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Levels of Assistance (2 Ministry Levels)




Ministries have unique, differing needs; here's how KidTrek can help you.



Read about our two (2) levels of assistance and then visit our Blog, WHY MISSIONARIES TO AMERICA?

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Level 1 - KidTrek Associate
(Trainer of Trainer's Model)

Overview

  1. KidTrek Associates are Church and Para church ministries with their own vision for reaching families, but realize they need further training to get the results they desire. 

    These ministries work solely in association with KidTrek through the training and coaching provided, but otherwise have no other connection with KidTrek.

  2. Associates attend KidTrek's 80 hour basic training; where they are equipped to meet the standards of the KidTrek Center (see Level 2); the level to which this is accomplished is determined by each Associate Ministry.

  3. KidTrek is committed to continue working with Associate Ministries within the guidelines of the Training & Coaching Package.

  4. There are two Associate Models:
    • After School Program
    • S.A.M. & Beyond.
     


After School Program
After school programs have become a popular means for churches and para-church organizations to reach at-risk kids in their community.

KidTrek trains churches and/or para-church organizations to implement a quality after school program. They leave training with:
        

  • An enhanced vision
  • A written purpose statement
  • A strategy laid out on goal boards to implement a quality after school program.
 


S.A.M. and Beyond

Sunday Morning (S.A.M.) & Beyond is our partnership with churches who have a desire for an excellent Sunday morning, mid-week and beyond ministry to their church kids.


These churches are often limited in what they can provide to support the children's and youth ministry, so KidTrek provides training and curriculum, equipping them to offer a quality children's and youth ministry.

 

Level 2 - KidTrek Center
(Project D67 Model)

Overview
  1. Each Center will be comprised of two Frontline Staff, what we call Secondary Nurturers.

  2. We call them Secondary Nurturers because the emphasis will never be put on them. The emphasis should be, and therefore will be, put on the Primary Nurturer (i.e., mom, dad, uncle, aunt, grandma, foster parent, etc). No matter what type of bonding happens between the children and the Secondary Nurturer, it is essential the children are always first connected to family.

  • Both Frontline Staff will have two primary responsibilities:
        CORE Ministry and GAP Ministry

    CORE Ministry
    KidTrek Frontline Staff will equip members of our partner churches how to build intentional, long-term relationships with families in crisis by first modeling the type of "nurturing" it will take to reach them.

    Ideally KidTrek's Frontlne Staff will make a commitment to walk throughlife with five children, the same 5 children, until they reach the age of 18.

    Due to a variety of reasons (e.g., getting married, having their own children, God calling them somewhere else, or even, our desire to promote them), Frontline Staff may move on.

    Knowing this, and the need for as much consistency as possible to produce sustained results, Frontline Staff will be asked to make a commitment to a partner church, and five families from its community, for a set period of time:

            Phase 1: Elementary Years (5-10 years old)
            Phase 2: Middle Years (11-15 years old)
            Phase 3: Senior Years (15-19 years old)

    Frontline Staff may leave, but KidTrek and its partner churches are committed to building the intentional, long term relationships needed to reach each family.

        This commitment encompasses:
    • Providing committed, consistent, long-term, positive adult relationships.
    • Providing on-going training for adults desiring to walk with kids through life.
    • Training and coaching adults to build relationships with each kid's primary nurturer.
    • Training and coaching adults to work with school and social service providers.

    • Enfolding families into a local Bible teaching church.


    Though an after school Center is one element of our our ministry model, KidTrek IS NOT an after-school program.

    GAP Ministry
    This is the second phase in KidTrek's mission to equip churches to reach families in crisis from their community.

    KidTrek Frontline Staff will do this by providing a mid-week "drop-in ministry" for kids in the community; providing a safe haven for kids which will include: tutoring, games, interactive activities, and most important, the gospel of Jesus Christ.

    This also provides the opportunity needed to train and coach church members what it will take to build intentional, long-term relationships with families in crisis from their community.

    Church members serving as volunteers will not be able to give the same level of service as KidTrek's Frontline Staff, so they will be challenged to develop a relationship with one family.

 

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