Master Guide Club
Structure & Leadership
By Pr Nestor Osman
MGC ORGANIZATION
In order to understand its structure, we will go through the steps in its organization.
STEPS IN ORGANIZING �A MASTER GUIDE CLUB
Before anything else:
Prayer
#1
STEPS IN ORGANIZING �A MASTER GUIDE CLUB
"If any of you need wisdom, you should ask God, and it will be given to you. God is generous and won’t correct you for asking.”
James 1:5, CEV
Prayer Is the Secret of Spiritual Power.
Prayer is the breath of the soul.
Messages to Young People, pp. 250
STEPS IN ORGANIZING �A MASTER GUIDE CLUB
“He found comfort and joy in communion with His Father. And if the Saviour of men, the Son of God, felt the need of prayer, how much more should feeble, sinful mortals feel the necessity of fervent, constant prayer.” (Steps to Christ, 93-94.)
STEPS IN ORGANIZING �A MASTER GUIDE CLUB
Prayer takes us beyond our
STEPS IN ORGANIZING �A MASTER GUIDE CLUB
The Conference Youth/MG Director is responsible for all Master Guide Clubs in the Conference. Any person in a local church who sees the need for a MGC has to consult with their Conference Youth/MG Director before making further plans.
STEPS IN ORGANIZING �A MASTER GUIDE CLUB
The request has to come from the church to the Conference Youth/MG Director and he should then spend time with the church pastor explaining the ministry of the MGC and its operation, detailing what assistance the Conference is able to give to his church. Should the Conference Youth Director be unable, through circumstances, to arrange such a meeting, then he may delegate the responsibility
to the Master Guide Area Coordinator.
STEPS IN ORGANIZING �A MASTER GUIDE CLUB
The Conference Youth/MG Director should request to meet with the church board. It is necessary that the church board authorize the organization of the MGC program. The board has to be fully familiar with all the aims, the financial budget necessary, the objectives and concepts of the MGC organization, and the role it can play in evangelism within the church.
STEPS IN ORGANIZING �A MASTER GUIDE CLUB
It is important that all church members be informed about the MGC, its objectives and its program. Someone qualified by experience to speak on behalf of the MGC, with an special invitation for SYYA, should bring this information to the entire church, preferably during the worship hour on Sabbath.
STEPS IN ORGANIZING �A MASTER GUIDE CLUB
It might be the Union Youth Director, the local Conference Youth/MG Director, the Master Guide Area Coordinator, the local church pastor, or some other qualified Conference worker who is invited by the pastor as a guest speaker. At this time a call should be made for interested people to assist and support the MGC.
STEPS IN ORGANIZING �A MASTER GUIDE CLUB
Pastor
NAD MGC
Get on board!
Church board
Conference youth director
Congregation
STEPS IN ORGANIZING �A MASTER GUIDE CLUB
Through the AYMT seminars, both leaders and members of the MGC must be trained, according to the Master Guide Curriculum requirements and for developing new skills.
One of the conditions for the successful operation of the MGC is an adequate number of trained leaders, in order to train new leaders.
The Conference Youth/MG Director should conduct these seminars and bring in as many instructors
as possible.
STEPS IN ORGANIZING �A MASTER GUIDE CLUB
At the close of the training course the church board/nominating committee has to be familiar with those who are best qualified to lead out in the MGC and recommend to the church the director and deputy directors. After the church has duly elected these persons a MGC executive committee can be held.
STEPS IN ORGANIZING �A MASTER GUIDE CLUB
The MGC executive committee consists of the pastor, senior AY leader, club director and deputy directors. The club director is chairman. This group sets major policies for the operation of the club and selects the club staff, instructors, and counselors as needed.
STEPS IN ORGANIZING �A MASTER GUIDE CLUB
Now that the officers and staff have been trained and are familiar with procedures and have decided which model they will follow, the MGC staff committee has to begin to plan its yearly program. A timetable of events, classwork, meeting times, special days, conference events, monthly programs, and camporees should all be included.
STEPS IN ORGANIZING �A MASTER GUIDE CLUB
Be aware: Evaluation
Once the club has been in operation 10 or 12 weeks, the Conference Youth/MG Director or in his/her absence the Area Coordinator has to be called in to meet with the MGC executive committee to evaluate the club to ensure smooth operation and a balance of activities and programs.
MGC STRUCTURE
Master Guide Trainees
Instructors and Counselors
MGC Executive Committee
MGC Director
Church Board
MG Area Coordinator
Conference Youth/MG Director
Union Youth/MG Director
NAD Youth/MG Director
GC Youth/MG Director
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
(Importance)
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
(Chain of Command)
GC Youth/MG Director
NAD Youth/MG Director
Union Youth/MG Director
Conference Youth/MG Director
MG Area Coordinator
Church Board
MGC Director
MGC Executive Committee
Instructors and Counselors
Master Guide Trainees
MGC STRUCTURE
Director
Deputy directors
Chaplain
Unit Counselor
Secretary
Unit Counselor
Treasurer
Unit Counselor
Instructors
Unit Counselor
Pastor
Senior AY leader
MGC Executive Committee
MGC STRUCTURE
Even if the structure of Adventurer Club, Pathfinder Club, and Master Guide Club are similar, the fact of working with senior youth, young adults, and adults may change
the dynamic of the leadership.
MGC STRUCTURE
HOW MGC RELATES WITH THE CLUB MINISTRIES FAMILY?
Same Ministry
Different Stages
Independent
Interdependent
Mutual Support
MGC STRUCTURE
The MGC is an independent club under the AY Ministries of a conference and local church structure. It has the same independence that the Adventurer Club and Pathfinder Club have from each other.
MGC STRUCTURE
They may have a different time for meetings, and/or if necessary a different location.
However, it can reinforce the sense of identity and collaboration, if they share a name.
For example:
Tyrifjord Adventurer Club
Tyrifjord Pathfinder Club
Tyrifjord Master Guide Club.
SPECIAL NOTE
LACK OF LEADERS
What is the source of leaders
for the MGC?
The MGC is an investment, precisely to generate more Christian leaders, well trained.
It is not a threat but a bless.
If a Pastor loves Club Ministries, if an Area Coordinator has the time, or another leader has the vocation to work in MGC, they may be the natural candidates to become Director.
LACK OF LEADERS
What is the source of leaders
for the MGC?
With the bless of God, a MGC should generate an overflow of leaders that will be helpful for other churches and new clubs.