Kids for Christ Student Leadership

STUDENT LEADERS:
You heard about Kids For Christ Clubs and now you would like to have one in your school.  Maybe you don't know if you can do it all by yourself.  Its OK!  You don't have to do it alone.  You can ask others for help.  All student leaders ask for help.  Asking those who know how to do what you want to do is a big part of leading anything.  Just follow the simple steps one at a time and before you know it you will have a Kids for Christ Club up and running.  The first thing to do is pray and ask God to help you find the right people to help you.  Pray for the people you will ask to help you.  Pray for yourself to have God's patience and wisdom leading your and showing you how. Next thing to do is get permission.

Getting Permission

Permission from your parents
You have to ask your parents if you can start a club.  All Kids for Christ members must have permission from their parents to be a Club Member.

Permission from your school
Pray for all of your school staff.  School staff have a difficult job.  Be sure to be a blessing to them.  Trust the Lord in opening the door for you.    

You will need to get permission from your school Principal to start a club.  It's easy!  Just write a note to your principal asking them if you can have a Kids for Christ Bible Club at your school.  Include this Website address,  KidsforChristClubs,com, So they can learn more about what you are asking for.  You can download and print out the material on this site to bring to your principal.  

Be respectful.  Your principal has a very big job to do.  They have to look out for the interest of all the students at your school.  Sometimes, having enough space and staff will be an issue.  Sometimes a principal will have to look into school board policy before they can give you an answer.  Remember "No" is an option from your school principal.  Respect them as authority that God had raised up for His purposes. Then pray for them. God can change their hearts.  They may want someone they already know, are comfortable with and can trust with this important responsibility and care of the students.  The people you ask to help will need to be approved by the principle also.  The principal is responsible for the safety of all students.  They can refuse to allow adults to enter the campus who they consider to be unsafe or disruptive to campus order and safety.  All parents rely on the principal to keep their children in a safe environment.  Be patient. Cooperate with your principal through each step.
 

Getting Help 








Who can I ask to Teach?
























The School Sponsor is only for the School











Who can help you Lead?

 Reading this information 
You can ask a parent & a church leader to read this site with you so you can be sure you know what to do.  On the last page of this site is a "Contact the Author Tab"  You can send any questions you have directly to me on that page.  You can ask everyone you are going to ask to visit this site for more information. 
 
Planning
You can ask adults for help with the planning.  
 
Teaching
How can a student lead if adults are doing this part?  Its simple, you are leading when you ask adults to help you with this part too.  This part is really important to get adult help with.  You want a club so you and other students can learn more about being a Christian.  Many kids don't get to go to church each week.  Kids for Christ Clubs may be their only way to learn about God.  No person who is employed at the school can help with this part.  Adult help with this part must be a volunteers from your community.  

Teaching for ALL Christian students
All volunteers who teach must respect the different varieties of Christianity. Students & parents that do go to different churches will want you to value their church's beliefs.  There are differences in the way churches worship and teach about God.  But there are some specific things that are common to every type of church.  Think of it kind of like Ice Cream.  No matter what flavor you want your Ice Cream to be it has the same basic ingredients in all flavors.  Some people like Strawberry, some  Chocolate, some Rocky Road, some just plain Vanilla.  No mater the flavor, it all has Ice Cream as the first part.  

So when teaching at a Kids for Christ Club, adult helpers must stay away from teaching our favorite flavors of Christianity and teach the basics.  There is a statement of faith that is common to all churches called the Apostles Creed. Some churches even recite or at least learn the creed.  Some Christians may not have heard of it but it describes the "Ice Cream" of Christianity.  The creed list the basic beliefs most important beliefs. 

Students can be part of teaching the club too by using the Wonder Devotionals.  The LEADING DEVOTIONALS page tells you about this tool.   

Getting a School Sponsor 
The principal will help with this part because the School Sponsor is only for the school.  The school sponsor help the school with the part the school will want to track. Student conduct & safety are part but some schools want to track money and permission slips.  Schools can dismiss students to attend religious instruction.  Like a going on a field trip. Such things require parental permission slips.  You or your principal can ask a school staff person to volunteer to assist the school with this.  

Fundraising is also an area schools may want to have involvement in the collecting and distribution.  Be Very Cautious with this part. Be sure to read the page on Funding A Club. The school can not become entangled in the purpose of raising funds.  They can not restrict or promote the club through its fundraising activities.  But, it can be involved in the tracking of funds through use of the schools bookkeeping system as they will want to oversee financial integrity on behalf of all parents.      

Parents, Church Leaders, People from the Community, School Employees who Volunteer on their own time can have a part to play.  But remember the school must always be kept separate from leading by promoting or restricting the club.  Its involvement must only be what is necessary to assure it protects and preserves the rights of all students and faculty.  

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