Every week in New Zealand,

more than 4000 volunteers come to

school for a 30 minute Christian Religious Education

lesson.

George Barna Research Findings

Between the Between the agesages 5 and 125 and 12, lifelong , lifelong values, beliefs and attitudes are values, beliefs and attitudes are

formed.formed.

By By ageage 1313, spiritual identity is largely , spiritual identity is largely set. set.

School age is the most receptive School age is the most receptive time of life to know Jesus.time of life to know Jesus.

family Breakups

violence

drugs & alcoholoccult

sexual abuse

suicide

ARE WE FAILING OUR CHILDREN?

““Let the children come to Let the children come to Me…”Me…”

““Your Father in heaven is not willing Your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be that any of these little ones should be

lost.”lost.”

…in our…in our schools for the Christian Scriptures

Open door

…in our schools

for Religious Education (Bible In Schools)

…in our…in our schools for the Christian Scriptures

Open

door…in our schools

for Religious

Educatio

n (or Bible In Schools)

Only 1 out of every 10

children come to church.

But every child must attend a

school…

“The harvest is plentiful,

but the workers are few…” Matthew

9:37

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50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

300000

Church FamiliesNon Church Familes

State Schools

Sunday School

Brigade,Rally R.Rangers

After School Clubs

Other Outreach

Total No. ofChildren

Our greatest opportunity

Provides modern and exciting Provides modern and exciting syllabus approved by the School syllabus approved by the School

Trustees AssociationTrustees Association

Coordinates, supports, trains Coordinates, supports, trains volunteersvolunteers

CECCEC Churches Churches

working together working together

Anglican, Apostolic, Assemblies of God, Associated Churches of Christ, Baptist, Brethren, Congregational, Lutheran, Methodist, New Life,

Presbyterian, Religious Society of Friends, Salvation Army. Catholic church as observer

status.

Christian Christian education in a education in a

secular secular environmentenvironment

Child-centredChild-centred

Bible-basedBible-based

Discovery Discovery learning learning

Life-based, age Life-based, age appropriateappropriate

ReligioReligion In n In LifeLife

SyllabusSyllabus

Schools with RESchools with RE

Trentham, Silverstream, Tawhai, Trentham, Silverstream, Tawhai, Pinehaven, Upper Hutt, Pomare, Pinehaven, Upper Hutt, Pomare, Tui Glen, Koraunui,Tui Glen, Koraunui,Totara ParkTotara Park

Schools without RESchools without RE

Birchville, Fergusson Birchville, Fergusson Intermediate, Mangaroa, Maori Intermediate, Mangaroa, Maori

Bank, Oxford Crescent, Plateau, Bank, Oxford Crescent, Plateau, Fraser Cresent (around 2600 Fraser Cresent (around 2600

children)children)

In the Upper ValleyIn the Upper Valley

The Churches in Upper Hutt through the The Churches in Upper Hutt through the Minister’s Association are dedicated to Minister’s Association are dedicated to

providing Bible In Schools with a providing Bible In Schools with a sustainable resource of teachers and sustainable resource of teachers and

materials to impact the future of our city.materials to impact the future of our city.

AimsAimsSo that the children in our city get to know So that the children in our city get to know

about God about God..

To present a united churches approach to To present a united churches approach to impact key people in our city.impact key people in our city.

To ensure that a quality and sustainable To ensure that a quality and sustainable programme is promoted.programme is promoted.

Christmas

Program at

Trentham School

Also shown at Also shown at

Birchville Birchville SchoolSchool

Salvation Salvation Army Army

Cadets Cadets teach R.E teach R.E

in in Trentham Trentham and Upper and Upper

Hutt Hutt SchoolsSchools

Kids love flannelgraph

pictures

And activities

Listening to Bible stories…

Or acting them out!

What kids think God is like

PrayPray – (powerhouse of – (powerhouse of the work)the work)

Be a teacher or Be a teacher or helperhelper

CChild minding for hild minding for volunteersvolunteers

Financial giftsFinancial gifts

How can you help?How can you help?

Volunteers need to

• abide by the Code of Expectations

• be of good standing in their church

• have no criminal convictions relating to children or family.

• undertake training provided by CEC

New volunteers New volunteers won’t be thrown won’t be thrown

in the deep in the deep end…end…

Start as an Start as an observer or observer or

a helpera helper

Team teach Team teach with a with a

coach/mentcoach/mentoror

Support Support from team from team

mates, mates, convenors, convenors,

and and coordinatorcoordinator

ss

Excellent Excellent trainingtraining

Excellent Excellent TrainingTraining

“The philosophy of the school room in one

generation will be the philosophy of

government in the next.” Abraham Lincoln

God commands God commands us to teach the us to teach the

future future generation...generation...

"And he commanded

our ancestors to teach

them to their children.

Then their children

would know them, even

their children not yet

born. And they would

tell their children. So

they would all trust

God…. They would not

be like their ancestors

who were stubborn and

disobedient" Psalm 78:5-8

“Future generations will be told about the Lord.

They will proclaim His righteousness!”

Psalm 22:30

God Defend God Defend New New ZealandZealand

Contact

Janet Jones 563-8835(Upper Valley Coordinator)