Worship Service IDEAS

Ways to Participate
Have club members:

• greet worshipers
• read Scripture
• usher
• perform special music or a skit
• take a special Pioneer Clubs offering

Recognition
Order service recognition certificates or pins and present them to club leaders and other club volunteers during the church service. Make sure each club memeber has an official Pioneer Clubs t-shirt to wear.

Explain how these adults have helped children travel the road that leads to life thanks to the Pioneer Clubs ministry.

Message ideas
Use one or more of the suggested theme verses for Scripture readings, the sermon or other presentations.

Lead the congregation in a Bible Exploration from one of the Pioneer Clubs leader plan books to give them a taste of what kids learn in club. Choose a lesson that deals with living a godly life.

Bulletins
Have club members design a bulletin cover for Pioneer Clubs Sunday to reflect this year’s theme: Road Trip.

Have club members finish the sentence “This year at club I’ve learned to follow Jesus by ______________.” Print the answers in a special bulletin insert.

Print the names of club members and leaders in the bulletin, and ask the congregation to pray for these individuals.

Testimonies
Have the “founders” of your Pioneer Clubs ministry or long-time leaders share about the prayer and planning that helped create an atmosphere where children are encouraged to learn how to make Christ Lord in every aspect of life.

Ask someone who became a Christian through Pioneer Clubs to briefly speak.

Have those who attended Camp Cherith^®, the camping ministry of Pioneer Clubs, share how camp helped them grow in their relationship with God and others.

Offering
Have club members take a special Pioneer Clubs offering to support the national ministry, so that what is happening at your church can be extended to other congregations.

Decorations
Designate a prominent bulletin board in your church. Use pictures of cars or road signs to create a theme-based board. Add club pictures to show what is happening at Pioneer Clubs.

Have club members design their own personalized license plates using the theme verse.

Create a series of road signs that club members can personalize with the theme verse.

Coordinator Presentation
Present the purpose and goals of Pioneer Clubs as described in the leader plan books.

Read Psalm 16:11 or Psalm 119:105 and tell how God has guided you and others along the right path.

Invite interested adults to consider serving as volunteers in the Pioneer Clubs ministry. Have a sign-up sheet available after the church service or a response form in the bulletin.

Have a club leader share his or her story of how being part of Pioneer Clubs has helped him or her grow in faith.

Share a life-impact story of how Pioneer Clubs has changed the life of a child at your church or in your community.

Prayer and Dedication
At some point during the service, have everyone involved in club stand or come forward.

Lead a prayer thanking Jesus for showing Pioneer Clubs members and leaders the road that leads to life. Ask that their continuing journey be blessed and that they continue to grow in their faith.

Have your pastor pray for Pioneer Clubs—both the local ministry and the national ministry as well.

Have the children lead the congregation in singing the Pioneer Clubs official theme song, “Thy Word.” Music is available in the front of all leader plan books. A split-track accompaniment CD is also available online.