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Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Will Friends and Girls Only Clubs still exist under Teen Girl Ministries?

    Rainbows through Stars will exist under the Mpact Girls Clubs (formerly Missionettes)
    name. Friends and Girls Only Clubs now fall under the Teen Girl Ministries umbrella
    name. This change will allow the girls moving from Stars into Friends to reflect that they
    are moving from the younger girls clubs to the teen girl clubs. This name change alone
    can reflect a rite of passage for the older girl, as they move into Teen Girl Ministries.
  2. What other changes are reflected in adding the Teen Girl Ministries umbrella?

    Friends and Girls Only Clubs are the existing characteristics under Teen Girl Ministries.
    The first addition in Teen Girl Ministries is through the Web. We are committed to
    providing resources for parents and leaders through electronic communication. The next
    phase of expansion is through ministry packets tailored for teen girls similar to the
    sleepover packets produced for the younger girls. Expanding to Teen Girl Ministries will
    open doors for additional products to reach teen girls.
  3. Now that Friends and Girls Only Clubs are falling under Teen Girl Ministries, will those
    clubs now be under the Youth Pastor in the local church or the Children’s Ministries
    Pastor?

    The structural changes of Girls Ministries reflect only the national office. We ask that
    each church honor the name changes; however, each local church is sovereign. Similarly,
    each district varies in structure. The national office does not wish to dictate the structure
    of the district or local church. The answer to the question of which pastor should oversee
    the implementation and teaching of the Friends and Girls Only Club curriculum may
    simply fall to who feels the most strongly that these clubs should be present in the
    church.
  4. Now that Friends and Girls Only Clubs have been separated from the Mpact Girls Clubs
    (Rainbows through Stars) are the achievement and the Medals of Honor still honored
    under Teen Girl Ministries?

    A girl who is an Honors Graduate of Friends and Girls Only Clubs may still receive the
    Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medals of Honor under Teen Girl Ministries. These awards will
    not change and are still available to girls pursuing achievement.
  5. During graduation ceremonies or Mpact Celebrations, will the Friends and Girls Only
    Club graduates still be honored at this time along with the younger clubs or should this be
    a separate ceremony?

    It is at the discretion of the district and the local church to include in the ceremonies and
    celebrations whichever clubs they choose. This can be determined by the structure of the
    district or the church. One benefit of including the teen girl clubs in the celebrations with
    the Mpact Girls Clubs can allow the younger attendees to see the older girls as role
    models. One benefit of including the teen girl clubs in a separate ceremony is that they
    will feel that they have moved beyond the younger clubs in a spiritual rite of passage.
  6. Why did you decide to become Teen Girl Ministries, and include the Friends and Girls
    Only Clubs under the name Teen Girl Ministries?

    Under the previous model, we found that many girls not in Friends and Girls Only Clubs
    and many churches not using this curriculum were being left out of woman-to-girl
    Christian mentoring. By expanding to Teen Girl Ministries the national Girls Ministries
    Department can create great resources through Teen Girl Ministries that can reach out
    to the adolescent girl, leaders who work with her, and parents raising adolescent girls.
    Resources beyond Friends and Girls Only Clubs are in the works under the umbrella
    name of Teen Girl Ministries.
  7. Now that you are developing a new teen girl curriculum, will this replace the current
    Friends and Girls Only Clubs?

    No. The Friends and Girls Only Clubs as achievement or nonachievement clubs will
    continue to be available. Curriculum and awards will still be available for purchase
    through Gospel Publishing House. The broader umbrella name of Teen Girl Ministries
    allows us to produce options for churches. We want to meet the needs of the churches
    and girls who are not in an intentional mentoring program that allows godly women to
    train teen girls within their churches. Churches have the option to choose between the
    new curriculum and the Friends and Girls Only Clubs, or to try to offer both at different
    times. If the Friends and Girls Only Clubs work within a church, then that church should
    not be expected to change and do away with these clubs within the church. The new
    curriculum will not be a club format, with accompanying distinctives and
    national/international involvement. It will simply be a tool that leaders can use as a
    discussion guide in groups. This may be especially marketable for high school girls,
    since many churches do not offer mentoring programs for girls of high school age.