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Chapter 7
Chapter 7
Chapter 7
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#OORDINATING CHILDRENS MINISTRIES FOR THE LOCAL CHURCH
INVOLVES LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING FOR TEACHERS AND LEADERS
4HEREFORE THE #HILDRENS -INISTRIES ,EADERSHIP #ERTIlCATION
PROGRAM CAN BE USED FOR SUCH TRAINING ON A REGULAR BASIS !
TOTAL OF NINE COURSES CONSTITUTE THE BASIC LEVEL OF TRAINING
4HESE COURSES CAN BE TAUGHT AS SEMINARS DURING TEACHERS
CONVENTIONS LEADERSHIP TRAINING OR CERTIlCATION WEEKENDS
)T MAY TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS TO A YEAR TO COMPLETE ALL NINE
COURSES AFTER WHICH A CERTIlCATE FROM THE 'ENERAL #ONFERENCE
#HILDRENS -INISTRIES $EPARTMENT WILL BE GIVEN TO EACH PARTICIPANT
&OR TEACHERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE BASIC TRAINING THEY MAY CHOOSE TO WORK ON THE
ADVANCED LEVEL OF THE ,EADERSHIP #ERTIlCATION OF THE #HILDRENS -INISTRIES $EPARTMENT
OF THE .ORTH !MERICAN $IVISION 4HE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ADVANCED LEVEL CAN BE
DOWNLOADED FROM THE .!$ WEBSITE AT WWWCHILDMINCOM
4HE SEMINAR NOTES FOR #OURSES
AND ARE INCLUDED HERE &OR NOTES ON #OURSES
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7E UNDERSTAND MORE NOW ABOUT HOW CHILDREN LEARN AND HOW WE TEACH
#HILDREN ARE LIVING IN A DIFFERENT WORLD WITH MANY DISTRACTIONS
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'RACE n *ESUS LOVES ME 2OMANS
- 'RACE IS WHAT 'OD DOES FOR US EVEN WHEN WE DONT DESERVE IT
- 'OD LOVED US WHEN WE WERE SINNERS
- 4HERE IS NOTHING AT ALL WE CAN DO TO EARN THAT FAVOR
- 'ODS GRACE IS ENOUGH TO COVER ALL OUR NEEDS
7ORSHIP n ) LOVE *ESUS %PHESIANS
- 7ORSHIP IS EVERYTHING WE DO IN RESPONSE TO 'ODS WONDERFUL GIFT
- )T IS OUR BELIEFS VALUES AND BEHAVIOR
- )T IS OUR PRAISE PRAYER AND "IBLE STUDY
- )T IS OUR DECISIONS ABOUT LIFE
STYLE CHOICESFRIENDS MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT HOBBIES
HOME SCHOOL CHURCH SPORTS AND MORE
#OMMUNITY n 7E LOVE EACH OTHER 0HILIPPIANS
- #OMMUNITY IS THE CHURCH FAMILY WHERE WE LEARN TO SHARE FAITH WORSHIP FELLOWSHIP
ACCEPTANCE TRUST INVOLVEMENT AND OUTREACH
- #HURCH MEMBERS HELP CHILDRENS FAITH TO GROW
- )NVOLVE CHILDREN IN RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES AT HOME AND IN THE CHURCH
- %NCOURAGE CHILDREN TO EXPLORE THEIR OWN FAITH AND GROW SPIRITUALLY
3ERVICE n *ESUS LOVES YOU TOO 2EVELATION
- 3ERVICE IS HOW WE TREAT OTHERS OUTSIDE OUR CHURCH
- 7E CAN MODEL SERVICE BY EXTENDING HOSPITALITY AND ENCOURAGING OTHERS
- 0ROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN TO SERVE OTHERS
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$IVIDE THE LESSON TIME INTO FOUR APPROXIMATELY EQUAL SEGMENTS USUALLY ABOUT MINUTES
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2EADINESS !CTIVITIES ST SEGMENT
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%XPERIENCE THE CONCEPT
%VALUATE HOW THEY ARE DOING IN A RELATED AREA OF LIFE
#ONNECT WITH SOMETHING THEY ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THE CONCEPT
&EEL COMFORTABLEnAMONG FRIENDS
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'ETS 3TYLE ,EARNERS 4UNED )N
%XPERIENCING THE "IBLE 3TORY ND SEGMENT
- (EARSEE THE "IBLE STORY
- 5SE THEIR "IBLES TO
- LEARN THE MAIN "IBLE LESSON
- LEARN THE MEMORY VERSE
- LISTEN TO 'ODS VOICE
- 'ETS 3TYLE ,EARNERS 4UNED )N
!PPLICATION RD SEGMENT
- 3CENARIOSnSITUATIONS FROM EVERYDAY LIFE
- 0ROBLEM SOLVING
- 4ESTING THE CONCEPT
- $ECIDING WHAT 'OD IS TRYING TO TELL THEM
- 'ETS 3TYLE ,EARNERS 4UNED )N
3HARING TH SEGMENT
- 2OLE PLAY THINGS THEY WILL DO AS A RESPONSE TO THE LESSON
- 0LAN A GROUP RESPONSEPROJECT
- 4EACH SOMEONE ELSE WHAT THEY LEARNED
- -AKE SOMETHING TO SHARE THE MEMORY VERSEMESSAGE
- 3TART A SERVICE PROJECT
- 'ETS 3TYLE ,EARNERS 4UNED )N
0RAYER PRAISE AND MISSIONnWHERE DO THEY lT IN
- 4AKE AN EXTRA
MIN FOR PRAYER PRAISE AND MISSION
- )NSERT THIS SEGMENT INTO THE HOUR AT ANY POINT IT lTS WELL AFTER READINESS
- 3TOP AND PRAYPRAISE AT ANY POINT IN THE PROGRAM ESPECIALLY IF A CONCERN IS EXPRESSED
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