How to Get Started

Girls Ministries is about intentional outreach and Christian discipleship for girls. We provide resources to help churches and individuals teach girls biblical truths that will help them learn to make God-pleasing decisions. Why just for girls? Gender specific ministry is crucial for developing girls into women of God. Girls are faced with so much confusion and temptation in their daily lives, but in a setting catered to girls they can connect with each other and an older mentor who can invest in them through Bible study and activities and help them grow in their faith and discover the answers to the questions they face.
How to Get Started Downloadable Resources Getting Started Packet \| Spanish Getting Started Packet \| TGM Starter Packet Product Annual Cost Per Child \| National Girls Ministries Catalog \| T-Shirt Sizing Charts Samples Sample Rainbows and Daisies Lesson \| Sample Prims and Stars Lesson \| Sample Friends and Girls Only Lesson Options Together with Royal Rangers Contact Us Contact your District Director \| Request Information Packet Girls Ministries Relevant and Fun \| Fast Facts \| Start Up Essentials \| Before Your First Meeting Mpact Club Descriptions \| Questions \| Request a Catalog
Relevant and Fun Looking for programs that seamlessly weave fun and biblical training together? Girls Ministries is for your group. • Adventures, activities, and games show girls how discovering God's Word is fun! • Lessons teach girls valuable life skills, everything from sportsmanship and integrity, to cooking and outreach. • Girls learn how to choose actions, attitudes, and behaviors that please God. • Girls encounter difficult situations in their growing up years. By intentionally fostering relationships between girls and the leaders, Girls Ministries creates a safe environment for girls to discuss issues they face and get godly counsel. • Girls Ministries is flexible. Meet whenever is best for your group. • Most importantly, Girls Ministries shares with each girl that God loves her and wants to have a relationship with her.
Fast Facts • Age level groups offer a variety of units, so leaders can choose which ones best fit the interests and needs of their girls. • Units can be completed in four weeks, which means visitors can easily follow along with the other girls on each topic. • Girls have the potential to learn 242 Scripture verses. • In the third- to fifth-grade level, girls begin a regular Bible reading routine and read the entire New Testament. • In the Teen Girl Ministries (middle and high school) level, girls read the entire Bible.
Mpact Kids Clubs
Sunlight Kids (Birth-36monthsSunlight Kids takes your nursery from simply baby-sitting to intentionally teaching Bible truths to young children. When you choose Sunlight Kids, you can feel confident that you are more equipped than ever before to effectively share God's love with little ones. Developed by early childhood experts, Sunlight Kids uses a proven approach children understand. You get year-round instruction in a format that's so easy to use,your volunteers will have as much fun as your little ones! With Sunlight Kids you get: * Twelve months of reusable curriculum * Teaching methods that tap into kids' ability to learn by repetition * One foundational Bible story for each month * A program that is flexible enough to fit any church's needs, whether you use it once or multiple times per week.
Rainbows: The Noah’s Zoo Club (Preschool boys & girls 3 & up) Rainbows launches little hearts into the exciting journey of discovering God and His great love. Noah's Ark provides an exciting theme for the Bible stories, crafts, full-color activity pages, and games for this preschool club. Unit topics can be completed in 4 weeks. Rainbows can add colorful animal badges to their vests as they complete requirements if your church chooses to follow the achievement program.
Mpact Girls Club Descriptions
Daisies: The Sonshine Club (Kindergarten girls) Girls lay a foundation for godly character with lessons on everything from believing to giving, and obeying to trusting. Darcy, Diana, and Dorie (paper dolls) help Daisies make life applications from the Bible stories and principles they learn. Dorie is hearing impaired, so girls get to learn memory verses in sign language. Four-week units allow visitors to fit in right away. Daisies earn colorful badges depicting club characters if you choose to follow the achievement program.
Prims: The Discovery Club (1st & 2nd grade girls) Megan, Carmen, Kim, and Tonya guide Prims through life-application stories as the girls learn biblical principles. The Discovery Box stores lesson-related objects to be displayed during lesson time to make learning even more fun. Units can be completed in 4 weeks. Prims earn colorful badges depicting club characters as they complete requirements for the optional achievement program.
Stars: The Fun Club (3rd–5th grade girls) Girls complete units in the four worlds: The World of Truth (basic Christian doctrine), The World Around You (missions), The World About You (activities), and The World Within You (character development). Memorization, projects, and Bible reading are all a part of the club's options. Completing the achievement program allows girls to be Honor Stars. Fourweek units are supplemented with projects and Adventures.
Teen Girl Ministries
Friends: The Where You Belong Club (6th–8th grade girls) Discussion-oriented lessons help girls make godly decisions about issues they face. Plus, the incorporated Bible reading teaches girls to search God's Word for answers to life questions. Awards (a necklace and unit charms) are available for those choosing to follow the achievement program.
Girls Only: The G.O. Club (9th–12th grade girls) This small group program offers girls a safe place to share their struggles, fears, and hopes with other girls. Girls Only can meet weekly, monthly, or anytime in between. Studies deal with gritty, real-life issues, so that girls are armed with God's truth as they face the world head-on. Girls may follow an achievement program if interested.
