Discipleship/Church Ministries Division

Boys and Girls Missionary Challenge

The motto for Boys and Girls Missionary Challenge (BGMC) is “Challenging Kids to Reach the World.” The two-fold purpose of BGMC is to reach the children of the world and to create a heart of compassion in kids. The national BGMC department serves as a resource to equip children’s leaders, churches, and districts in their efforts to promote missions awareness, instill compassion for the needy, encourage sacrificial giving, and stir boldness to share the gospel. This is accomplished through (1) resourcing leaders with annual missions curriculum, DVDs, Power Points, videos, and promotional materials, (2) encouraging leaders through newsletters, Web site articles, and e-mail communications, and (3) empowering leaders by speaking at retreats, banquets, conferences, camps, conventions, etc.

Children’s Ministries Agency

The national Children’s Ministries Agency serves as a resource to equip children’s leaders, churches, and districts to reach, evangelize, and disciple children. This is accomplished by: Networking with all areas of A/G children’s ministries; providing resources and support to the districts in order to help them minister to the children and children’s leaders within their districts; mentoring children’s leaders through events, retreats, camps conferences; empowering children’s leaders through resources such as newsletters, websites, e-news services, and curriculum; and continuing to develop cutting-edge resources and programs to evangelize the children of the world (i.e., KidsQuest USA/Character Connex).

Christian Education/Sunday School

The Christian Education/Sunday School department, under the Commission on Discipleship, exists to resource the local church in this essential disciple-making strategy of the church. Sunday School has proven its effectiveness by teaching biblical principles and godly living to people at every age and stage of life.

Christian School Services

Christian School Services (CSS) exists to resource, encourage, and promote the development of Christ-centered education in the Assemblies of God. CSS also works directly with any local AG church that provides a preschool, daycare, or K-12 school or with local homeschooling families by providing a web site; monthly newsletter; school directories; national and regional Christian educational conferences; conducting teacher/administrator recognition programs; producing educational related manuals, handbooks, brochures, media, and other training material and promotional resources; and providing information and support services concerning Christian school and curriculum issues. CSS also actively provides daily consultation services to the local AG church in relationship to questions concerning Christian schooling; i.e., how to start a school, administrative procedures, curriculum issues, etc.

National Girls Ministries

The national Girls Ministries department could be thought of as “Missionettes and more!” The name reflects the desire of the national office to broaden its scope of ministry and communicate to churches and the unchurched the focus and purpose of the department. The “Mpact Girls Clubs” (girls impacting their world) are Rainbows (preschool ages 3 and up), Daisies (kindergarten), Prims (first-second grades), and Stars (third-fifth grades). The “Teen Girl Ministries” are the Friends (sixth-eighth grades) and Girls Only (ninth-twelfth grades) clubs. Other areas of ministry focus are Teen Girl Ministries, Impact! Leadership Development, Parent Enrichment, and Social Concerns.

Men's Ministries

Men’s Ministries exists to reach, teach, and release men to grow to their full potential in Christ. Offering men an opportunity for fellowship, camaraderie, spiritual growth, and discipleship, effective men’s groups connect with men in and outside of the church and encourage one another to become the men God has called them to be – modeling this standard in their homes, churches, and communities. Whether meeting on a weekly or monthly basis, men’s groups thrive on growing together in life’s adventures, the affirmation of masculinity, and the continuous challenge in the pursuit of God.

Music Ministries

The Music Ministries department exists to provide for the music needs of the local church by nurturing worshipers, encouraging musicians, networking with ministers, training leaders, and providing resources. The Music Ministries department will also facilitate the music needs of other divisions and departments within the General Council.

Royal Rangers

Royal Rangers is a great evangelism and discipleship ministry for the church. The focus is “Reaching, Teaching, and Keeping Boys for Christ” from kindergarten through grade 12 by using the new world-class curriculum. Designed with flexible planning guides, Royal Rangers allows any size church to have a successful program. Boys are challenged with fun and adventure as well as exciting bible studies. The national Royal Rangers office provides complete support to the church and districts through our website, newsletters, new updates, High Adventure magazine, and boys’ and leaders’ camps. We also make ourselves available for speaking engagements.

Senior Adults

The Senior Adult Ministries department has as its primary responsibility to act as an agency of the church in fulfilling its threefold mission. The focus of this ministry includes encouraging those in our Fellowship who are 50+, especially targeting the years of retirement (65+) and beyond, to participate in local church activities that foster spiritual growth and health, age-level educational pursuits, evangelistic outreach, and wholesome fellowship events. This department accomplishes this by communicating with and encouraging leadership and laity on the church and district levels. We provide brochures, plan books, manuals,and other resources tofacilitate the training of teachersand ministry for and with senior adults in our churches and communities. Our primary goals are to keep the local church leadership aware of the coming age wave and to encourage them to use senior adults as the valuable asset they are as mentors and examples.

Single Adult/Young Adult

The mission of the national office of Single Adult/Young Adult Ministries is to help pastors, districts, and other leaders build spiritually strong single adults, single-again adults (divorced, widowed, single parent), young adults, and their families by helping them: Recognize the numbers of and unique needs of single adults, young adults, and their families; Reach them through prayer, training, and relevant resources; Restore them to spiritual and relational wholeness; and Release them to discover and follow God’s specific plan for their lives. We promote the need for and development of Single Adult and Young Adult Ministries on a local, district, regional, and national level by helping current and new ministry leaders with practical ideas, resources, leadership training, websites, etc., to develop local church/area ministry groups for the young adult (early 20’s-late 30’s), the single adult (ages 35+), single-parent-families, divorce care, and widowed care.

Small Groups and Discipleship Initiatives

The Small Groups and Discipleship Initiatives department, under the Commission on Discipleship, exists to resource the local church in the areas of small groups, personal bible studies/devotions, and new convert care. More information about this ministry is available on this web site.

Women's Ministries

The Women’s Ministries department exists to touch the lives of all women of diverse backgrounds—reached or unreached—by the transforming power of Jesus Christ, discipling them to follow His example and training them to minister to others. This goal is accomplished by training leadership on district levels and by providing resources to help facilitate local leadership.

National Youth Ministries

The mission of National Youth Ministries (NYM) is to equip the church to win, build, and send students to fulfill the Great Commission. This mission is accomplished through four strategic emphases within NYM: Win, Build, Send, and Lead. Student Outreach is a combined effort of students, youth leaders, and appointed Youth Alive missionaries across the entire nation—all working toward the common goal of winning students to Christ using the Youth Alive strategy of Prayer Zone Partners, Campus Missionaries, Campus Clubs, and the Seven Project. Student Discipleship works to build both students and leaders in their understanding of their walk with God and to help them to further discover and develop their ministry potential. This is realized through multiple resources including the ministries of Bible Quiz and Fine Arts, both of which provide participation at a local, district, and national level. The Student Missions aspect of NYM works toward the goal of sending students, leaders, and resources to assist in world evangelization through ministry opportunities such as AIM, GlobYLnet, and Speed the Light. NYM’s leadership focus provides training and resources for district youth directors and youth leaders across the nation.