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Girls in Action

Girls in ActionGirls in Action®® is a fun-filled is a fun-filled missions organization just for missions organization just for girls in grades 1 through 6. girls in grades 1 through 6. GAGA®® helps girls develop helps girls develop spiritually toward a missional spiritually toward a missional lifestyle.lifestyle.

• a biblical worldview that encompasses the globe.

• ways to demonstrate the love of Christ to others.

• how God is working around the world.

• that they are a part of God’s plan.

Girls in GA Girls in GA learn . . .learn . . .

GA MottoGA Motto

Go Forward!Go Forward!

GA PledgeGA PledgeAs a GA, I will do my best As a GA, I will do my best

to to live a missions lifestyle live a missions lifestyle

that that honors God by honors God by

learning about missions, learning about missions, praying for missions, praying for missions, giving to missions, giving to missions,

doing missions, doing missions, and participating in the and participating in the

work of the church.work of the church.

GA Scripture VerseGA Scripture Verse

Give thanks to the Give thanks to the Lord. Worship him. Lord. Worship him.

Tell the nations what Tell the nations what he has done. Announce he has done. Announce how honored he is.how honored he is.

——Isaiah 12:4 (NIrV)Isaiah 12:4 (NIrV)

GA Lifestyle VerseGA Lifestyle Verse

The Lord has shown you The Lord has shown you what is good. He has told what is good. He has told you what he requires of you what he requires of

you. You must treat you. You must treat people fairly. You must people fairly. You must love others faithfully. love others faithfully. And you must be very And you must be very

careful to live the way careful to live the way your God wants you to.your God wants you to.

——Micah 6:8 (NIrV)Micah 6:8 (NIrV)

““Girls in Action” Girls in Action” Chorus:Chorus:

We’re Girls in Action.We’re Girls in Action.We’re girls with a We’re girls with a

mission,mission,And we’re reaching the And we’re reaching the

world.world.We’re Girls in Action, We’re Girls in Action,

And we’re spreading And we’re spreading God’s love around the God’s love around the

world.world.All around, around , All around, around , around the world.around the world.

GA BasicsGA Basics

The foundation of GA is the meetings. The foundation of GA is the meetings. Girls journey together as they learn Girls journey together as they learn about missions and do missions with their about missions and do missions with their peers. peers.

The yearly curriculum is designed to give The yearly curriculum is designed to give girls a broad view of how God is working girls a broad view of how God is working through missions around the world.through missions around the world.

GAs discover a variety of missions needs GAs discover a variety of missions needs and ministries. They participate in and ministries. They participate in projects that make a difference in their projects that make a difference in their communities and around the world.communities and around the world.

GA Study UnitsGA Study Units

With each monthly unit, GAs learn about With each monthly unit, GAs learn about a different missions area. a different missions area.

Each weekly session introduces girls to Each weekly session introduces girls to a different aspect of the missions a different aspect of the missions area. Girls receive a holistic area. Girls receive a holistic understanding of the missions area by understanding of the missions area by the end of the month. the end of the month.

Each session builds on the month’s Each session builds on the month’s Scripture passage as a biblical basis Scripture passage as a biblical basis for missions. for missions.

Session OneSession One

Introduction:Introduction:The Biblical Basis for the The Biblical Basis for the

Month’s Topic Month’s Topic

What does the Bible say?What does the Bible say?

Session TwoSession Two

Missionary 1Missionary 1

What does the missionary do?What does the missionary do?

Session ThreeSession Three

Missionary 2Missionary 2

What does the missionary do?What does the missionary do?

Session FourSession Four

Girls may complete a ministry project, Girls may complete a ministry project, work on GA Journeywork on GA Journeysmsm, or participate in , or participate in a simulation activity that reinforces a simulation activity that reinforces

the information covered in the previous the information covered in the previous three sessions. three sessions.

What do I need to know to What do I need to know to personalize and apply what I’ve personalize and apply what I’ve

learned?learned?

Getting Started: Step 1Getting Started: Step 1

How to Involve Children in Missions:How to Involve Children in Missions:

Includes Guides for Girls in Action andIncludes Guides for Girls in Action and

Children in ActionChildren in Action

This comprehensive resource provides This comprehensive resource provides detailed guidance for how the detailed guidance for how the organization works, and how to start and organization works, and how to start and maintain a GA group. It includes maintain a GA group. It includes detailed information about the detailed information about the curriculum, information to guide leaders curriculum, information to guide leaders in teaching children, reproducible in teaching children, reproducible forms, and many other helpful resources.forms, and many other helpful resources.

Getting Started: Step 2Getting Started: Step 2

CurriculumCurriculum

The GA curriculum consist of three The GA curriculum consist of three basic pieces: basic pieces: GA LeaderGA Leader, , GA LeaderGA Leader Kit, and Kit, and GA WorldGA World. Subscriptions to . Subscriptions to these bimonthly pieces may be these bimonthly pieces may be ordered by calling WMU Customer ordered by calling WMU Customer Service.Service.

