PORTSMOUTH PATHFINDERS, ADVENTURES AND EAGER BEAVERS CLUB
PATHFINDER BASIC STAFF
TRAINING
KENNEDY KUNDAN
kennedy.kundan@portsmouthadventist.org.uk
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History, Philosophy and Purpose
of the Pathfinder Club
Section 1
Pathfinder Pasic Staff Training
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Objective
To develop awareness of the purpose and
uniqueness of Pathfinder ministry and an
overview of the history of pathfinders
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History
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Pathfinder Club
Emblem
White
Purity
Red
Sacrifice
Blue
Loyalty
Gold
Excellence
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Pathfinder Club
Emblem
Shield
– Protection
Sword
– Bible
Three Sides – Completeness
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Pathfindering
as a Ministry
Not entertainment
 Not babysitting for parents
 Not simply another youth group
 Not just an outdoor activity based club
THEN WHAT IS
PATHFINDERING?
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Pathfindering
as a Ministry
Spiritual at it’s core
◦ It is intended to lead members into a growing,
redemptive relationship with God
 Experience-based
◦ It is organized and led to build members into
responsible, mature individuals who contribute
to their families, their church and their world
• Others Focused
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– It is programmed to help members
realize that there is something that each
one can do to help their neighbor
through active, selfless service
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Mission of
Pathfindering
To provide a:
 Church-centered
 Recreational-spiritual program
 For both boys and girls
 Ages 10-15
– That offers action, adventure,
challenge and group activities that
produce team spirit and loyalty to
God and the church
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Philosophy of
Pathfindering
“Train a child in the way he should go, and
when he is old
he will not turn from it.”
Proverbs 22:6 NIV
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Philosophy of
Pathfindering
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Proverbs 22:6
◦ Training them while they are young is
important because 70% of Christians make
their decision for Christ before the age of 14
(christianitytoday.com)
◦ Because of changes in society such as:
 divorce causing single parent homes,
• 50% of our kids not attending Christian
schools,
• Fewer families in society have any contact
with Christianity
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Philosophy of
Pathfindering
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever
is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure,
whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable
if anything is excellent or praiseworthy
think about such things.”
Philippians 4:8 NIV
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Philosophy of
Pathfindering
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Phil. 4:8
◦ Pathfindering is fundamentally principles- and
experience-based training so that young people
can more easily transfer the learning to other
areas of life.
– Everything (honors, classwork,
example) must be affected by Biblical
truth because we are painting a picture
of God for our kids
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Philosophy of
Pathfindering
A Song by Ponder, Harp & Jennings goes:
You’re the only Jesus some will ever see
You’re the only words of life
some will ever read
So let them see in you the
One in whom is all they’ll ever need
For you’re the only Jesus
some will ever see
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Purpose of Pathfindering
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Help Youth understand that God loves, care
for and appreciate them
Encourage Pathfinders to discover their own
God-given potential
Inspire Young People to give personal
expression of their love for God
Making a personal salvation a Priority
Build into their life a healthy appreciation of
God’s creation
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Purpose of Pathfindering
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Teach Specific skills and hobbies that will
make their lives more satisfying and
occupying their time with profitable
accomplishments
Encouraging Physical Fitness
Opportunity for leadership development
Seek to foster and harmonise development of
the physical
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Pathfinder Philosophy and Purpose
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Understanding Pathfinders
Section 2
Pathfinder Basic Staff Training
To develop an understanding of the developmental needs of
the Pathfinder-age young people and how to relate them
effectively
OBJECTIVE
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Session Outline
Developmental Characterises of
Pathfinders
 Basic principles of Effective Club
Discipline
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Developmental Characterises of
Pathfinder
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Pre-Adolescence ............................(9-12 yrs)
Early Adolescence ...........................(13-15 yrs)
Middle Adolescence ........................(16-17 yrs)
In Each Category we will look at
 General,
 Metal,
 Physical,
 Social and
 Spiritual Characterises
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Pre-Adolescence
General
 Full of noise and ceaseless activity
 Girls at the age are physically, mentally and
more emotional than boys.
 Growing tendencies of independences and
self-assertion
 Quick to learn and have memory recall
 Have heroes.
 Lively interest in religion
 They find it natural to turn to God and
commit them self.
