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The Leader Ledger E-News |
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Volume 1, Issue 1 |
In = thisNew= sletter:&nb= sp;Fro= m theExe= cutive DirectorAchievers! Lads to Leaders Staff: Roy Johnson Gary Hogeland= Brenda Johnson Margaret Probst Nancy Itson Gale Nelson Donna McCurry=
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December 1968…eight young boys began memorizing scripture and w= orking on speeches about “AMERICA” with Dr. Jack Zorn, minister= of the Warner Robins Church of Christ in Georgia.
Today….40 years later, boys and girls are working fervently to = complete their various projects in Lads to Leaders & Leaderettes.
The number grew from 8 to 20,000. From one congregation that pa= rticipated to over 500 across the country, Canada and the Bahamas. Pu= blic speaking is still a convention event but it has been joined by many ot= her meaningful events for a total of 33, the majority of which are non-comp= etitive. There is something for everyone in Lads to Leaders & Lea= derettes. How can we help you?
We stand ready and willing to help with: |
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Word on the street is that registration = opened at 8:00 a.m. Monday! Are you ready to go?= |
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If you are a team leader and do = not have your password, call the National Service Center at 334-215-0251. We filled up all of the rooms at= all convention sites last year. So the quicker your team leader gets= your room reserved the better. |
Did You know that Lads to Leaders offers= Scholarships to several Christian Universities? |
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The Leadership Qua= lities of each Bible character are presented at the end of each chapter. |
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W= hat will your grade K-5 students learn?
Here is just a sample… ¨ The King from the Ol= d Testament who always blamed “the people” for his wrongs. ¨ The female friend of= Jesus who knew “the important thing”. ¨ The reason that the = Scribes and Pharisees are mentioned together in the Bible. ¨ The difference betwe= en the teaching of the Pharisees and the teaching of Jesus. ¨ The lovely woman fro= m the Old Testament who was beautiful outside and smart inside. ¨ The truth that Pilat= e knew. ¨ The disciple of Jesu= s that made a bad mistake but made it right. ¨ The first and most f= aithful follower of Jesus. ¨ The miracle that cau= sed the Jews to command that Jesus be crucified. ¨ Lessons from a pig p= en.
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This material is a bargain because it wi= ll cover nine months of classes.
Teacher’s Edition = ; $14.95
Includes: lessons, activities, games, crafts, bulletin bo= ard ideas and projects.
Student Edition &= nbsp; $9.95
Includes: lessons, activities and projects |
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This is no ordinary Bible curriculum! Junior Leader is designed to be used for= three quarters, not just one! |
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How is Junior Leader unique?
Junior Leader
Teachers, using Junior Leader will make it easy for you to teach your students with ev= erything you need to make your class time fun and meaningful! Provide= d for you are lessons that teach your students about Bible characters and t= he leadership qualities they had. Students will learn the qualities t= hey should develop as well as those that they should avoid. |
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B= ecause Junior Leader is not a convention event, students have no deadlines!= However, if your students = have completed Level I of Junior Leader, please submit their names to the N= ational Service Center by the Registration Deadline of January 23, 2009 so = that we can print their names in the convention program. |
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Luke, a 5th grader from Woodson Chapel i= n Nashville, Tennessee, faced a tough decision.
Friday night was the start of his baseba= ll season and he is a key member of a very good team. Friday was also= the start of the national convention at Opryland. So Luke had to dec= ide between his baseball team or Lads to Leaders. To his credit= , he decided that he wanted to be at convention more.
The twist to this story is that Luke&nbs= p; wasn’t even participating in any events on Friday and wasn’t= set to receive any awards Friday night. But Luke was so exci= ted about going to convention, and so committed to supporting his family= and friends, that it was a no-brainer for him.
This was Luke’s first year partici= pating in Lads to Leaders. But in that first year, his growth as a le= ader and his example humble those of us who have participated for years!&nb= sp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Article Submitted By: Michael Broome |
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Jessica was nine years old and in fourth= grade when she was allowed to tag along with the Timberlane Church of Chri= st middle school youth group. They went on a weekend service trip to = a Christian children’s home. Jessica was told that, because she= was so much younger than everyone else, she had to set a good exampl= e and work at least as hard as the other kids. |
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She set her mind to do just that. = Her group was assigned to clean up a large playground = and spread an enormous pile of wood chips. Jessica went right to work= lifting shovel after shovel of chips, using a tool taller than her! = She kept a smile on her face and encouraged the other kids to keep working.= When it was time to prepare her Leaderette’s speech for the co= nvention, Jessica knew at once what she would speak about. Her title = was “Never Too Young to Serve.” In her Bible study = for the speech, Jessica specifically saw the relationship between the servi= ce their group rendered and the biblical examples set by Jesus. She r= ealized that Jesus wants us to serve others in His name, and she enthusiastic= ally shared her experiences from that weekend in her speech. Even tho= ugh it was her first time to participate in Lads to Leaders & Leaderett= es, she received second place in her speech category. She’s alr= eady excited about participating next year!
