Children Bible Fellowship

(CBF ministry)

Chicago CBF Isaac Y Choi

 God has blessed our UBF ministry so much that CBF came about. So CBF means the outcome of God’s blessing upon our ministry. This is the reason we have to maintain, develop and pass CBF ministry on to next generation. That’s why, CBF should be a blessing to UBF.

1. CBF came from UBF ministry

2. The importance of CBF ministry  1) Succeeding generation

2) Education is our future3) Spiritual discipline and training in young ages4) “4-14 window” movement focuses on global mission5) Long term goal and vision 

3. How to divide them?

*Children’s education = CBF + HBF + UBF

1 – 3 yrs……Baby 4 – 5 yrs……Pre-

school & kindergarten

6 – 13 yrs…..Primary school

14 –17 yrs….Secondary school

18 + yrs…….College

Based on ages; 1 --- 13 yrCBF (Children Bible Fellowship) 14 – 17 yrsHBF(High-school Bible Fellowship)

18 + yrsUBF(University Bible Fellowship)

There are 7 divisions

Baby Bible Fellowship(BBF): ages 1 – 6 years old Pre-school Bible Fellowship(PBF): age 1 ---6 years old Elementary-school Fellowship(EBF): 6 --- 11 years old Children Bible Fellowship(CBF): 1 --- 13 years old

Middle-school Bible Fellowship(MBF): 12 --- 15 years old

Junior-high Bible Fellowship(JBF): 13 --- 14 years old High-school Bible Fellowship(HBF): 15 --- 18 years old

1 ----- 13 yrs……………. 85 %

14 --- 17 yrs……………. 10 %

18 + yrs……………….. 5 %

Based on maturity progress;

UBF (18 + yrs) 5%

HBF (14 - 17 yrs) 10%

CBF (1 - 13 yrs) 85%

Based on these facts: CBF ministry = Family education + CBF education

4. The purpose of CBF ministry 

Luke 2:52 ---“And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.”

1)In favor with God

2)In favor with men at the same time

4. The purpose of CBF ministry 

When children “grow” (by spiritual education)

With what?1) In wisdom (words of

God)2) In stature (flexible

container of mind and heart)

How?

Therefore, “CBF is the Jesus’ school” that help children to grow in Jesus.

5. The Essentials of CBF ministry

 1) Bible study and Worship service2) Faith building programs3) Parents partnership

1. Bible study and worship service:

Bible study

helps children to come to God and have devotion to Him. Also it brings commitment, loyalty, obedience, affection, thanksgiving and service to God.

Worship service

enables children to know who God is, who Jesus is and what God’s history is. Through these learning, children found themselves in the flow of God’s work and history.

1. Bible study and worship service:For these purposes:

Faithful Responsible Knowledgeable Loving Humble Saving souls Parental heart Role model

Required for:

Teacher education (on-going) Teacher training (work-shop, seminar) Teachers’ conference Book report Curriculum writing Teachers’ net-working

This developing process forms new leadership in the church as well

(1)Teacher ( three roles )

Teacher + Shepherd + Parent

1. Bible study and worship service:

(2) Curriculum;

Bible centered Easy to understand Doable practice Systematic Need to update and

revise Guide and references

for teacher

Special focus on:

Thankful heart (complaining)

Obedience (disobedience)

Giving life (selfishness) Service to God

(Leadership) Learning mind (Growing)

1. Bible study and worship service:

(3) Messenger

Required for Teacher training Messenger training Book report Role model

Delivery of God’s word

Connect with children 

With single point Use easy and simple

words Understandable &

encouraging

Interactive skill With audio and visual

methods

2. Faith building programs

Faith comes from practicing the words of God. Biblical programs give children meaning,

motivation and encouragement to follow Jesus and enable them to participate in God’s works.

 

Special worship services;

Bible oriented;• Bible Olympics I & II: Reviewing Bible study 2 / year• Bible memorization contest: 200 Bible verses / CBF years 

• Easter • Christmas

Vacation Bible school;• Using vacation for Bible

study• Outreach activities• Raising teachers and

messengers• Parents participation

2. Faith building programs

Summer Bible conference;• Maximum Bible study and

fun• Experience world mission• Leadership training• co-working• Independent training• Regional gathering

2. Faith building programsCultural:

• Valentine for Jesus (Feb.)

• Hallelujah Light Festival (Oct.)Relief activity:

• “Angel tree” (domestic)• “World Vision” (global)

Outreach programs:• Inviting friends and

neighbors• Street cleaning and

others

Music discipline:• CBF Disciples’

Chorus• CBF Orchestra• Singspiration

teamPhysical discipline: • All kinds of

sport

Language discipline:• Foreign languages

2. Faith building programs

Others:• New year key verse (Jan.)• Baptism ( after Bible memory) Confess Jesus as a personal Savior and

publicly declare as a child of God• Graduation• New school year (Sep.)• Christmas card sending to Msn.• Celebrating children’s birthday

Teachers conference:For appreciation to teacher’s service and improving teacher’s quality and enhancing teaching method for spiritual benefits for children. 

3. Parents’ partnershipAccording to statistics, children stay at home more than 16 hours a day and attend in CBF

less than 5 hours per week. This is the reason that parents should be “partners” for children’s education with teachers and “role

models” for their children.

3. Parents’ partnershipTake faith to home:• Bible study binder / year• Teaching Bible truth

(Catechism)• CBF worship Bible passage

study

3. Parents’ partnershipRestoring family value & purpose

Family devotion (Dt. 6:5)

Family worship Sing spiritual songs Bible reading and study Writing testimony Sharing prayer topics Pray together Participating in God’s

work together

Discipleship for own children

Parents /Teachers meeting and seminar

Teaching them to obey everything Jesus commanded

(Mt. 28:20,Dt. 6:7-9)

Children’s family net-working

Teacher’s calling, visiting and writing letter or email to the parent

3. Parents’ partnershipTri-angle relationship: ( children / teachers /

parents ) 

In order to carry our beloved children to God’s perspective, we have to use CBF as a powerful vehicle that teachers may be front wheels to direct and parents should be rear wheels to support.

CBF

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Parents

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