Master Guide

Curriculum
i. Pre-Requisites

1. Be a baptized member of the

Seventh-day Adventist Church.
2. Have a written recommendation from
your local church board, stating that the
candidate is in regular standing.
3. Be at least 16 years of age to start the
Master Guide Leadership course and at least
18 years of age at completion.
 i. Pre-Requisites

4. Have a completed Basic Staff Training Certification

and been involved for a minimum of one year
in one of the following ministries.

a. Adventurers Ministries
b. Pathfinders Ministries

It will be helpful for a Master Guide in training

to have exposure to both ministries, Adventurers
and Pathfinders.
 
ii. Spiritual Development

1. Read or Listen to the book Steps to Christ or Steps to Christ Youth

Edition and submit a one-page response focusing on the benefits of
your reading.
2. Complete the devotional guide “Encounter Series I, Christ the Way”, or
complete another year long Bible reading plan that covers the four
Gospels and read the Desire of the Ages or Humble Hero.
3. Do one of the following:
a. Keep a devotional journal for at least four weeks, summarizing what
you learned in your devotional time and outlining how you are growing
in your faith.
b. Complete the Steps to Discipleship Personal Spirituality Curriculum.
 ii. Spiritual Development
4. Prepare a two-paragraph summary on each of the 28
fundamental beliefs.

5. Develop and present four of the following beliefs. Use

of creative media is encouraged.
g. The Gift of Prophecy
a. Creation h. The Sabbath
b. The Experience of Salvation i. Christ’s Ministry in the
c. Growing in Christ Heavenly
d. The Remnant and Its Mission j. Sanctuary
e. Baptism k. The Second Coming of Christ
f. Spiritual Gifts and Ministries l. Death and Resurrection
ii. Spiritual Development
6. Enhance knowledge of Church Heritage by
completing the following:
 
a. Earn the Adventist Heritage Honor.
b. Read a book about SDA youth ministry such as:
 
i. The Pathfinder Story by Robert Holbrook.
ii. We are the Pathfinders Strong: The First Fifty
Years by Willie Oliver with Patricia Humphrey.
iii. Another book that is approved by your
conference Youth, Pathfinder or Adventurer Director, or
their designated Master Guide representative.
ii. Spiritual Development
7. Read a book about church heritage such as:
a. Anticipating the Advent by George Knight.
b. Tell It to the World by Mervyn Maxwell
c. Light Bearers to the Remnant by Rich-ard W
Schwarz and Floyd Greenleaf.
d. The Church Heritage Manual produced by the
General Conference Youth Department.
e. Another book that is approved by your
conference Youth, Pathfinder or Adventurer Director, or
their designated Master Guide representative.
8. Attend a Seminar, or complete a 2 page (minimum)
research paper about a standard temperament analysis
program and complete the affiliated temperament
inventory.
iii. Skills Development
1. Attend and complete a seminar in each of the
following ten subjects: (Each seminar must be at least
75 minutes long).

a. How to be a Christian Leader & Leadership Skills

b. Vision, Mission and Motivation
c. Communication Theory and Listening Skills
d. Practical Communication Practice
e. Understanding Teaching and Learning Styles
f. How to Prepare Effective Creative Worships
g. Principles of Youth and Children’s Evangelism
h. How to Lead a Child to Christ
i. Understanding your Spiritual Gifts
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2. Attend a seminar on Risk Management that

focus’ on Adventurer and Pathfinder
Activities.
3. Attend a Seminar on Child Abuse
Prevention
4. Have or earn the following honors
a. Christian Storytelling
b. Camping Skills I-IV
c. Basic Drilling and Marching
d. Knots
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5. Earn two additional honors not previously
earned: one from the list below and a
skill level 2 or 3 honor from a list
provided by your local conference.
a. Crisis Intervention
b. Nutrition
c. Flags
6. Hold a current First Aid & CPR certificate or its equivalent.
(Instructor Required)
7. Supervise participants through either the Adventurer
Curriculum or Pathfinder Investiture Achievement, or teach a
Sabbath School class for children ages 6-15, or its equivalent for
at least one year. (Candidates under 18 must have a supervising
adult).
iv. Child Development
1. Read or listen to the book Education and submit a
one-page response focusing on the benefits of your
reading.
2. Read or listen to either Child Guidance or Messages
to Young People and submit a one-page response
focusing on the benefits of your reading.
3. Attend one seminar dealing with child development
relating to the age of your primary ministry group.
4. Observe for a period of two (2) hours a group of
Adventurers or Pathfinders and write a reflection on
their interaction.
5. Attend a seminar on discipline.
v. Leadership Development

