Local city kid
requests “If
we didn't have a Good News Club® here, our community would change.”
"Pray for my dad and mom, they are getting in some fights."
"Pray for our school [to] get better." Current prayer requests and
information on
CEF prayer ministry (click above).
Indicators of answered
prayer “When
parents teach their community Good News Club®
when staff is away.”
"When city kids cry if there is no Bible lesson presented due to
time."
"When club members and families become your
friends and allies."
When kids keep attending club after moving out of the community."
"When visitors are impressed that CEF workers
know the names of the kids."
Will you adopt
your street and pray for it by name everyday?
PrayDurham
Sign up to adopt your street in
prayer above and see the current needs of city kids and other requests from CEF around the world, nation, state, and
Durham.
John Blake shares his Heart for
City Kids, offers urban ministry
ideas, and relevant insights to collaborating with local and national
ministries for transformation of the city block by block.
Team More Than Gold
Sponsoring city kids for sports camps
Various sports and
overnight camping will be offered to 1,000 city kids who would not typically get to go to
camp. $100/kid sponsorships are being received in honor of Coach Larry
Parrish.
Coach Parrish with John Wooden (UCLA)
Tennis Academy for city kids
Tu, Th, and Sat March - May 2012 on city
courts in partnership with Durham Parks & Recreation and the USTA.
Basketball Camp Downtown YMCA
M-F April 9-13, 2012 8AM-4PM for boys
and girls 7-14 yrs of age with an emphasis on skills and team play.
Soccer Tourney at Duke Campus
Sat. April 14, 2012 East Campus fields
for student and adult teams - $10/fee
From the Community “You guys are doing an
amazing job in Durham.
I never believed churches and ministries could come together like this... totally
for you; I salute you.” Pastor
"Thank
you for your excellent ministry to children in Durham. We honor you... We're
praying for you. God bless you." Supporter
What’s good with you? Encouraging news and video segments found at Brand
Newz
with our friend Christopher Martin.
From Around the
World
"I just wanted to say that I’m so glad that God used you guys to
write the song "God loves me" (7MIT).I’m
studying abroad inThailand... I just had the opportunity to
teach that song to about 20 Buddhist kids..." Melissa
Scheffler
Education
Discipleship & Teacher Training
CEF of Durham offers educational opportunities for
workers involved in children's ministries and missions outreach. These
include courses from the Children's Ministries Institute®,
the CEF Urban Center of Light, and training tailored for mission teams and
churches. Classes are held at the Joe O'Daniel Exchange Center at 801 Gilbert St.
Durham unless specified when announced.
Orientation, Basic, and Advanced
training for Good News
Club® workers in communities, schools,
and churches are offered each season and on request. Summer outreach,
urban ministries, and other specialized topics are offered
annually. Course Registration sign up online
here!
Intermediate Level courses are offered:
Teaching Children Effectively® Levels 1 & 2
These courses are designed to offer a fresh method approach to teaching
to children. Based on spiritual and educational principles, these
courses provide the procedures for leading children to Christ
and discipleship in the Word of God for biblical living.
The class (below) was completed Jan. 30, 2010 with five of these students
receiving their Level-1 teaching credentials.
TCE 1 students and staff Feb.
2010 in Durham at the Chinese Christian Missions Church (above) and students from TCE 2 course held
at Lake Waccamaw, NC in Oct. 2010 (above right).
Christian Youth in Action® (CYIA®)
Basic training offered to teen and adult students involved
in local summer missions through Child Evangelism Fellowship of North Carolina.
Held at Camp - Good News Asheville, N.C.
Overnight training annually in early summer. Applications under CEF
Summer Missions 2012 dates: June 12-22 for
teens and young adults 2012 urban boot camp!
is offered to those engaged in various urban ministries.
The current training and mission outreach edition will be held in Durham with a variety of sessions.
Applications, information, and specific
interests can be handled
and downloaded
here
Urban Boot Camp Overview.pdf.
Scheduled dates: Jan. 4-6,Mar.
8-11, May TBAand July 8-14.
Urban boot camp confronts challenges
of living and ministering in the city each summer while reaching hundreds of kids on the streets and in select communities of
Durham. The diverse Gospel-centered outreach offered during
each boot camp week enables continued
implementation and strengthening of the strategic “10 Keys of the Kingdom” in each target
community. Soccer, basketball, skateboarding, community
service, and other
activities are used to enhance effective ministry to nearly
two thousand city kids and families involved in these activities. Collaboration with local churches and ministries
enriches the
mission outreach
and sustains it for the coming school
year. For many children, these will be the first Bible-centered
activity they have ever attended. The
Children's Ministries Institute®
provides specialized, practical training
in children's ministries not found in Bible colleges or Christian
universities. This is a ministry of Child Evangelism Fellowship,
Inc. The institute is located at the CEF International Headquarters in
Warrenton, MO.
provides urban ministry resources and training
CEF Durham and its student ministers have accepted the challenge
of Dr. John Perkins to
embrace the biblical ideals of community development and the vision of Durham
becoming a City of Hope. You can obtain two of his classic books, Let
Justice Roll Down and With Justice for All at the CEF Urban Center
of Light. These and many other resources are available regarding the
principles of biblical reconciliation and Christian
Community Development at the center located at 600 E. Main St. in downtown
Durham. A full library of teaching ideas and resources for children's ministry
as well as access to all CEF Press literature are available.
Cassies Garden
CEF of Durham offers educational opportunities for
workers involved in children's ministries and missions outreach. These
include courses from the Children's Ministries Institute®,
the CEF Urban Center of Light, and training tailored for mission teams and
churches. Classes are held at the Joe O'Daniel Exchange Center at 801 Gilbert St.
Durham unless specified when announced.
Intermediate Level courses are offered: 
