John Wesley was an eighteenth-century Anglican priest and Oxford tutor. He and George Whitefield were the primary leaders of the Evangelical Awakening which had a profound effect on the spiritual, social, and political life of both England and colonial America. Wesley gathered converts into a network of small groups for personal accountability, behavioral change, leadership training, and the transformation of their communities. Central to his system was the "class meeting," which proved to be one of the most effective tools for making disciples ever developed. This study examines the historical development, the theological foundation, and the social outcomes of John Wesley's class meeting.

Class meetings are a popular way of generating student participation in all aspects of school and learning. This innovative book shows teachers how to use class meetings to set the tone for a respectful classroom, involve students in decision-making, provide opportunities for student leadership, develop effective problem-solving strategies, and reduce behavior problems. Teachers will find everything they need to make class meetings an integral part of classroom learning.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.