I must have sounded pretty much like the "training police" ... I didn't mean to with that mandatory meeting comment! Volunteers in our program know me well and know a meeting would be a celebration and not torture.

We too had good turnout the first 3 years, year 4 less folks, in year 5 one meeting I had 1 person attend - should have been 8! I've tried both Sundays and evenings, all with childcare. Can't do during SS because many are teaching several months in a row. Can't do a 3 month or quarterly meeting because not all teachers will be leading all 3 months. I guess each church is unique in what pockets of time will work and I'll just have to keep working at it.

This year without meeting and having folks do a "self study" was ok ... we're just missing the connecting piece ... maybe we should just do self study and meet the first Sunday of the new rotation unit for donuts 1/2 hour before. Has anyone tried something like that?

Maybe I should've posted this in the Psalm 13 section!