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New Volunteers

If this is your first time ever seeking to serve as a volunteer with CEF of Southeast IN, or if this is the first time in 5 years or more that you have applied to serve as a volunteer, follow the instructions below to complete the required screening procedures before beginning your volunteer service.

Good News Club Volunteers

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Step 1:  Complete the Application

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1.  Read our Child Protection Policy

2.  Watch our 12-minute Protecting Today’s Child presentation or listen at 1-866-878-4182

3.  Read and sign our Statement of Faith and Workers Compliance Form

4.  Complete our Online Background Screening Form (18+)(only complete once every 5 years)

5.  Contact your local CEF office for an interview and ID confirmation

Special Information for minors (12-17):  Please complete the online confidential screening form instead of filling out the online background screening form.   Be sure to complete the references as we will do a reference check on all minors.  Click HERE for the confidential screening form  

Step 2:  Complete Online Good News Club Training

Thank you for volunteering with Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) after school Good News Club.  The training you are completing is relevant and will help you prepare for club.  There are two courses to complete:  6 lessons in the Wordless Book Training and 10 lessons in the Good News Club Quick Start Training.  So, pace yourself.  It is best to approach your training with an attitude of what can I learn and bring to the children instead of an attitude of just getting it done.  The training is excellent and will help you to be a successful volunteer.  ​

​​​​​1.  Open another window to set-up an account on CEF Child Ministry Institute (CMI).  

Children's Ministries Institute – A Ministry of Child Evangelism Fellowship   

Click sign-up.  If you already have an account, sign in.  ​

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2.  Complete the Wordless Book Training by clicking HERE:

  • Enroll in the course and complete the 6 lessons.  Each training section has Student Notes (not facilitator notes) available to download and print.  The notes will help with the quizzes. 

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3.  Complete the Good News Club Quick Start Training by clicking HERE:

  • Enroll in the course and use the password "gnctraining" to complete the 10 lessons.  Each training section has Student Notes available to download and print.  The notes will help with the quizzes.

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4.  Fill out the Online Training Sheet and send back to us by one of 3 ways:

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**You should receive a copy of the training sheet in your volunteer packet.  If you did not receive one, please click on the link below:

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Gold Good News Club Training Sheet     


Note: Once you have clicked "Take this Course" on any of the courses, they will appear under Courses and then My Courses any time you log back into your CMI Online Account.
 

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Tips:

  • "The Wordless Book Training" will show places/verses to mark in your Bible. Marking them with tabs and/or ribbons make them easily accessible. 

  • You can put the wordless book bookmarks in your Bible for reference. The bookmarks can be found here. 

JYC Volunteers

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Step 1:  Complete the Application

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1.  Read our Child Protection Policy

2.  Watch our 12-minute Protecting Today’s Child presentation or listen at 1-866-878-4182

3.  Read and sign our Statement of Faith and Workers Compliance Form

4.  Complete our Online Background Screening Form (18+)(only complete once every 5 years)

5.  Contact your local CEF office for an interview and ID confirmation

Special Information for minors (12-17):  Please complete the online confidential screening form instead of filling out the online background screening form.   Be sure to complete the references as we will do a reference check on all minors.  Click HERE for the confidential screening form  

Step 2:  Complete Online JYC Training

Thank you for volunteering with Child Evangelism Fellowship’s (CEF) after school Junior Youth Challenge club (JYC). The training you are completing is relevant and will help you prepare for the JYC club. It is best to approach your training with an attitude of what I can learn and be a blessing to the club instead of an attitude of just getting it done. The training is excellent and will help you to become a successful volunteer. All Volunteers must complete all courses prior to volunteering.

All training is located on CEF’s – Children’s Ministries Institute (CMI).

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​​​​​1. Set-up an account on CEF Child Ministry Institute (CMI) if you are new to the training site by clicking the link below

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Children's Ministries Institute – A Ministry of Child Evangelism Fellowship   

Click sign-up.  If you already have an account, log in.  ​

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The student notes are provided for you in your volunteer folder. The course takes approximately 2.5 hours. You can start and stop as needed.

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2.  Complete the JYC Jumpstart Training by clicking HERE:

  • Enroll in the course and complete the 8 lessons and quiz.  The student notes are provided for you in your volunteer folder.  The course takes approximately 2.5 hours.  You can start and stop as needed.  

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3.   **If you are new to CEF and have NOT completed the Wordless Book training (WB) you will need to complete steps 4 and 5.  If you have already completed the Wordless Book training, please skip to step 6.

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4.  Complete HOW TO LEAD A CHILD TO CHRIST by clicking HERE:

 

5.  Complete the COUNSELING DEMONSTRATION by clicking HERE:

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The two additional courses have 3 demonstrations to watch and are approximately 1.15 hours. The student notes are provided for you in your volunteer folder. You can start and stop as needed.

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6.  Fill out the Online Training Sheet and send back to us by one of 3 ways:

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**You should receive a copy of the training sheet in your volunteer packet.  If you need a copy, please click the link below:

 Purple Volunteer Training Form


Note: Once you have clicked "Take this Course" on any of the courses, they will appear under Courses and then My Courses any time you log back into your CMI Online Account.
 

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​Camp Good News Volunteers

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1.  Read our Child Protection Policy

2.  Watch our 12-minute Protecting Today’s Child presentation or listen at 1-866-878-4182

3.  Read and sign our Statement of Faith and Workers Compliance Form

4.  Complete our Online Background Screening Form (only complete once every 5 years)

5.  Contact your local CEF office for an interview and ID confirmation

6.  Complete the Camp Good News Online Application

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