Frequently Asked Questions
Q We have children in our program who will be in Rainbows for 2 ½ to 3 years due to school enrollment cut-off dates. Is there something more than the original 24 units in the Sponsor Guide that we can do for them?
A Rainbows Year 3 curriculum was developed with these children in mind. The 12 Rainbows Year 3 units can be used to supplement the original 24 units or for a club made up only of children who will be in Rainbows for more than two years. Curriculum pieces available are a Rainbows Year 3 Sponsor Guide, Activity Book, and a Memory Verse and Central Truths songs CD.
Q We have divided our Stars Club into two groups — one for third- and fourth-grade girls and another for fifth-grade girls. How do we keep from repeating any units?
A Churches that divide their Stars Club as you do should select different units for each group so that sponsors do not teach the same unit two years in a row. For example:
Third grade — *Salvation, *Bible Survey, *The Life of Christ, Women of the OT, Sports, Introduction to Foreign Missions, Family, Music, Latin America & the Caribbean Studies, Citizenship, Esther, Asia Pacific Studies, Water Baptism (new 3-unit pack)
Fourth grade — *The Holy Spirit, *Prayer, *Healing, Home Missions, Fitness, Women of the NT, Puppetry, Making Right Choices, Fruit of the Spirit, Visual Arts, African Studies, Personal Evangelism, Growing (new 3-unit pack)
Fifth grade — *Introduction to Our Church, *Integrity, *End Time Events, Armor of God, Camping, Cooking, Europe & Eurasia Studies, In His Image, First Aid, Friendship, Grooming, Joseph, Holy Communion (new 3-unit pack)
*Three The World of Truth units per year
Q Do new club units count toward the club’s achievement program? How do they affect the Honor Sponsor requirements?
A Yes, all units available for any one club can count toward the achievement program. Examples of new units are the Rainbows Year 3 curriculum and the 3-unit packs for all other club levels.
The requirements for Honor Sponsors do not change, specifically the test over unit memory verses. The Honor Sponsor Reviews cover only the units available in the original sponsor guides — Rainbows, 24 units; Daisies, 12 units; Prims, 24 units; Stars, 36 units; Friends, 12 units; Girls Only, 12 units.
Q When should a child be given the Honor Award, upon completing the required units to achieve the honor level or when promoting to the next club level?
A The Honor Awards should be given when children promote to the next club level.
Q How can girls participate in church youth groups and in Friends and Girls Only clubs at the same time?
A Friends and Girls Only clubs do not compete with church youth groups in any way. Encourage girls to participate in their youth groups. However, it’s important for the Titus 2 principle — women mentoring girls — to be active in our churches. Friends and Girls Only clubs can meet this need, but meetings can be scheduled at the girls’ convenience, such as a weeknight other than youth group, every other Saturday morning, or Sunday afternoons.
Q How should the Stars, Friends, and Girls Only reviews be graded?
A Each unit is evaluated individually. An evaluation scale is provided below each one indicating the number of points each blank is worth — 5 or 10 points — for a total of 100 points per unit reviewed.
Q The girls in my club want to earn the Medals of Honor. Can they complete achievement requirements for previous club levels?
A Yes, our national policy is that girls can back up to two clubs to complete units for the achievement program. Completion of previous club’s requirements should be done in a supervised club setting, not as a correspondence or independent study project. We ask that girls choosing to do so complete all unit requirements as well as hear each lesson. Our desire is that even when girls go back to complete requirements they receive the discipleship from the program.
We recommend that the church's Girls Ministries coordinator and the club sponsor develop a plan for the unit completion. Sponsors need to work out a schedule so that girls hear/read the lesson and complete all other requirements (memory verse, activity/journal pages, craft/project, and honor steps for Stars).
Girls who complete units from previous club levels will not be eligible to be recognized as an Honor graduate from a particular club in a district event but they may be recognized by their local church. However, they will be eligible for district recognition for earning a Medal of Honor.
Overview
Girls who wish to earn the Medals of Honor may complete all the requirements for up to two previous clubs:Prims Club
Daisies ClubStars Club
Prims Club
Daisies ClubFriends Club
Stars Club
Prims ClubGirls Only Club
Friends Club
Stars Club
Q I love the curriculum. However, some of my girls are not interested in earning the unit awards. Can the program only be used as an achievement program where girls earn unit awards?
A Historically, Missionettes has been an achievement-based program that utilizes badges and awards as tools to motivate girls, but Girls Ministries encompasses much more. They provide incentive for completing the program. However, achievement is simply a means to an end. Winning girls to Jesus Christ is our number one purpose. Each church should consider which elements of the ministry works best for them. If the girls in your church do not want to earn the awards or your church can’t afford to award them, use the curriculum solely as discipleship material. Your girls will grow in the Lord with or without the unit awards.