1. Read a current book about “Leadership Skill

Development” such as:

a. Positive Church in a Negative World by John

Arrias
b. Take the Risk by Ben Carson
c. Ellen White on Leadership by Cindy Tutsh
d. Help! I’m being Followed by Clinton Valleyn
e. Another book that is approved by your c
conference Youth, Pathfinder or Adventurer Director,
or their designated Master Guide representative.
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2. Write personal goals that you would like to

accomplish in your ministry.

3. Identify three current goals in your life, at

least one of which is spiritually
oriented, and list three goals or
objects for each.
vi. Fitness Lifestyle Development

1. Participate in a personal physical fitness

plan by completing one of the following.

a. A personal physical fitness program of your

choice and according to your abilities, for at least
three months.
b. A school physical fitness program.
c. The physical components of the AY Silver
Award. If you already have the AY Silver award then
complete the physical fitness components of the AY
Gold Award.
vii. Documentation

1. The Master Guide curriculum must be completed

in a minimum of one year and a maximum of three
years.

2. All Master Guide Candidates must document all

work in a portfolio.

3. Curriculum completion is under the supervision of

the conference Youth, Pathfinder or Adventurer
Director, or their designated Master Guide
representative.
1. Devotional Journal
2. Textbooks
3. Uniforms (Polo-shirt, white)
4. Weekly Dues
5. Units
6. Worship and Ceremony Participants
7. Major Activities
- Induction
- BSTC
- Hiking
- Red Cross Training
- Skills Development
- Voice of Youth
- In-Service Training
- Wilderness Camp
- Investiture
1. Devotional Journal
- What the chapter is all about?

- What does the chapter tells

about me?

- What does the chapter ask me

to do?
2. Textbooks
- Bible
- Steps to Christ
- Desire of Ages
- 28 Fundamental Beliefs
- Child Guidance/Messages to Young People
- Christian Leadership
- Adventist Heritage
- Happy Path
- PF Administrative Manual
- BSTC Manual
3. Uniforms
3. Uniforms
3. Uniforms

Hilario, M
3. Uniforms
Hope Master Guide Club
South Occidental Mindoro - 2
3. Uniforms

Hope Master Guide Club

South Occidental Mindoro -
2
4. Weekly Dues

Php 5.00 per week

- Materials
(Checklists, etc.)
5. Units

24 Volunteers

4 Units
6. Meetings, Worship & Ceremony
Participants
Meetings: Every Sundays,
- 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Week-ends Special Programs
(BSTC, Camping, Hiking, etc.)

1:00 – 2:00 - Worship and Ceremony Time

2:00 – 2:15 – Checking of Attendance
/Weekly Due
2:15 – 3:00 – Activity 1
3:00 – 4:00 – Activity 2
7. Activities

Induction

Nov. 18 - AY
7. Activities
Basic Staff Training
Course

Dec. 15-16, 2017

7. Activities

CPR & 1 Aid Training

st

Jan. 13 & 14, 2018

7. Activities
Hiking

Feb. 23-25, 2018

7. Activities

Skills Development
Seminar
Mar. 9-10, 2018
Mar. 16-17, 2018
7. Activities

Voice of Youth
(2 Weeks)

April 8-21, 2018

7. Activities
In-Service Training
(By Unit)
May 2018
- Batch Officer Organization
- Church Board Approval
- Enrollment
June – October 21, 2018
- Investiture Proper & Closing
7. Activities
Wilderness Camp
(Tri-District {Not Yet Sure})

October 29
-November 4, 2018
7. Activities

[ Investiture
November
or December