Chances are there is probably a school right in your neighborhood or near your church. Whether the school is public or private, you can organize a Good News Club by following these 10 steps for adopting a school:
10 Steps to Adopt a School
- Meet with the Missions, Outreach or Senior Pastor of your church. Present the concept and view the video available through CEF.
- Choose a Good News Club team and a Coordinator. For best results include someone whose child goes to your chosen school.
- Have a team meeting with CEF staff to discuss responsibilities, details and costs.
- Attend the Basic Training Good News Club Workshop in your area to obtain materials to approach your school and to teach your club.
- Visit the principal of your targeted school to request a room, details for school use and ability to pass out permission slips.
- Leave information with the school Principle on CEF and Good News Clubs provided by CEF.
- Promote the Good News Club in your church service and Sunday schools and develop a prayer team for the club.
- Be sure all club personnel have filled out the CEF policy sheet and return them to your director.
- Distribute permission slips and promote your club wherever children and their parents might see.
- Make preparations for your club, the teaching materials, snacks, hand-outs, record keeping etc.
Begin your club and Have Fun!
Where do the children go each day when class is over?
Today, many children stay at the school in an after school program or go home to an empty house.
Are we allowed to set up an after school Good News Club inside a public school?
The United States Supreme Court has decreed that we have the right to hold Good News Clubs on public school property.
Will you or a team from your church ask God for the vision to reach the children for Christ right in your neighborhood?
