How Do I Get Started?
A PLAN FOR STARTING MPACT & TGM CLUBS IN YOUR LOCAL CHURCH
SELECT AND TRAIN LEADERS
- Select sponsors and helpers with the pastor’s approval.
- As soon as sponsors have been selected, each one will need a copy of the Missionettes Leader Training Guide. The MLTG is required for all leaders. It should be studied individually before attending the required conference-sponsored Leadership Training Course (LTC).
- This course must be completed in a conference-sponsored group training session. Contact your conference Girls' Ministries director for training information.
- Complete the open-book test and mail it according to the instructions printed on the answer form found inside the MLTG.
- Click here to learn more details about the certification process for each local coordinator and club sponsor.
PLAN THE TIME AND PLACE FOR MEETINGS
- Select the place for club meetings. The best meeting place for each girls' club is a room at the church.
- Decide on the time and frequency of meetings that fits your situation. Many clubs meet on family night at the church. Others meet at another designated time. Friends and Girls Only clubs (now under TGM) should not conflict with youth group meetings.
PLAN FINANCING
- Establish a treasury (in accordance with the policy of your church) as soon as the club is organized. Funds may be raised in various ways, including regular offerings from the girls or a subsidy from the church and/or Women’s Ministries group. 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 conference Women’s Ministries/Girls' Ministries office. The tithe may be sent with the quarterly report.
- Each group shall pay the General Project monthly assessment recommended in the WM Leader's Guide for the Girls' Ministries. Each church group shall also cooperate with the Conference GM Project in the amount suggested by the conference WM board along with the conference Girls' Ministries Director.
ORDER SUPPLIES
- All girls clubs curriculum should be purchased from LifeSprings Resources. Call 1-800-541-1376 for a free catalog or to place an order.
- Every sponsor will need a Sponsor Guide.
- Every girl will need an Activity Book or Journal.
- Evaluate your club’s needs and order uniforms, posters, and other club-specific resources.
APPLY FOR A CHARTER
- Prior to your first club meeting, apply for the official charter according to your conference GM policy.
- You will receive charter certificates and individual membership cards from your conference GM director.
- Frame and display the certificate in your clubroom.
PUBLICIZE
- Announce club meetings in church, Sunday school, children’s church and youth group.
- Put announcements on bulletin boards, newspapers and church bulletin boards.
- Send postcards to prospective members.
- Personally invite girls to your Mpact and TGM clubs.
For further information, consult the Missionettes Leader Training Guide, available from LifeSprings Resources.
