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Girls Ministries - Getting Started |
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Written by Jen
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Friday, 23 October 2009 14:12 |
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HOW TO GET STARTED
Organize Clubs - into age groups as shown on Clubs page. |
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Select and Train Leaders - Select sponsors and helpers with the pastor’s approval. Provide each sponsor with a copy of the Girls Ministries Leader Training Guide. Sponsors can complete the course by correspondence or in a group training session. Contact our District Girls Ministries Coordinator,
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| Plan the Time and Place for Meetings - Select the place for club meetings. Usually a room at the church is best. Decide on the time and frequency of meetings that fits your situation. Friends and Girls Only clubs should not conflict with Youth group meetings. These two clubs can hold their meetings on a different night, Saturday morning, or after school. |
| Plan Financing - Establish a treasury as soon as the club is organized. Funds may be raised in various ways, including regular club offerings, a subsidy from the church, Women’s Ministries group, or fund-raisers. Some clubs charge membership dues. (Girls should not be excluded from attending if they cannot give.) Each club should send a tenth of all the money it receives to its District Girls Ministries office. |
Order Supplies - Visit our online store for easy access to all of our official Girls Ministries products.
Call Gospel Publishing House at 1-800-641-4310 for a current Girl Ministries catalog.
Every sponsor will need:
* The appropriate club-level Sponsor Guide
* A subscription to Club Connection, Leader Edition
(a quarterly magazine for Girls Ministries with an 8-page insert for leaders)
Every girl will need:
* The appropriate club-level Activity Book or Journal
Every visitor can receive:
* Unit Activity Pages or Journal Pages
* Evaluate your club’s needs and order uniforms, posters, and other Girls Ministries supplies as desired. |
Publicize
* Announce Girls Ministries meetings in church, Sunday school, children’s church, vacation Bible school, and youth group.
* Put announcements on bulletin boards, and in newspapers and church bulletins. Send postcards to prospective members.
* Personally invite girls to Girls Ministries. |
| Plan an Introductory Meeting - Invite the parents and girls to a get-acquainted meeting. Introduce sponsors and display samples of the activity books or journals, uniforms, and unit awards (badges, charms, pins). |
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Apply for a Charter
* Prior to your first club meetings, apply for each club's official charter.
* You will receive charter certificates, individual membership cards, and retreat benefits exclusively for chartered clubs.
* Frame and display the certificate in your clubrooms. The certificate will remind the girls in each club that they are part of a national and international organization.
Charter Form Page1
Charter Form Page 2
Complete the form and mail it to:
Nebraska Girls Ministries, PO Box 1965, Grand Island, NE 68801
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 December 2009 16:13 |