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Pre-Adolescence
Mental
1. Golden Age memory
2. Alert and eager to investigate and learn
3. Love stories and good books
4. They are collectors (90% of children that
age collect one thing or other)
5. Age not for specialisation
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Pre-Adolescence
Physical
 The healthiest period of life
 Body and mind are well balanced for coordination
 Restlessness
“there never seems to be any nice, relaxed, middle
ground in a child’s behaviour. He is either running
at a wild clip or stopped dead – and both strike
fear in the breast of a parent”
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Pre-Adolescence
Social
 Secret codes and adventure
 Learning teamwork but still retain
independent spirit
 Vivid imagination
 Great hero worship
 No interest in the opposite sex
◦ Boys prefer to be by themselves
◦ Girls choose their own group
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Pre-Adolescence
Spiritual
 Have key interest in spirituality and the work
of the church
 Peek age of baptism (12)
 Like witnessing activates, delights in award
badges, ribbons etc
 Easy to instruct in religion.
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Early Adolescence
General
 Rapid growth
 Awkwardness due to lack of co-ordination of body
and mind
 Embarrassment
 The Ugly Ducklings Syndrome
 Belonging to Peer Group
 Interest in the opposite sex accompanied by
bashfulness
 Critical rather than credulous
 Day dreamers
 Religion interest continues and becomes a matter
of experience
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Early Adolescence
Metal
 Alert Subject to day-dreaming
 Learns quickly
 Boys have key interest in scientific data and
girls become more interested in homemaking
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Early Adolescence
Physical
 The health is excellent second only to preadolescent period
 Rapid physical growth., with tremendous appetite
accompanying the growth.
 Muscle development – causing awkwardness and
clumsiness
 Sex organs begin to develop
 On average girls taller then boys at 12 and 13
slightly taller at 14 les at 15 and 2 inches shorter
at 16
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Early Adolescence
Social
 Loyalty to peers
 Freedom seekers
 Money making schemes = dropping out of
school
 Mood swings
 Strong likes and dislikes of food
 Great love for athletics
 Crude sense of humour
 Attraction of the opposite sex
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Early Adolescence
Spiritual
 Interest in spiritual things wanes at this age
 13 at his age is the 2nd largest number of
youth baptism
 Career choice
 Less tendency for this group to demonstrate
their feelings on spiritual matters
 Conflict with conscience
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Middle Adolescence
General
 Rapid growth for males reaching full height
 Developed into their own individual
 Young adult in their own right
Mental
 Question everything and want proof
 Have great respect for “scholarship”
 Making of definite plan
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Middle Adolescences
Physical
 Sexual Development
 85% fully developed into adulthood
 Muscles are developed and they enjoy physical fitness
Social
 Cliques and what to be surrounded by special friends
 Critical and frank in expression of others
 Sensitive and guided by public opinion
Spiritual
 Either goes forward or loses interest
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF
EFFECTIVE CLUB
DICIPLINE
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Morale , or club spirit, is the tangible element that
determines the success of any pathfinder Club. It
the result of a combination of a variety of
important factors. All pathfinders members and
staff need to work together on developing a sense
of unity and belonging, and maintaining interest
and enthusiasm
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Club staff need to check for the following:
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Spiritual Objective
Attendance
Home contact
Round table discussion
Unit Captain’s Table
Making Members
Welcome
Putting Friends
Together
Reviewing the
Counsellor's Work
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Planning a balanced
Programme
Developing Unit
Cohesiveness
Pathfinder Meeting
place
Equipment
Camping Equipment
Teaching Materials
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Guild lines for Balance Disciple
Establish Rules and regulation and a point
system.
 Inform the Pathfinders of the rules, your
expectation and methods of enforcements
 “Rules should be few and well considered, and when
once made, they should be enforced. Whether is
found impossible to change, the minds learns to
recognise and adapt itself to” (Education pge 290)
 Present devotional admonition on disciple,
explaining the Pledge and the Law
 Present devotional on discipline, explaining the
Pledge and Law.
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Consistently and diligently apply training
discipline.
 Counsel with guilty youth before
disciplinary action, and pray with them.
 When they understand, they normally
cooperate.
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Prevention of Discipline Problem
Plan an extensive program of activities.
 Never go to meetings unprepared.
 Be friendly, caring, and approachable at all
times.
 Cultivate a sense of humor
 Don’t use sarcasm or ridicule.
 Don’t be a “faultfinder”.
 Be fair and impartial–don’t have favorites.