Article submitted by: Sandra Tate Timberlane Church of Christ |
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Do the younger children in your congrega= tion ever have trouble reaching their Good Samaritan goals? Maybe the= y are in school when Mom and Dad make their visits, or maybe they have trou= ble finding things that they can do at times when they can do them.<= /p>
Two or three times a year we have Good S= amaritan Sunday. This activity is geared toward the younger members o= f the congregation, but all are welcome to come. It starts right a= fter Sunday services. While we are waiting for the pizzas to arrive, we get= out supplies for the children to start making cards. We get out the = usual markers and crayons, but also provide fun things like die-cuts, paper= scraps, and stickers that the children may not have a lot of at home, but = love using. We write various messages (Get Well Soon or Happy Birthda= y) on the white board, so that they will know how to spell different words.= They can make cards for anyone- especially the people we are going t= o visit that day. |
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After lunch, the students have a little = more time to make more cards or to do a project around the building. = They have shelved books in the library, sharpened pew pencils, punched out = bulletin board letters, and even placed additional pages in our songbook.&n= bsp; Then at the appropriate time, we all load up in cars or the church van= and go make our visits. Sometimes we go to the local nursing home an= d sing with other members of our congregation.
Sometimes we make visits to our members = who are in assisted living, and sometimes we go visit the sick in their hom= es or even the hospital. It is great fun, and the kids and pare= nts involved bond through these activities. We can make several cards an= d visits in just a couple of hours, so it really helps boost their Good Sam= aritan points quickly, but more importantly it boosts the spirits of the= sick and the elderly to see these children and receive hand made cards fro= m them. Most importantly it teaches the children ways that they can s= erve God at their age and ability level.
Article Submitted By: Sharon Broome Southern Hills Church of Christ |
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For the past 8 years, the 6–12 gra= de young ladies at Southern Hills Church of Christ have hosted a brunch to = honor the ladies that have been an inspiration to their lives. The guests i= nclude their mothers, grandmothers, elders’ wives and special ladies = who have mentored or encouraged our Leaderettes. Over the course of a Frida= y evening and Saturday morning, the young ladies prepare all of the food, d= ecorate the tables and also make a small take-home gift for their guests. T= he young ladies completely host the event from developing the guest list, t= o preparing the food, serving coffee or juice or clearing tables during the= brunch, to conducting the after-brunch program. Over time the event = has grown into a service slumber party at the building that the girls start= buzzing about several months before the brunch weekend. |
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The teen Leaderettes completely conduct = the program. One will welcome the guest and say an opening prayer and each = of the girls will honor and recognize the ladies by reading scripture, reciting poetry or by reading= a special essay written by young ladies themselves. They conclude the prog= ram by presenting their special invited guest with a rose. When we &nb= sp; began the brunch activity, not all of the young ladies in our youth gro= up would participate and only a handful of girls would actually agree= to get up in front of the women. In more recent years, it has become a tra= dition that our elementary age Leaderettes look forward to being a part of = and now 99% of our young ladies participate in the after-brunch program.
Through their participation in the brunc= h the girls have learned so much that will go with them as they grow up and= become Christian women serving in the Lord’s Church. They have gaine= d some basic cooking skills. The young women have learned about being a goo= d hostess and server. Some have found that they have the talent for writing= essays about Godly women. Others have gained confidence in their ability t= o be in front of a crowd. All of the young ladies have learned the <= /p> importance of thanking God for the women= who have influenced and encouraged them. By parti= cipating in the annual brunch they are taking the time t= o say thank you to those women and show just how much those special women m= ean to them. Rarely does the brunch end with a dry eye in the room. It is r= eally touching for grown women to realize the influence they have on our Le= aderettes. The Inspirational Ladies Brunch is an event that is cheris= hed by the girls and their guest alike.
Article Submitted By:= Lori Reed |
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Be kindly <= /p> affectionate to on= e another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one = another... Romans 12:10 |