Growing Ministry - Growing Impact

After a summer of impactful Gospel ministry, we're looking forward to seeing how God will work through school year ministry. As kids return to the classroom, we're praying to reach more and more of them right where they are in schools and communities. We know the Gospel will make a difference! Read on for more on how we're praying for the impact of the Gospel to grow in the near future through Good News Clubs, and how we're thanking God for recent stories of growth (catch an incredible video testimony at the end!)

And don't forget, register soon for our Vision Dinner!

Coming Up: Good News Club Impact

The school year is here, and we're ready to help launch weekly ministry in elementary schools around our area. Good News Clubs allow churches and Christians to invest in the kids in their community that may not attend church by bringing weekly Gospel teaching to them. We can't wait to see what God will do in the Good News Clubs gearing up to restart, and the new one's He's preparing! 

We need Christians to say "yes" to reaching their local schools! We're gearing up to train Christians to teach, disciple, and inspire kids in their community with the Gospel. We're so excited to be partnering with churches and volunteer teams to spread the Gospel. 

Do you want to be a part of it? Lay Christians, children's ministry workers, elementary school teachers, homeschoolers, retirees, or any others can make a huge difference by starting their own Good News Club. CEF provides curriculum and training and coordination with school districts--you provide the willingness to make an impact. 

A great place to start on Good News Club ministry? The Children's Ministry in Action Conference!

Join children's ministry teams, teachers, and Christians from around the state to be equipped at CEF Minnesota's 3rd annual Children's Ministry in Action Conference. Build a deeper, Gospel-centered ministry at your church or at home by learning to share impactful Bible lessons, guide children through Gospel truth, manage a classroom, teach Gen Alpha, and beyond. 

Grow and be encouraged by CEF's experienced team, enjoy fellowship with other laborers, and be refreshed for ministry. Join us and be equipped!

Looking back at Christian Youth in Action 2026 - some snapshots from June

The impact of the Gospel is growing through our Vision Dinner

At last year's Vision Dinner, we shared a testimony from a CYIA student named Zion. Zion grew up firmly opposed to belief in God--a young, skeptical atheist. God used a 5-Day Club to change his heart: when Christians in his neighborhood hosted a club, he heard the Gospel and started attending church.

Then, God did something even bigger in his life.

Stories like Zion are a picture of the impact made through friends of CEF at our Vision Dinner. When we gather to hear stories, cast vision, and invest in this ministry, lives like Zion's are changed. 

That's why we're so excited to share more of what God is doing at this year's Vision Dinner on October 10th. 

Register for free to join us for a complimentary meal, guest speaker, inspiring testimonies, and a renewed vision to reach the n

The impact of the Gospel is growing. Be a part of it. 

Saturday, October 10th at 6:00 PM
Holiday Inn & Suites St. Cloud

Director's Note

We're looking forward to the Vision Dinner, where we hope to share even more stories like Zion's! God is working in the next generation, and this will be the night to hear about it. Plus, it's going to be a lot of fun - dress up and invite your friends to join us for a steak dinner and exciting night. 

Before then, though, would you pray over these things?

• Pray for Good News Clubs this school year - that more kids would attend, more would get plugged into church, and more churches would feel the burden to reach their schools. 
• Pray for Party Clubs - these are an important onramp for Good News Club ministry. Pray for good opportunities for exciting one-time ministry events.
• Pray for volunteers and chapter leadership, for focus, energy, and joy as we plan and execute ministry. 
• Pray over our Vision Dinner, that it would glorify God, edify believers, and expand Gospel impact.

Thanks for praying!

For the Gospel, 

Peter