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Prevention of Discipline Problem
Show self-control and be patient, even
under pressure.
 Watch the use of your voice–speak
clearly and with authority, but don’t
shout!
 Give clear, precise instructions and
commands.
 Watch mannerisms that could lead to
ridicule, and avoid slang and
colloquialisms.
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Method of Discipline
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DO:
Personal Counsel
 Use Group Judgment
 Take care of Individual Differences
 Expel if necessary
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DON’T
Punish in Anger
 Use threats and warnings that can’t be
carried out.
 Force apologies Public
 Detain after club meeting
 Assign extra task
 “Dunce-Cap” Discipline
 Use corporal Punishment
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Club leadership
Pathfinder Basic Staff Training
ATTRIBUTES AND
QUALITIES OF
CHRISTIAN LEADERS
INVOLVING IN
PATHFINDERING
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The Leader’s Role
“Part of the leaders role in encouraging the
development if the members is dependant n
the leader’s example- what s/he is a person.
The leader created an atmosphere or ethos of
the unit or group for which s/he is
responsible.
Beyond that, what the leader does determines
the effectives of his or her leadership”
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Qualities of a
Pathfinder Leader
In Your Groups,
 Draw the perfect Pathfinder leader
Include Written:
◦ Qualities
◦ Skills
◦ Attitudes
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Qualities of a
Pathfinder Leader
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b)
c)
d)
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f)
g)
Live a Christ-Centred Life
Love boys and girls
Be optimistic and enthusiastic
Has a vision (knows WHY they’re involved)
Has a mission (knows HOW they’re doing
Be a master of his/her on emotions
Enjoy the out of doors
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Qualities of a
Pathfinder Leader
Maintain pleasant relation with fellow workers
j) Have a commanding personality
k) Have a sense of Humour
l) Be resourceful and creative
m) Enlist cooperation
n) Be able to delegate responsibility and authority
o) Has integrity (keeps commitments)
i)
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a)
b)
c)
Understand the Characteristic of Junior
Youth
Master Diversified skills
Know how to organise
FIVE STYLES OF LEADERSHIP
AND WHEN THEY ARE
APPROPRIATE TO
PATHFINDER MINISTRY
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Definition of Leadership
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Leadership is Influence
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Leadership means you have people who
follow you otherwise you’re just out
taking a walk
◦ John C. Maxwell
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Five Styles Of Leadership And When They Are
Appropriate To Pathfinder Ministry
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Person Centred
Group Person
Authoritative
(Autocratic)
Bureaucratic
(Political)
Evaluative
Participative
(Democratic)
LaissezFaire
A
B
C
B
E
TELLS
SELLS
TESTS
CONSULTS
JOINS
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Authoritative (Autocratic) Leader
◦ Retains as much power and decisionmaking authority as possible.
◦ Does not consult staff, nor are staff
allowed to give any input.
◦ Staff & Pathfinders must obey orders
– Motivation is produced by
creating a structured set of
rewards and punishments.
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Authoritative (Autocratic) Leader
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Advantages
◦ Lots of things get done
◦ Things are very organized
◦ Poorly managed becomes highly
managed
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Authoritative (Autocratic) Leader
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Disadvantages
◦ Creativity & staff involvement is low
◦ If leader leaves vacuum of leadership is
left behind.
– Can create “soldiers” instead of
involved Pathfinders and staff
– LOTS of TURNOVER!
Pathfinders is a VOLUNTEER
organization
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Evaluative
◦ Similar to Authoritative, except that the leader
asks for input and MIGHT include that input in
the decisions, but will usually not acknowledge the
involvement of others in the process
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Bureaucratic (Political) Leader
◦ Everything done “by the book,”
according to procedure or policy.
◦ If it isn’t covered by the book, the
leader refers to the next level above
him or her.
– Police officer -- He or she
enforces the rules.
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Bureaucratic (Political) Leader
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Advantages
◦ Rules are clearly understood and
defined
◦ Staff & Pathfinders know what to expect
– Discipline is easily handled
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Bureaucratic (Political) Leader
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Disadvantages
◦ Low involvement of Pathfinder staff
◦ Little room for adaptability
◦ Rules may not apply to current situation
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Democratic (Participative) Leadership
◦ Staff are part of the decision making.
◦ Communicates what is happening and
expects involvement and responsibility
of staff.
– The “coach” leader has the final
say, but gathers information
from staff members before
making a decision.