Each curriculum piece is delivered Each curriculum piece is delivered 3-to-4 weeks before the unit begins.3-to-4 weeks before the unit begins.

GA LeaderGA Leader

The leader’s guide to weekly teaching plans.

One magazine per leader is needed.

GA LeaderGA Leader Kit Kit

This resource kit supports the weekly session plan in GA Leader. It includes missionary photos, gameboards, and more.

One kit needed per classroom.

GA WorldGA World

This is the girls’ magazine used weekly in GA sessions. It includes missionary stories, games, recipes, jokes, and more.

One magazine for each girl.

GA JourneyGA Journey

GA Journey is the new GA individual GA Journey is the new GA individual achievement plan, replacing achievement plan, replacing WorldVentures.WorldVentures.

This optional plan is designed for This optional plan is designed for use once a month. Age-graded books use once a month. Age-graded books and projects help girls grow and projects help girls grow spiritually and mature in their spiritually and mature in their understanding of missions.understanding of missions.

Badges are awarded for each level Badges are awarded for each level completed. completed.

Getting Started: Step 3Getting Started: Step 3

PlanningPlanning WMU provides churches with tools to WMU provides churches with tools to plan and promote GA. These includeplan and promote GA. These include www.wmu.com/getstartedwww.wmu.com/getstarted WMU Year Book 2012–2013WMU Year Book 2012–2013 www.wmu.com/childrenwww.wmu.com/children personal consultation and training personal consultation and training through state WMU officesthrough state WMU offices

Planning for 2012–2013Planning for 2012–2013

www.wmu.com/getstartedwww.wmu.com/getstarted provides helpful information to help provides helpful information to help churches start GAchurches start GA

includes GA basic information flyer, includes GA basic information flyer, invitations, bulletin or newsletter invitations, bulletin or newsletter inserts, and a unit of GA curriculum inserts, and a unit of GA curriculum

Planning for 2012–2013Planning for 2012–2013

WMU Year Book 2012–2013WMU Year Book 2012–2013 The GA year runs September through The GA year runs September through August. The WMU Year Book is August. The WMU Year Book is available the February before the available the February before the GA year starts. GA year starts.

This resource provides a preview of This resource provides a preview of the GA year—from that year’s theme the GA year—from that year’s theme to each month’s unit focus. to each month’s unit focus. Provides resources and ideas for Provides resources and ideas for the entire year. the entire year.

Planning for 2012–2013Planning for 2012–2013

www.wmu.com/childrenwww.wmu.com/children Planning resources are posted June Planning resources are posted June through August before the start of through August before the start of each new year. each new year.

GA leaders can find and share ideas GA leaders can find and share ideas on the GA Leader Forum and Facebook on the GA Leader Forum and Facebook page. page.

Presentations and conference Presentations and conference outlines are available for leaders outlines are available for leaders to train new leaders in their own to train new leaders in their own churches.churches.

Planning for 2012–2013Planning for 2012–2013

State WMU OfficesState WMU Offices Each state has a WMU office that Each state has a WMU office that will provide training and consulting will provide training and consulting to churches and individuals.to churches and individuals.

Many states provide state or Many states provide state or regional GA training.regional GA training.

Use the contact information at Use the contact information at www.wmu.comwww.wmu.com to contact your state to contact your state WMU office.WMU office.

Getting Started: Part 4Getting Started: Part 4

GA Extras GA Extras Find more information about the following Find more information about the following resources in resources in How to Involve Children in How to Involve Children in MissionsMissions and at and at www.wmu.com/childrenwww.wmu.com/children or or www.wmustore.comwww.wmustore.com:: Meet Me in the City Pack (2012–2013)Meet Me in the City Pack (2012–2013) Children’s Ministry Day—February 16, 2013Children’s Ministry Day—February 16, 2013 BadgesBadges Identity ItemsIdentity Items Missions idea books for church and homeMissions idea books for church and home ““Exploring God’s World” Reading ClubExploring God’s World” Reading Club

RecapRecap

GA Basics GA Basics How to Involve Children in MissionsHow to Involve Children in Missions GA LeaderGA Leader GA LeaderGA Leader Kit Kit GA WorldGA World GA JourneyGA Journey www.wmu.com/childrenwww.wmu.com/children GA ExtrasGA Extras

GA ResourcesGA Resources

To order a subscription to the To order a subscription to the curriculum, call WMU Customer curriculum, call WMU Customer Service at Service at 1-800-968-7301.1-800-968-7301.

To order products or renew a To order products or renew a subscription, visit subscription, visit www.wmustore.comwww.wmustore.com or call WMU or call WMU Customer Service at 1-800-968-Customer Service at 1-800-968-7301.7301.

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