The New Funday School.

Reports on how churches are trying to appeal to the generations of youth who grew up watching Nickelodeon and are influenced by popular culture in the United States. Example of a Sunday School session that take place on sidewalks, and other approaches by churches to increase attendance; How toddlers at St. Simon's Episcopal Church in Conyers, Georgia are being led into religious instruction; Details of the Workshop Rotation Model, started in the 1990s by Presbyterian churches in Illinois, which is thought to make it easier for children to learn in whichever medium they understand best; Cost of some ideas, including a Toon Town makeover of a room at the First Baptist Church in Springdale, Arkansas; Indication that youth minister is a fast-growing staff position in American churches; Critics of the Funday-school approach; View of proponents that the Bible offers examples of innovative proselytizing.