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Democratic (Participative) Leadership
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Advantages
◦ Staff are involved -- buy-in
◦ Somewhat adaptable to match situation
◦ If leader leaves things usually continue
– Everyone feels like part of the
team.
– Creativity is HIGH
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Democratic (Participative) Leadership
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Disadvantages
◦ Rules may not be as well defined,
known, or understood
◦ Structure is usually “looser”
– Discipline may be a problem if
“consequences” aren’t clearly
defined.
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Laissez-faire Leadership
◦ “Hands-off¨ style.
◦ Leader provides little or no direction
and gives staff (& Pathfinders) as much
freedom as possible.
– All authority or power is given
to the staff (& Pathfinders) and
they must determine goals,
make decisions, and resolve
problems on their own.
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Laissez-faire Leadership
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Advantages
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Highly skilled staff flourish (for awhile)
Lots of creativity
Staff with drive make lots of things happen
Lots of adult involvement (though not
particularly committed.
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Laissez-faire Leadership
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Disadvantages
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Disorganization is a danger
Quality can decline over time
Discipline can be an issue
Rules may not exist or be followed thru
– Pathfinders can take advantage of
individual staff member’s
strengths and weaknesses
– Long term membership
involvement often declines
VARIOUS LEADERSHIP ROLES
AND FUNCTION AND THEIR
APPLICATIONS
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Building Fuctions
Encourager
 Feelings Expresser
 Harmonizer
 Compromiser
 Gate-Keeper
 Standard Setter
 Consensus – Tester
 Follower
 Listener
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Encourager
Friendly, warm, responsive. Accepts others and their contributions. Gives
other people opportunities or recognition.
Feelings
Expresser
Sends and expresses feelings of group. Calls attention to reactions of group
to ideas and suggestions. Share feelings and how they affect members.
Harmonizer
Attempts to reconcile disagreements and reduce tensions. Get people to
explore their differences
Compromiser
Yielding and admits to error Maintain cohesion in groups
Gate-Keeper
Keep Channel of communication open Facilitate participation of others.
Encoring sharing
Standard Setter
State standards for group to achieve and applies standards for evaluation and
productions.
Consensus –
Tester
Ask for opinions to see if group is ready to make a decision
Follower
Goes along with group decision and accepts the ideas of others. Act as an
interested audience.
Listener
When necessary explain any item not clearly heard. Hears and solicits
feedback.
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Task Functions
Information seeker
 Information Giver
 Opinion Seeker
 Opinion Giver
 Clarifier
 Elaborator
 Summariser
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Initiator
Proposes tasks or goals, define group problems. Suggest
procedure's for solving problems
Information seeker
Gathers facts relevant to group. Seek organisation of facts.
Information Giver
Offers facts and information relevant to groups
Opinion Seeker
Asks for expression or feelings. Seeks ideas and suggestions. Solicits
expression of value
Opinion Giver
States believe of a matter. Gives ideas and suggestions.
Clarifier
Interprets ideas or suggestions. Define terms and clears up any
confusion. Indicate alternatives and issues before group. Listen and
preserves. Option seeker.
Elaborator
Gives examples and develops meanings. Makes generalisations and
indicates how proposals may work out.
Summariser
Pulls together related ideas. Restates suggestions after discussion .
Offer a decision or conclusion for group to accept or to rejects.
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CLUB ORGANISATION
BASIC PATHFINDER TRAINING
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Session Outline
Objective
“To introduce basic staff training procedures
and policies relevant to the establishment
and maintenance of the Pathfinder Club”
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Steps in Organising a Pathfinder
Club
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Counsel with the LOCAL CONFERENCE
YOUTH DEPARTMENT
Meet with your PASTOR and CONFERENCE
YOUTH DIRECTOR’S PERSONELL
Present your plan to the CHURCH BOARD
INFORM the congregation during the DEVINE
SERVICE
Call a SEPCIAL MEETING (anyone interested)
Teach the BASIC OF PATHFINDERING
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Elect an DIRECTOR and DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Choose COUNSELLORS and INTRUCTTIONS
Plan a YEARLY PROGRAMME
Build the programme 6 WEEKS in advance!
Send out letters to families 4 WEEKS before
enrolment
12. ADVERTISE your programme!
13. TRAIN and UNIFORM staff before enrolment
night.
