numeral limit of participation)
8. 信仰或神學的議題 Issues of faith or theology.

你要在戰術上跟戰略上如何主持這樣的會議？ How would you moderate such kind of meeting, tactically and strategically?
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