Resources How do we resource you to help your girls thrive spiritually and make a difference in their world? We have many free online resources designed to help women guide girls through today's culture.
Social Concerns We live in a time when the lines between godliness and lawlessness seem to become more and more blurred, giving rise to confusion and raising questions we may not be equipped to answer. As parents and leaders we have the responsibility to be a source of sound information and encouragement to our girls. Social Concerns is dedicated to presenting you with relevant insight into the issues facing our girls today.	Hot Topics Finding answers to many of today’s complicated cultural issues can be frustrating and confusing. Hot Topics are designed to provide leaders with a guide to lead biblically-based discussion on topics that are relevant to girls today. Each topic has a student guide and corresponding leader guide. Download these lesson plans for conversation with your teen girls.
Newsletters Clarity offers resources to help women develop as leaders, mentors, and teachers of girls. The subject matter discussed will include uplifting devotions, insightful articles, occasional fun and easy recipes, as well as information to help increase your awareness of social concerns facing our girls today. Leader's Connection: Bi-monthly publication for those involved in Girls Ministries clubs.	Parent's Breakroom This room is where people who are married, single, divorced, or widowed can draw from a wealth of resources to help them navigate through one of life’s greatest adventures — parenting! Parenting Girls Forum Designed for parents of girls, ages birth through 19. The forum offers a safe place for parents to offer discussion, post their questions, challenges, observations, thoughts and solutions. Join the community of parents who are all desirous to do the best for their daughters. To register for free, see http://forums.ag.org/ngmparents.
Annual Missions Emphasis (Coins for Kids) Coins for Kids (CFK) is the missions arm of Girls Ministries. Each year the national Girls Ministries Department, in cooperation with the Assemblies of God World Missions and US Missions, selects a missions project that specifically affects children. A free downloadable video communicates the need to leaders and girls. The CFK fund is part of Boys and Girls Missionary Challenge (BGMC) and girls learn that they can make a difference in their world through their giving. Regular online reports show girls how their giving is adding to the grand total and how the project will use the funds given.	Nationwide Girls Ministries Sleepover The Nationwide Girls Ministries Sleepover occurs annually on the fourth Friday and Saturday of September, however, it can be held on another night of the year if that works best for your church. To plan for the event, a Sleepover planning guide is available for free download. It contains resources such as activity suggestions, a devotion, and a product order form to enhance the fun. The Sleepover is designed for any church to use as a girls only event, not just churches with our clubs. It is a great tool for outreach to the community and always includes a salvation message.
Teen Girl Retreat This free downloadable is designed to help your girls develop a deeper relationship with God and each other. Flexible: you can pack everything into a day, or stretch the retreat out into a full three day weekend. Sessions: most are discussion-oriented, so girls can talk freely about where they’re at and you can share from your own life experiences.	TGM Supplemental Project Ideas Supplemental project ideas for Friends and Girls Only Clubs are available on the national Girls Ministries web site. Go to the downloadable resources button on the left hand side of the web site and click Teen Girl Ministries.
TGM Blogs Leaders Blog: Ideas, resources, and topics that affect ministry to teen girls. Teen Girls Blog: A great way for your girls to connect with other Christian girls and talk about topics that affect their lives.	The Loft The Loft is a special part of the TGM web site designed just for teen girls. It has quizzes, mortifying moments, book suggestions, and more!
Digital Communication Girls Ministries Leaders Forum: A ministry network where district Girls Ministries directors, Mpact, TGM, and general Girls Ministries leaders can share ideas, resources, encouragement, or simply find a place to connect with other leaders across the country. It will also provide a point of contact with the national Girls Ministries staff and will serve as a channel of communication to disseminate NGM information and updates in a timely fashion. Join the group at http://forums.ag.org/ngm
Start Up Essentials Recruit and Train Get started with the Leader Training Guide. Everything you need to know is in here—details on club levels, tips for being an effective leader, the steps for building a program, and much more. This all-in-one training and reference book is also the tool you’ll use to train leaders. When you’re recruiting leaders, put their minds at ease by telling them you’ll provide the tools to make them fantastic leaders. Sponsors can complete the course by correspondence or in a group training session. Contact your district Girls Ministries coordinator for training information Prepare The foundation for Girls Clubs meetings is the Sponsor Guides and Activity Pages for each level. The Sponsor Guide has everything a leader needs to disciple girls through the entire year of curriculum. Everything from lesson plans for every unit, sample activity pages, reproducible resources, and club information. Every girl will need the appropriate club-level Activity Pages or Journal Pages. Every unit has its own set of Activity Pages, and they are available individually. That means you can pick and choose which units best fit your girls. Activity Pages are full-color and drive home the point of the lesson. For the older clubs, Friends and Girls Only, lessons are taught through Journal Pages, which are also available individually. They help girls get to the heart of how the lesson applies to their lives. We also recommend Intro Pages for each girl in Friends and Girls Only. These pages provide a prayer journal, Bible reading journal, undated calendar, and address book. Have fun! Gather the girls and leaders, and have a blast getting to know each other. This program teaches solid, Bible-grounded principles, and it also helps develop relationships between everybody involved. Enjoy every part of the discipling process!