14. ENROLMENT night
15. Home VISIT (show that you care)
16. INDUCTION Programme 3 weeks later
17. GUEST nights
18. Develop INTEREST
19. EVALUATION
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11.
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List of staff in the Pathfinder Club
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DIRECTOR
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
SECERTARY
TRESSURER
COUNSELLOR
UNIT
COUNCELLORS
INTRUCTORS
UNIT CAPTAIN
 UNIT SCRIPES
 ADMINISTRATIVE
DIRECTORS
 AREA COORDINATOR
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Operating Policies
Uniforms should be WORN
 Finances should be KEPT with a CLEAR
AUDIT TRAIL
 Reports should be sent to the SEC
QUARTALLY
 Insurance is not a TRAVEL insurance but
a LIABILITY insurance
 WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF INJURY
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Planning and Programming
Section 5
Pathfinder Basic Staff training
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Personalised Planning for the Local
Church
“Let all things be done decently and in
order” (1 Corinthians 14:40)
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Pattern for Planning
The forward-looking church pathfinder leader knows
that planning is essential and necessary for the
establishment and development of an effective
ministry of upreach, outreach, programming and
recreation. But too often, either through
procrastination or lack of understanding the basic
steps of good planning are not pit into practice.
The following steps should be considered in establishing
a balanced activity in the areas that most affect the
pathfinders in church relationship
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Things to Think About
Who
To whom are you trying to minister ...
Know their age, gender, likes, dislikes, family
relationship and need.
These factors can be discovered only
through a church-wide interest survey or
by questioning the pathfinders
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Things to Think About
Why
The church philosophy of planning that
includes goals for its programme ministry
should come together in an actual planning
process.
A programme should never be planned just
to have something listed on the calendar.
Each activity should have a specific purpose
and goal
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Things to Think About
What
Once you determine why you are planning, you
can determine what activities will most
effectively fulfil that purpose
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Things to Think About
When
Determine the most appropriate time for each
ministry in the weekly, monthly and yearly
calendar of the church so that the majority of
the people to who, you seek to minister can
participate
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Things to Think About
How
Involve your pathfinder leadership, church
officers and a variety of church members in
studding, planning and implementing
programme.
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Planning your year
Divide into groups and brainstorm your year
of Pathfinder Club for the next year.
 Remember to be clear about your objectives
in the ministry
 Plan your year from January to December.
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You have 5 minutes
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Planning your year: reflection
What were some of the challenges, difficultes,
and easy points in planning your year
DISCUSS
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Points to remember when planning
your year
 School
holidays – you may wish to target
these dates for activites
 University dates- work around the dates when
people will be away
 Back holidays – avoid or target?
 Special dates- Easter, Xmas etc
 Other local church dates- ingathering,
campaigns week of prayer incl. youth W of P
 SEC/BUC/TED/GC youth day of spiritual
commitment, camps, Camporee’s etc
 Your own holidays
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Year Planning
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Break down the year as you go.
So not try to plan everything to its finest
details at the beginning.
YEAR- MONTH-WEEK-DAY
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Year Planning
Detail
individual Programme
Time
Speaker
Music
Equipment
needed
Location (church, hall, home)
Publicity
Target age group
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Pathfinder specific programming
Club
meeting (day, time, uniform)
Investitures
Pathfinder Rally Day
Club/Area camps
Assessment day
SEC/BUC/TED events: camporee, Master
guide camps
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“the youth need more that just a casual notice, more
than an organisational word of encouragement. They
need painstaking, prayerful, careful labour. He only
whose heart is filled with love and sympathy will be
able to reach those youth who are apparently careless
and indifferent. Not all can be helped in the same way.
God deals with each according to his temperament
and character, and we must co-operate with Him,
often those whom we pass by with indifference,
because we judge them from outward appearance,
have in them the best material for workers, and will
repay all the efforts bestowed on them. There must
be more study given to the problem to how to deal
with the youth more earnest prayer for the wisdom
that is needed in dealing in minds”
Gospel Workers pg 208
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Teaching the Pathfinder
Curriculum
Section 6
Pathfinder Basic Staff Training
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Session Outline
Objective
“To discover the importance and value of
creative approaches to teaching and to
leaser ways to developing one’s own
creative style of teaching.
