​Serving through CEF Board and Committee Membership

Across the United States, faithful believers with vision and godly character lead the CEF work in their states and local areas. Fulfilling the call of God in their lives, they direct the ministry by serving on local committees and state boards
  • The Ministry of CEF
  • The Local Committee
  • Becoming a Committee Member
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The Purpose Statement of Child Evangelism Fellowship
Child Evangelism Fellowship® is a Bible-centered, interdenominational, worldwide organization, composed of born-again believers whose purpose and mission are to evangelize boys and girls with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, disciple them in the Word of God, and establish them in a Bible-believing church for Christian living.

Vision
The international vision is Every Child, Every Nation, Every Day. USA Ministries vision is for every child to seek and honor God in every state, every day.

Mission
To enlist, equip, and encourage qualified leaders to enable fulfillment of the purpose of CEF and to establish thriving chapters throughout the USA.

Method
The primary ministries are Good News Club® and 5-Day Club®. Other CEF® ministries include Christian Youth In Action®, Camp Good News®, Party Clubs, JYou Connection™, Truth Chasers Club®, and fairs. In addition to these programs are two very important activities: literature distribution and training. Our literature stresses salvation by grace and the victorious life, with special emphasis on child evangelism. CEF promotes and conducts a training ministry for teachers and
all our workers.

Six Focus Points for the Culture of Child Evangelism Fellowship:
  • The Importance of Godly Leadership at Every Level
  • The Importance of the Spiritual Welfare of our Workers
  • The Importance of Prayer as our Foundation
  • The Importance of Evangelizing Children
  • The Importance of a Clear and Biblical Presentation of the Gospel
  • The Importance of a Commitment to Excellence, for the Glory of God​
The Local Committee
The local committee is a fellowship of Christians who have the responsibility and privilege of reaching the children in its geographic area, whether that is a city, county or group of counties. It is a committee of the state board, having been organized and authorized by the state board to carry on the vision and programs of CEF within the framework of the USA Operations and Policy Manual. The local committee’s planning and organizing is at the heart of this outreach to children in the U.S. It hires a local director, with the approval of the state board, to carry out these responsibilities under the direct supervision of the state director. Where there is no local director, the state director works with the local committee in the capacity of director until a new director is approved and appointed.

Local committees also utilize subcommittees:
  • Prayer
  • Finance and Development
  • Personnel
  • Ministry

Purpose of a Board/Local Committee
Board and committee members provide vision and oversight to the ministry in the areas of finance, ministry programs, staffing and governance. They ensure that our ministry is spiritually strong before God and legally strong before men.

Role of the Board/Local Committee
The board/local committee, along with the director, sets the pace and direction for all that happens in its area including:
  • Proper governance and accountability
  • Promotion of vision
  • Organization
  • Encouragement
  • Planning
  • Spiritual commitment to Christ and the children

Board/Local Committee Membership Qualifications
  • Must be born again and have the assurance of salvation.
  • Willing to serve a minimum of three years.
  • Should be willing to give a testimony of his salvation to the other members.
  • Should be actively involved in a local church.
  • Must have a good testimony at home, on the job, in his neighborhood and local church as reflected by both speech and conduct.
  • Must be doctrinally sound, annually signing the Worker’s Compliance Agreement and willing to submit to a criminal background check as required by the Child Protection Policy.
  • Should be interdenominational in spirit, i.e., willing to work with other believers in accordance with the Worker’s Compliance Agreement.
  • Must believe both in the possibility and necessity of children being saved from sin by coming to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
  • Must be willing to regularly attend board/committee meetings.
  • Must be a team player and function well in a group.
  • Should feel called to serve in this manner.
  • Must be willing to support the ministry of Child Evangelism Fellowship with time, talent, prayer, finances and possessions.
  • Should be willing to enthusiastically promote the ministry.
  • Must be in agreement with the purpose of CEF and willing to follow the policies and procedures as outlined in this USA Operations & Policy Manual.
  • Agrees with the Chapter Charter Resolution (potential local committee members only)
Basic Information about becoming a Board Member with Child Evangelism Fellowship
  • It is advisable to have diversity on the board/local committee (age, race, gender, geography and denomination) to ensure that many gifts, experiences, interests and abilities are present.
  • Immediate family members of the director/coordinator are not allowed to serve as members of the board/local committee.
  • An official board/local committee must have a minimum of five members unless state law requires more. Action may be taken by USA Ministries or the state board to revoke the charter of a board or local committee which experiences a chronic lack of members.
  • Since the individual board/local committee member plays such a vital leadership role in the CEF ministry, every effort must be made to enlist qualified leadership.

Is God laying the ministry of CEF on your heart?

Becoming a board/local committee member is a great privilege and opportunity to become involved in God’s process of fulfilling the Great Commission to the boys and girls in each area, state, across the USA and the globe. Please pray and seriously seek God’s guidance as to your part in His plan. “Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish” (Matthew 18:14).

Start the Conversation
Fill out the Prospective Local Committee Member Questionnaire

Next Steps
We will also need two other documents to consider you for a board position: