Purpose |
The Teen Leadership Training (TLT) program is designed to train and mentor youth in service and leadership skills. The TLT vision encompasses a core of youth fulfilling meaningful and responsible Pathfinder leadership positions in the Pathfinder Club and Conference/Union Pathfinder ministry, supporting the mission of the SDA Church as they learn to give of themselves and to receive of others. TLT youth will experience acceptance, achievement, and responsibility in developing self-efficacy, self-respect, and identity through adult-teen mentoring in a “shared service experience” in developing a redemptive relationship with God.
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Mission statement |
The Teen Leadership Training (TLT) program is designed to address adolescent developmental needs and promote leadership skills, enabling and empowering teens to become full partners in the mission of the SDA Church with Pathfinder adult leadership in a “shared service experience” of the Pathfinder ministry in the North American Division.
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Our Story |
Society has changed over the years. One of the most significant changes is our concern with the adult-teen relationship in the developmental process of the adolescent. Teens of today desire different things from teens of yesteryear. Today’s adolescent will experience drives and needs that can push him/her into action. These drives can pull or attract teens to negative activities or toward a desirable goal or object. The Teen Leadership Training (TLT) program is designed to challenge and empower the teen Pathfinder with new and increased responsibilities, while allowing them the security of a place they know and love. The TLT experience will assist the Pathfinder teen to form adult-Pathfinder relationships as an expression of their developing identity as teenagers. The TLT member must learn how to give of themselves and how to receive from others. They must allow themselves to be known while getting to know others. The TLT member needs to believe in him/herself. Each teen must have courage, determination, dedication, and competitive drive. He/she must be willing to sacrifice the little things in life to pay the price for the things that matter. The TLT program demands creativity. Teens are tired of doing the same old thing. They want to experience achievement and responsibility through a leadership experience with their friends. Teens want opportunities to stretch their abilities through a “shared service experience” of Pathfinder ministry. Teen Pathfinders want to use their energy and commitment when they find something that involves character-building and provides strength to live this life while preparing for the greater life as a son or daughter of God.
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