To provide information on ways to reach
the Pathfinder curriculum in a creative
way”
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1. Understanding creativity
Purpose and values of creative activities
 It makes learning more enjoyable , lasting
and meaningful
 It approaches opportunity of selfexpression and development of creativity
 It instils pride in accomplishment and
build self confidence
 It contributes to the development of
proper self concepts
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1. Understanding creativity
It provides for participation in groups
situation and reaction to established group
approval and behaviour
 Its deepens a Pathfinder’s need for individual
expression.
 Its relieves period of physical restlessness
with meaningful activity, coordination mind
and muscle.
 it promotes respect for both adults and
peer relationship
 It afford opportunity to practice principles of
Christian living.
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Helps the Pathfinder respect property of
others
 Teaches cooperation, sharing and taking
turns.
 Emphasise a Bible concept or illustrate a
truth
 Provide opportunity for the Pathfinder to
express his/her relationship with God and
a response to Bible teaching
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Steps in a creative process
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Preparation! What is the PROBLEM and
what are the APPROACHES
FAUSTRATION
ACHIEVEMENT
VERIFICATION
EVALUATION
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Teaching:
Learning takes when it’s time for:
 FUN
 ACCEPTANCE and UNDERSTANDING
 RECOGNITION and CREATIVITY
 IMAGINATION and CREATIVITY
 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
 FAIRNESS and JUSTICE
 INVOLVEMENT
 Constant ASSESSMENT
 COOPERATION
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Teaching Task:
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Divide into groups of more that for in a
group
Choose one of the coursework requirement
or an honour requirement as a group and
decide how you would best teach it
Nominate a person to teach this to your
own group
Meagre with other group and have that
person teach the larger group
Evaluate as a smaller group
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FRIEND: Memoriser the old testament books
of the bible and know the five areas into
which the books are group. Demonstrate your
ability to find any given book
2. CAT: identify from pictures or observation
seven kings of wild cats. Tell us which part of
the world they are found
3. SEED: make a collection of thirty different
kind of seed, only ten of which may be
collected from commercial seed packets.
Label each kind with its name the date
collected and locally found
1.
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Camping and Outdoor
Education
Section 7
Pathfinder Basic Staff Training
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Session Outline
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Philosophy of camping
Basic camp planning
Types of camping
Basic component of good camping
Introduction to Off-Site Safety
Management (Risk Assessment)
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1. Philosophy of Camping
“Outdoor living hold a tremendous potential in
spiritual values and character-building
elements” (p 147)
It is therefore recommended that, outdoor
living with its multi-skilled requirements
compose a large segment of the year’s
pathfinder program.
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A. Recreation in the Open Air
“there are models of recreation which are
highly beneficial to body and mind. An
enlightened, discriminating mind will find
abundant means for entertainment and
diversion, from source not only innocent, but
instructive. Recreation in the open air, in
contemplating of the works of God in nature,
will be of the highest benefits.”
(Messages to Young people page 360-381)
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b. Benefits to the individual
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Nostaltic memories
Perception of balance
Spiritual awakening
Conservation and
stewardship
Self-respect and selfconfidence
Make do/improvise
attitude
At-homeness
/confidence
Satisfaction in hard
work
 Good health and
physical fitness
 New and realistic sense
of values
 A feeling of community,
pride and satisfaction of
serving others.
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C. Benefits of Camping activities
Broadens the campers perspectives
 Develops all-round abilities rather that
specialising in a few
 Emphasis on self improvement
 Finding thrills in “legal” activities
 Wholesome curiosity
 Work, rest and play / a balance
 Educate in wise use of leisure time
 Simple pastimes / entertainment one self
 Exposure to regular worship
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Spirit of Prophecy quotations
“The more quit and simple the life of the child,
- there more free from artificial excitement
and the more in harmony with nature, -the
more favourable it is to the physical and
mental vigour and to spiritual strength”
Education pg 107
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D. Spiritual value in camping
FACT = camping affects the Spiritual life of
the young person.
Therefore, it is our responsibility to ensure
that it has a GOOD effect
We are not talking of teaching, but of
experence.
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Test the Spiritual values of your camp life
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Closeness to nature
The experience of harmony and order.
God great creativeness
Adaptability
Cooperative fellowship/shared responsibility
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2. Basic Camp Planning
Notification is the name of the game
Both parents and Church Board need to
know what your plans are.
Every off-site visit needs to be minuted by the
Church Board
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Camp Planning
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Go for a reason
Transportation
Tents
General gear
First-aid Kit (First
aider)
Camp personnel
Food
Plan meetings around a
theme
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Campsite inspection
prior to arrival
Secure permission from
land owner
Hygiene
Safety
Notification of parents.
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Unit and Individual Planning
Menu
 Correct wearing apparel
 Sleeping bag and mat
 Personal first-aid kit
 Backpack packed properly
 Cooking utensils
 Worship etc
 Chaplin’s duties
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Guidelines for a good capout.
General rules
1. Consideration of other persons
2. Inclusive participation
3. Tabernacle tenting (God is with you)
Exercise:
 List all the items each camper should bring for
personal use
 Clothing (including multi weather gear),
mealtime needs, night time needs, toiletries,
attitude, Bible, stationery, etc
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Upon returning home:
Note what you took and what you actually
needed!
 Wait on your weight
 Be thankful
 Benefit last longer that blunders!!!
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Promote, teach and repeat by example the Country Code
The Country Code
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Remember that by using the paths properly and following the
Country Code, you are much less likely to come across
problems
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Enjoy the countryside and respect its life and work
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Guard against all risk of fire
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Fasten all gates
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Keep your dogs under close control
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Keep to public park across farmland
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Use gates and stiles to cross fences, hedges and walks.
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Leave livestock, crops and machinery alone
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Take your litter home
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Help to keep all water clean
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Make no unnecessary noise
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Take special care on country roads
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Protect wildlife, plants and trees
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A good Pathfinder will:
1. Be conservation-minded
2. Be careful with fire
3. Be clean in the out of doors
4. Be considerate of property
Try making up a club Pathfinder country code.
This should help them the Pathfinders learn
the Country Code, and feel ownership of
their behaviour
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3. Types of Campers
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Static and Mobile
Static camps afford the chance to do certain
honours “out in the fields”
Specific purpose; having a good time is a
presumed by product of any events!
Developing a specific skill could be the
purpose of the camp
Theory and practical learning – GREAT TIME
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Mobile campers are maybe least used but keeps
the interest of the youngsters in a progressive
way, generating inquisitive sponge-like minds.
Good group management skills are needed for
this to be enjoyable and beneficial to all the
group.
Hiking, canoeing, cycling camps, or minibus or
car safaris could be organised
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4. Basic Components of Good
Camping
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Selection of site
Water supply
Firewood (if applicable)
Sanitation
Tenting and shelters
Fire building
Mess facilities
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5. Nature Study
“Go to the ants .... Consider their ways... ”
Proverbs 6:6
2Consider the lilies of the fields, how they
grows...”
Matthew 6:28
The Bible invites us to look at nature
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Objective of Nature Study
1. To interest the Pathfinders in the things of
nature rather than to teach them, to arouse
their curiosity so that they can make their own
discoveries; this is something that God intends
that each one of us will continue to do through
all eternity
2. Develops enquiring minds
3. Nature is “God’s other book”
4. Seeing, hearing and understanding
5. Acquaintance with the Creator through creation
6. Character development through study
7. Make nature meaningful
8. Conservation rather that destruction
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True wisdom (1 Kings 4:34)
10. Sabbath reflection of God
11. God’s Provision
12. Understand worship of our creator
9.
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Nature Study methods
Adventurous and thrilling
Practical observation, investigation or
experimentation is what nature study is all
about
3. Bo it outside!
4. Instructors must love nature, and guide
discovery rather that foist learning
5. Make collection (Club museum)
6. Make graphics like charts and graphs
7. Record data
8. Use competition and games
9. Get out and stay out (hikes and trips
1.
2.
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Individual and group projects
11. Build a club honour resources
12. Use a variety of books and videos
10.
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Drill and Ceremonies
Section 8
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Objective
1.
2.
To Develop a theoretical and practical
understanding of the benefits that a
Pathfinder and Pathfinder Club can
obtain through a program of drill and
ceremonies
To help Pathfinder leaders become
confident in the ceremonial procedure
connected with the Pathfinder Club
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A final thought!
Three students have a meal. The bill arrives for £30
and
they pay the waiter £10 each.
On putting it through the till, the waiter realises it
should have been for £25. Instead of trying to split
£5
between the students, he decides to refund them £1
each
and pockets the other £2.
In summary,
The students have therefore paid 3 x £9 = £27.
The waiter has £2 in his pocket.
What’s happened to the remaining £1 of the £30?