1 for 50 E-blast        September/October 2010
Greetings!

"I love being a catalyst for people working together for the sake of the Kingdom."

 

This was the comment from a member of the pilot training team for the first 1 for 50 training in Cameroon this August. Two training events gathered over 120 people at the first and nearly 500 people at the second. Those attending represented children's workers and trainers from over a dozen different denominations as well as several organizations with ongoing ministry to children in the region. This group was the Body of Christ in action!

The training, presented by a team of local and global trainers, covered a number of the CORE topics in the 1 for 50 Hand (read more here). More than anything else, it was surprising to watch parents become convicted about the need to disciple their own children. One woman said, "I have been changed."  Another remarked, "I must go home to put this into practice with my own children before I do anything with the church. I must ask my children to forgive me for my neglect." 

 

It will be exciting to hear how these workers and leaders will implement a new heart for reaching and discipling children in their own homes, churches and beyond in the days ahead. 


For the children,

1 for 50 Facilitation Team
In This Issue
Featured Article
Prayer and Praise
Updates
Calendar
Trainer Tip
About Us
Questions and Information
"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it."
Proverbs 22:6
 
 
 
Prayer and Praise:
  • Praise God for the new website and video. Thank God for the many talented and creative people who helped to put 1 for 50 vision and details into these exciting tools to help us share the vision and begin training more leaders to reach and disciple kids. A special thanks to the children who worked so hard on the voice backgrounds for the video!
  • Thank God for the many people who are catching a vision for lasting ministry to children - and the lasting training of children's leaders. People around the world are getting more and more excited about how a focus on children can help the Body of Christ grow stronger around the world!
  • Pray for us all as we begin to work together. As denominations, national groups, and organizations, we come from such different backgrounds, have different needs, and offer such a variety of perspectives that we need God's help to move forward with love and unity. May we as children's leaders be examples of God's heart for his people to be one. May we as one bring glory to Jesus as we partner together in different ways.
  • Please also pray for the unreached areas. Many of those considering early 1 for 50 training events live in highly restricted and sometimes hostile environments toward Christianity. Pray that there is great wisdom and God-directed boldness as these teams begin.
 
 
Updates
  • 1 FOR 50 WEBSITE IS READY!  At last, we have a website. Visit 1for50.net for more about the vision, training and news. Watch  the new video, download curriculum tools and documents, and more!
  • STATE OF CHILDREN'S MINISTRY PAGES COMPLETED:  A group of 1 for 50 leaders created an overview page for each nation around the world, featuring general demographic details, information about the mission status of the nation and comments from 1 for 50 surveys sent out in 2009. Check them out at 1for50.net.
  • 1 FOR 50 GTS IN LEBANON:  More than 45 leaders participated in the 1 for 50 Global Training Summit in Lebanon (September 19-20). This event provided a strong orientation to the 1 for 50 vision, training goals, curriculum options, and dialogue about big issues impacting training and reaching/discipling children worldwide. New dates are being considered for 2011.
  • 4/14 GLOBAL SUMMIT (New York, September 2-5):  The Children's Spirituality Track met and focused helping the Body of Christ focus on the spiritual growth and nurture of children around the world. Many of the 1 for 50 Facilitation Team and national movement leaders were together in New York, giving them the opportunity to continue to strategize and plan new 1 for 50 training activities in the coming year.
  • CORE CURRICULUM PROJECT:  The first 1 for 50 CORE training curriculum is ready! It is currently in field-test/pilot form for anyone to download, update, improve, translate, etc. We anticipate many others writing more 1 for 50 materials for the future, but for now, this will give many leaders something to start with! Check it out at 1for50.net.
  • 1 FOR 50 DOCUMENTS IN KEY LANGUAGES:  The basic vision and training overview documents have been translated into several key global languages: French, Spanish and Arabic. More are being worked on in India and other nations. Can you translate about 10 pages of documents into your language? Let us know and we'll get the latest edited versions to you so you can begin!
 
 
Outdoor trainingCalendar:

September 2-5 - 4/14 Global Summit

New York City

1 for 50 Facilitation Team meetings and presentations as part of Children's Spirituality Track at Summit

 

September 6-10 - 1 for 50 Vision-Training Pilot Uganda

 

September 19-20- 1 for 50 Global Training Summit

Beirut, Lebanon

Orientation and Training for training providers, national leaders, etc.


October 16-25 - Lausanne 2010

Cape Town, South Africa

1 for 50 training and resources will be included in presentations by a global children's team working to envision and mobilize the church toward the importance of reaching and discipling children

 

Coming in 2011 - Pilot-Launch events being planned in

·         Bangladesh

·         Bulgaria                

·         Ethiopia

·         India

·         Nigeria

·         Pakistan

·         Panama

·         Thailand

·         And more!

 
A familyTrainer Tip: Family in a Bag
Use the following activity to help children's workers consider families in their community.

Materials: two bags, boxes or bowls for paper slips

                 Paper slips with family members,

                 coins (see details below)                    

Instructions for preparing paper slips and bags:

Prepare two bags: One with slips naming different types of family members, and one with coin drawings to indicate different levels of income

For every 20 classroom participants, prepare the following number of slips of paper with the words/names indicated written on the slips

FAMILY BAG:   mother and father (3), father (1), mother (2) grandparent (2),

                        teenager (5), school-age child (8), relative (2), baby (3)

INCOME BAG:  5 slips of paper, one with a drawing of one coin, one with two

                        coins, one with three coins, one with four and one with five.

Activity Instructions:

Instruct participants to form groups of four. Allow each group to receive a small handful of paper slips from the family bag. They should have a variety of members, all of whom will comprise their "family." These families live in the same household. Each group also receives one paper to indicate their income level (one coin = poor; five coins = wealthy). Groups may name their families if they wish.

 

Give groups several minutes to begin to imagine and discuss what life might be like for their fictitious family given the members, income status, etc. Be creative!

a)    What is daily life like? What practical issues consume them?

b)    How is the marriage? Are there issues?

c)    Are there parenting issues?

d)    Are there sibling issues?

e)    What are their financial issues?

f)     Are there other community issues impacting their family?

Ask each group to briefly describe their family to the class and share some headlines about the types of issues their family is likely most concerned about.

Continue the discussion.

  • How are these families like real families in your community? 
  • What are the biggest issues facing local families?

Wrap Up

Read Deuteronomy 6:4-9. Families are the most important spiritual influence in the life of a child. We need to consider God's heart for families and how to connect with them. Close by praying together for your own families, for families of the children you work with and for families in the community who need Jesus.
 
Partner LogosAbout Us
1 for 50 is a children's ministry training and networking initiative serving the Global Children's Forum, the 4/14 Global Initiative, VIVA Network and other movements reaching and discipling children for Christ.
 Questions and Information:

Vision Page (click here to download)

How to become a Training Provider (click here for information)

The 1 for 50 Hand (click here to download)

Other? Email us at 1for50@gmail.com