January 1988 Christian Groups Reset World Evangelization Goal for Year 2000 COMIBAM '87 - Mission Meeting of the Century Children's Mission Education Part 1 - Mission Centered Education? Children's Mission Education Part 2 - Ele Parrott: One Woman's Story Children's Mission Education Part 3 - Geri Templeton: A Time for Everything Children's Mission Education Part 4 - Starting Your Own Program Children's Mission Education Part 5 - Adopt a Missionary Children's Mission Education Part 6 - Workshop Spurs Curriculum Production Children's Mission Education Part 7 - Children's Mission Curriculum Sources Beyond the Campaign: Excerpts from a Speech by Ralph Winter to the USCWM Staff |
Children's Mission Education Part IV Starting Your Own Program by John Holzmann There are a few things a person needs before he is equipped to start a mission education program in his local church. Commitment A Plan Evaluation Personnel Not so, says Templeton. "If you've got only one person who's interested in missions, then just start where you are. You're a second grade teacher? Start there!" Parrott is quick to point out that when she started, she was all by herself in the kindergarten class during children's church. Yet "even starting out in the smallest of small corners, the Lord used that to affect the entire church family." On the other hand, there may be sources of help you hadn't thought of before. "Go to the women's mission group, those who are writing to the missionaries," Templeton suggested. "Ask them to help out!" She says she's also been able to get help from "talent that wouldn't normally be available" for children's ministries. "For biographies, I can get specialists, people interested in one particular person÷Carey, Judson, Livingstone, etc.÷to teach about their favorite characters. I can get, for two weeks, some very creative people who wouldn't otherwise volunteer for children's ministry÷ certainly not on a long-term basis." Curriculum
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