Welcome to the Texico Pathfinder/Adventurer Department!
Derral Reeve
Pathfinder/Adventurer
DirectorBarbara Reeve
Pathfinder/Adventurer
Assistant
Pathfinder Ministry Description
Pathfinders are a worldwide organization of young people (fifth through tenth grade) sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, though young people of any religious persuasion or none at all, are welcome and encouraged to join the organization.
Pathfindering provides opportunities for adult staff to mentor and discipline young people in the Christian faith. It is an effective means of evangelism that practically every church can enter engage in.
Pathfinders offer a wide range of activities including, but not limited to:
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Camping & camping/survival skills.
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Grade appropriate leadership training.
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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.
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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.
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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!
Adventurer Ministry Description
The Adventurer Program is available to children that are not quite old enough to be Pathfinders, but who want to be involved in fun activities and progressive class work. It is open to all children in first through fourth grades and serves as a great feeder for Pathfinders. Due to ages of Adventurer participants, emphasis is placed on parents being involved, along with staff.
Goals and Objectives
Why have an Adventurer program?
The Adventurer program is designed to support parents in assisting children with the challenging task of developing fully as followers of Christ in today's world.What is the Adventurer curriculum designed to accomplish?
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Children will, at their own level,commit their hearts and lives to Jesus Christ.
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Children will gain a positive attitude toward the benefits, joys, and responsibilities of living a Christian life.
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Children will acquire the habits, skills and knowledge needed to live for Jesus today.
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Parents and other primary care-givers will become more confident and effective as co-laborers with Christ for their children.
Objectives
The Adventurer Club provides fun and creative ways for children.
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to develop a Christ-like character;
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to experience the joy and satisfaction of doing things well;
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to express their love for Jesus in a natural way;
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to learn good sportsmanship and strengthen their ability to get along with others;
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to discover their God-given abilities and to know how to use them to benefit self and serve others,
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to improve their understanding of what makes families strong.
