Leaders Lead By Example!

In the CEF Southern Illinois Chapter well over 250 Good News Club volunteers have attended a start up GNC Training since 2016. Twenty-one teams have launched out to host and conduct an after-school Bible Club at an Elementary School in Southern IL.

Church Leaders are leading by example to reach the next generation of children in Southern IL.

Steadfast, strong, dedicated, creative, people of faith who love God, love people, and have a great desire for children to hear the Good News!

Showing up! Investing time, energy, resources, and most of all allowing their hearts to be touched by the children they serve. There are currently 18 active Good News Bible Clubs meeting after school in Southern IL.

I am truly amazed by the men and woman who go each week to teach the Clubs. They are more than just home-town heroes, they are making a difference in SIL, IL, the USA, the world, and for all eternity!

Many of the GNC teachers who go to public schools immediately after-school are local pastors.

In fact in the Southern IL Chapter there are ten pastors who teach in a Good News Club.

It is with extreme joy and gratitude that I share this news with you! To witness the leadership in our local churches stepping into the position of going to teach the children is extraordinary!

More than 85% of children living in America today do not attend church and that number will continue to rise if the Church leadership stays home.

Church leadership is not just the pastor as some church members like to think. I have served on several church committees over time. I have heard statements like, "well that is the pastor's job" and how about this one..." The preacher is paid to do this kind of thing."

Speaking of going out to visit the sick, shut in's, and share the THE GOOD NEWS with those who have not heard.

I was quick to speak up to say that is not what God said.

The Word of God is very clear about our call as Christians to go into all the world to preach the Gospel and make disciples. It is stunning to think that there are many names on church membership rolls who have never even once stepped out to share the Good News of Jesus with another person. Leaving the walls of the church to GO & TELL the Good News and share the reason for our faith is essential for all believers.

God is raising up many believers to meet the need head on. There are faithful and passionate church members who are taking the charge to lead by example to build a Team to GO reach to teach the next generation!

Thanks to the armies of loving Local Pastors, Moms, Dads, Grandmothers, Grandpas, Aunts, Uncles, Sunday School Teaches, Retired School Teachers, Pastor's Wives, Home-school Families, Teenagers, Children's Ministry Leaders, Youth Leaders, and Public School teachers who carry the Bible and the message of the Gospel into our Elementary Schools.

I am more than over joyed that clergy in Southern Illinois see the great need to mobilize to reach the next generation. I am thankful that many are willing to ADOPT-A-SCHOOL in their community to GO and lead by example! The Good News Club mission is work and it takes the whole Body to make these fun and meaningful Clubs happen for the kids in our towns and communities.

As a nation we can not afford to miss this opportunity! We most mobilize now and make the most of the 2001 Supreme Court Ruling on Equal Access in America. It was handed down by God for such a time as this.

To hear how your church can adopt the local school in your area to host and conduct an after-school Bible Club for children, reach out to Robin or Ashley at cefsi.com. We offer a 20 minute presentation in the CEF Office. Invite Robin to your church to speak to the Church Leadership, Outreach Committee, or Missions Committee about how you can make a difference. Kids need to hear the Good News!

Robin