Southeastern Leadership Training for ChristGetting Started at Your Church

First Thoughts

Parents need to consider and do what works for your child and caters to their interests/talents.

Young people love activity and expression, but the “meat” of the Bible is what’s important

LTC is not just outings, it’s about Christian service as a way of life, learning the Bible and developing leaders

Narrow down the events that you think will work for your church, then get students’ input

SELTC’S GOALLeadership Training for Christ challenge kindergartner through twelfth graders to:

Grow in their knowledge of God’s Word

Discover and develop leadership skills

Develop a servant attitude

Learn to work as a team.

Events for All AgesLTC teaches you life skills through convention, preconvention, and challenge events. You learn how to communicate in different ways with others by sharing the Gospel through leadership, service, and skill-based events.

Convention Events: Must attend convention in Mobile April 3rd-5th to participate. Prepare weeks before.

Display Events: Your work must be turned in and judged at convention even if you don’t attend.

Preconvention Events: Deadline for these is February 20th and they are mailed in and judged before the convention.

Challenge Events: Work on these individually or as a team year round.

Pre-Convention Events*Due: February 20, 2015

Children’s Book

Christian Essay

Christian Fiction

Christian Poetry

Electronic Presentation

Radio Minute

Message

Song Writing

Spoken Word

T-Shirt Design

Video Bible Drama

Website Design

Challenge Events*Year Round Events

Bible Reading Challenge

Bulletin Board Challenge

Daily Devotional Challenge

Extreme Service Challenge

Leadership Challenge

Outreach Challenge

Public Prayer Challenge

Scripture Challenge

Service Challenge

Teaching Challenge

Worship Leadership Challenge

Display Events*Due at Convention

Bulletin Board

Christian Art

Scrapbook

Convention Events

Bible Bowl

Bible Quiz

Chorus

Modern Drama

Puppets

Sermon Delivery

Signing for the Deaf

Boys & Girls Song Leading

Spanish Interpretation

Boys & Girls Speech

Scholarship Opportunities

SELTC Judging Guidelines

• For each event, there is a list of judging criteria.

• Participants will NOT compete against each other.

• Each participant will be judged according to the criteria (rubric) listed in the SELTC yearly manual.

• Judges will award Gold, Silver, Bronze based on each individual’s performance.

Judges are regular church members or people specialized in that area of expertise. Example: signing for the deaf, Spanish, songleaders, etc.

Example: Where Central COC Started

Year 1 - Attended annual convention in Mobile as observers; started small with bulletin boards, art, service challenge, worship leadership challenge, one boy did speech; 14 attended

Year 2 - Started Bible Bowl, Signing for Deaf, scrapbook, plus others again; 25 attended

Year 3-Started Spanish Interpretation, Chorus, Songleading, Radio Minute Message, plus other events again; 35 attended

Year 4-8-Working on all of the above plus interest by more students in other individual events; 20-25 attend

Central COC’s FormatKickoff Luncheon in Fall; Review Retreat in Spring

Meet for events such as Bible Bowl/Signing/Bulletin Boards two Sundays per month from 4ish - 6 pm before evening services

Bible Bowl promoted as family study; review at retreat

Minister and youth minister may preach sermons/lessons on theme for a quarter

Teaching Challenge/Service Challenge/Worship Leadership Challenge - Start right after convention for the next year; year round involvement

Start with Kindergarten age getting them involved in art, bulletin boards, service projects, etc.

Award presentation in front of entire congregation following April convention emphasizing involvement, Bible study, and service

“Fruits” of SELTCHave“youth-led” services on 5th Sunday nights

More parental involvement in children and teen ministry

Church-wide support including members coming to us with projects, ministers assisting in lesson planning for young men, members involved as leaders in different areas

More female leadership from young girls

Young men asking what more can they do as a young Christian leader

Committed and involved families toward leadership

New for SELTC 2015Theme: “Give It Up” based on the Book of Luke

Church coordinator covenant illustrating responsibilities and commitment to SELTC.

Closing ceremony on Saturday during lunch at convention. Congregational singing and scholarships awarded during this time.

Award packets available 30 minutes after puppet event.

Judging sheets included in manual.

New events encouraging more teen participants.

ResourcesSeltc.org

HOALTC.org

Facebook=SELTC

Riverchase Church of Christ-Hoover

Other churches involved

Lads to Leaders

Video/CD examples

Convention Format

Mobile, AL April 3-5, 2015 (Easter Weekend)

Friday Night: Bible Bowl

Saturday: Individual Events –Signing, Spanish, Speech, Songleading

Group Events – Chorus, Puppets, Drama

Display events judged

Scholarship presentation

Convention singing

Awards collected

Sunday: Worship