Training Options
Training over zoom
Training in person for Good News Club Volunteers
We desire to help prepare you to minister even more effectively to children in a Good News Club, in your church, and in your community! We offer high quality training that is proven effective. However God has called you to serve Him in ministering to children, we are eager to assist you and to equip you more fully.
Child Evangelism Fellowship® is a willing and specialized partner in reaching the children in YOUR communities. CEF of North Alabama offers many opportunities through out the year to plug into ministry and receive training that leads to confident and effective ministry in a variety of settings. Whether you want to optimize your church’s impact and strengthen your skills in a GNC, your Sunday School, or another teaching environment, CEF can help!
We provide training for: Good News Club volunteers, church children’s volunteers, youth groups, those wanting to minister to children in their communities, parents, grandparents, and more!
Good News Club Training & Teacher Enrichment - Sat, Aug 16 in Decatur
(Also offered on Zoom on Saturday, August 30 from 9am-12! Register by Wednesday, August 27.)
Child Evangelism Fellowship of North Alabama, local churches, and believers are working together to take the good news of Jesus to children through Good News Club® in public schools and in the community!
*The GNC training & Teacher Enrichment is for new and returning GNC volunteers. The training is required for those teaching the Bible lesson or memory verse or counseling a child for salvation. (If you a attended a GNC training in the last few years, you are up-to-date on your training. You are welcome to attend again but not required.)
*The GNC Training is also excellent for children’s ministry volunteers and leaders, pastors, teachers, and parents.
A 2-level Teacher Enrichment & Training is set for Sat, Aug 16 from 9am-12! Deadline to register is Fri, Aug 8. Click here to register!
The Basics tract is for new volunteers, those who have not attended a training, and anyone who would like a refresher of the core CEF methods and materials. Here are the enrichment topics:
Counseling for salvation
Power-packed evangelistic Bible lessons
Bible verses - more that just memorizing
Welcome to the Team!
The Beyond the Basics tract is for continuing volunteers who want to pick up more teaching tools & techniques. The enrichment topics include:
Counseling for salvation
Growth Bible lessons
Classroom management
Anything & Everything
For more information, email us at nal.gnc@cefalabama.com.
Deadline to register is Friday, August 8. Click here to register!
The deadline to register for the Zoom event is Wednesday, August 27. Click here to register!
We will email you a confirmation, location, and any needed information.
Free Demos: series Bible lessons, songs, counseling, and Wordless Book!
1. Go to cefcmi.com and create a free account.
2. Click on "courses" at the top or the book symbol on the left sidebar.
3. Scroll through the courses until you reach the series you are wanting, for example Jesus: God Who Saves. It will have the picture of the series. They are listed alphabetically.
4. Click the image or title to enter.
5. Click "take this course" on the right side. It is free.
6. All the demos will now be unlocked for you.
7. The next time that you login, this course will be in your "my courses" for easy access. It is a graduation cap icon on the left sidebar. You can also access it from the courses tab at the top and then selecting the my courses button.
