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Resources For CEF Volunteers
Teacher Training Classes
Series Overview
Two and a half hours on a Saturday, 4 times a year. Introduces and provides teaching tips for our upcoming Good News Club® curriculum.
Quick Start Training
8 hour training for a Good News Club team, scheduled as needed.
Teaching Children Effectively™ Level 1 (TCE™ 1)
32 hours — The course focuses on reaching the unsaved child. Held one day a week for five weeks.
Teaching Children Effectively Level 2 (TCE 2)
32 hours – Completion of TCE 1 is required before enrolling. The course focuses on the spiritual development of the saved child.
Children’s Ministries Institute®
Diploma programs are available for children’s teachers and ministry leaders, not just for CEF workers. Check their website for more information. Some courses available online. cefcmi.com
Teaching Materials
In Our Office
-Salvation tracts suitable for children
-Every Day with God Devotional Books (for younger children)
-The Wonder Book™ Devotional (for older children)
Provided for each teaching team
Every lesson series contains these teaching aids:
-A lesson overview provides teachers with a quick-glance focus for preparation
-Easy-to-follow symbols indicate the type of applications to be taught
-Story facts in outline form help you navigate smoothly through the lesson
-A convenient class schedule guides you through a dynamic teaching hour
-Sidebar notes help teach the learning styles of the children
-Shaded segments in the lesson show precisely where and how to apply the truth of the lesson to saved and unsaved children
-Preschool helps
-Memory verse teaching helps
-Laminated take-home verse tokens
-Learning activities
-Counseling tools
-Review questions and games
-Suggested songs
