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Southview Pathfinders Lead Church Service Photos Courtesy Minnesota Conference
The Southview Pathfinder Club leads the church service, including a drum corps, telling children’s story, doing special music, and preaching the sermon.
Pathfinders so everyone had a specific job, from greeter ast November 9 the to deacon to praise team, Southview Pathfinder children’s story teller and Club led the entire Southview special music presenter. Our Adventist Church service. drum corps practiced for the Dressed in Class A uniforms, march in. club members marched in The biggest question, accompanied by our drum though, was whether someone corps, welcomed everyone, led would volunteer to preach the the songs of praise, told the sermon.Would any Pathfinder children’s story and preached be willing to preach to our the sermon. church body of about 300 At Southview Church, people? We immediately had getting our children and four volunteers! During the youth involved in day-tosermon time, Pathfinders day ministry is an important Daniel, Emma, Hellen and component to our church’s Christian each spoke on a strategy. We want to equip our favorite topic. kids “for works of service, so Seeing our Pathfinders that the body of Christ may be share their message—either in built up” (Eph. 4: 12). action, word or music—made It’s not enough for kids to for a memorable service. At just attend church. Instead, we the end, Pastor Sean Lee told want them to gain experience the congregation, “If these and feel a sense of purpose young people can preach, so by being actively engaged. By can you!” involving them, we hope to Afterward a church memlead them to a lifelong perber commented, “That was sonal relationship with Christ. a wonderful service. What a During the planning phase, way to teach our young people club leadership knew our leadership skills!” club of 34 could fill a lot of Vicki Duran is Pathfinder direcroles. Staff member Miggy tor for the Southview Church in Wood began organizing our Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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