The Adventurer program was created to assist parents in their important responsibilities as a child’s primary teachers and evangelizers. The program aims to strengthen the parent/child relationship and to further the child’s development in spiritual, physical, mental, and social areas. Through the Adventurer Program, the church, home, and school can work together with the parent to develop a mature, happy child.

The Adventurer Club was created to give children an opportunity to belong to an organized peer group. To join, children are invited to participate in various activities which will improve their social skills. The Adventurer Club involves children in grades 1-4 and their parents. The programming and planning for Adventurers should be simple and short, but creative. Parental involvement provides opportunities for parents to participate in the learning experience.

One of the Adventurer Club objectives is to provide a meaningful and exciting experience as the children look forward with anticipation to some day being Pathfinders.

What is the Adventurer curriculum designed to accomplish?

• Children will, at their own level, commit their hearts and lives to Jesus Christ.
• Children will gain a positive attitude toward the benefits, joys, and responsibilities of living a Christian life.
• Children will acquire the habits, skills and knowledge needed to live for Jesus today.
• Parents and other primary care-givers will become more confident and effective as co-laborers with Christ for their children.

The Adventurer Club provides fun and creative ways for children.

• to develop a Christ-like character;
  to experience the joy and satisfaction of doing things well;
• to express their love for Jesus in a natural way;
• to learn good sportsmanship and strengthen their ability to get along with others;
• to discover their God-given abilities and to know how to use them to benefit self and serve others,
• to improve their understanding of what makes families strong.

Resources:

https://www.gcyouthministries.org/ministries/adventurers/progressive-classes/

For those who are familiar with it, “Pathfindering” conjures up images of marching, camping, curious hobbies, bugs and bats. Enlarging their windows on the world and building a relationship with God are the dual objectives of this club, which is designed for children ages 10-15.

With nearly 2 million members around the world, this Seventh-day Adventist Church-sponsored club accepts any youth who promises to abide by the Pathfinder Pledge and Law regardless of their church affiliation. Young people of any religious persuasion, or none at all, are welcome and encouraged to join the organization.

Pathfinders offer a wide range of activities including, but not limited to:

• Camping & camping/survival skills
• Grade appropriate leadership training
• Activities promoting community pride & involvement through outreach activities such as helping in downtown soup kitchens, collecting food for the disadvantaged, cleaning & maintaining city and county parks, visiting and encouraging the elderly, and MANY more
• Interactive training in a variety of recreational, artistic, nature, conservation, vocational, and outreach areas, with awards (honors) given for successful completion of the interactive training modules
• Personal care and encouragement by a caring staff member! While many school classrooms have 10-30 students per teacher, Pathfinders offers AT LEAST a 1 staff member to every 5 Pathfinder ratio!

Resources:

https://www.gcyouthministries.org/ministries/pathfinders/achievement-classes/

Mission Statement

The Ambassador Ministry is part of Adventist Youth Ministries of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, dedicated to meeting the spiritual, social and lifestyle needs of youth ages 16-21, by challenging them to experience and share a personal relationship with Christ, developing a lifestyle fitting their belief system and vocational interest, and providing them with an adequate venue for wholesome development of lifelong friendships. 

Resources:

 https://www.gcyouthministries.org/ministries/ambassadors/download-resource-manuals/)