Frequently Asked Questions
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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. - 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. - 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. - 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. - 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.
- 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. - 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.