Before Your First Meeting Plan the Time and Place for Meetings Select a place for club meetings. Usually a room at the church is best. Decide on the time and frequency of meetings that fit your situation. Friends and Girls Only clubs should not conflict with youth-group meetings. These two clubs can hold their meetings on a different night, Saturday morning, or after school. Plan Financing Establish a treasury as soon as the club is organized. Funds may be raised in various ways, including regular club offerings, a subsidy from the church, a Women’s Ministries group, or fundraisers. Some clubs charge membership dues. (Girls should not be excluded from attending if they cannot give.) Each club should send a tenth of all money it receives to its district Women’s Ministries/Girls Ministries (District Map) office to help with district administrative costs. Publicize Announce Girls Clubs meetings in church, Sunday school, children’s church, vacation Bible school, and youth group. Put announcements on bulletin boards, and in newspapers, and church bulletins. Send postcards to prospective members. Personally invite girls to Girls Clubs. Plan an Introductory Meeting Invite parents and girls to a get-acquainted meeting. Introduce sponsors and display samples of the activity books or journals, uniforms, and unit awards (badges, charms, pins). Apply for Charter Chartering is done through each individual district. For more information and details on how to charter contact your local district director. Prior to your first club meetings, apply for each club’s official charter according to your district’s policy. You will receive charter certificates and individual membership cards. Frame and display the certificate in your clubrooms. The certificate will remind the girls in each club that they are part of a national and international organization.
Questions
1. Do we need to start with every club? No. Start with the clubs that match your kids’ ages. Rainbows—Preschool boys and girls Daisies—Kindergarten girls Prims—1st and 2nd grade girls Stars—3rd through 5th grade girls Friends—6th through 8th grade girls Girls Only—High school girls Tip: If your total number of girls is fairly small, bring them together for activities, crafts, and games. We can help you plan similar units for various clubs.
2. Can we use the girls clubs without the achievement program? Yes. Girls Clubs is an achievement-based program that utilizes badges and awards as a tool to disciple girls. A closer look at today's culture confirms the need to offer a non-achievement option for utilizing the curriculum. If the traditional methodology of the curriculum is not feasible in your church, the material can be used solely as a discipleship tool.
3. Can we do the program effectively if we only have a few girls in each age group? Yes. If you need to, just combine the clubs to fit the needs of your church and girls. Here are a couple of ideas to get you started: 2 Groups: Mpact Clubs combined & TGM Clubs combined 3 Groups: Rainbows & Daisies, Prims & Stars, Friends & Girls Only 4 Groups: Rainbows, Daisies & Prims, Stars & Friends, Girls Only Tip: We also provide the Together Plan for churches with a limited staff. We have combined Girls Ministries and Royal Rangers based on age-level clubs/outposts, breaking out for gender-specific mentoring opportunities. This plan is designed for small churches that need a combined ministry for staffing reasons but with the eventual goal of progressing toward independently operating ministries for boys and girls. The Together Plan is available for download on our website.
4. How can we integrate Teen Girl Ministries clubs with youth? Remember that your girls belong to God & our aim should be to partner with parents, youth ministry, & other ministry that affects your girls to create well-rounded girls who are discipled, growing, & committed to Christ. Keep these things in mind as you work with others in your church to reach your girls. Communicate: Keep your youth pastor in the loop about girls clubs activities. Coordinate: Keep youth event dates in mind when planning your calendar. Cooperate: Remember you're on the same team & working toward the same goal. Volunteer to help with youth events or consider using the girls group as a small group for your youth ministry. As you work together, partner, share resources, & encourage one another, the girls in your community will benefit from your teamwork.
5. How can we see the curriculum format? Sample Rainbows and Daisies Lesson Sample Prims and Stars Lesson Sample Friends and Girls Only Lesson
Order Supplies For a free, current Girls Ministries catalog, call Gospel Publishing House at 1-800-641-4310. Visit our online store for easy access to all of our official Girls Clubs products. Every sponsor will need: the appropriate club-level Sponsor Guide a subscription to Leaders Email Lists Suggested training: Leader Training Guide (Disponible en Español) English Item #02-0497, Spanish Item #02-0498 Momentum Leadership Development Units - Education: Bronze Level - Created to help teachers sharpen their skills and become more effective in the classroom. Unit topics include children with special needs or disabilities, the dynamics of mentoring, and understanding learning styles English Item #02-4103 Momentum Leadership Development Units - Community: Silver Level - Offers continued training centered on societal factors that affect the church today. Units include: blending the generations, the world in your clubroom, community outreach. English Item #02-4104 Momentum Leadership Development Unitss - Gold: This training focuses on personal and interpersonal relationships as well as the worldviews that influence us and those around us. Units include: managing conflict, living what you know, building a biblical worldview. English Item #02-4105 Every girl will need: the appropriate club-level Activity Book or Journal Every visitor can receive: Unit Activity Page or Journal Pages Evaluate your club’s needs and order uniforms, posters, and other Girls Clubs supplies as desired.