1. Girls in Action: The Essentials

2. Girls in Action Objectives Pray for Missions Engage in Mission Action and Witnessing Learn About Missions Support Missions Develop Spiritually Toward a Missions Lifestyle Participate in the Work of the Church and Denomination

3. GA Motto Go Forward!

4. GA Scripture Verse "Give thanks to the Lord. Worship him. Tell the nations what he has done. Announce how honored he is" (Isaiah 12:4 NIrV).

5. GA Lifestyle Verse "The Lord has shown you what is good. He has told you what he requires of you. You must treat people fairly. You must love others faithfully. And you must be very careful to live the way your God wants you to" (Micah 6:8 NIrV).

6. GA Pledge: "As a GA, I will do my best to live a missions lifestyle that honors God by learning about missions, praying for missions, giving to missions, doing missions, and participating in the work of the church."

7. GA Resources

8. Girls in Action Guide for Leaders This guide is essential for missions leaders who are serious about leading girls in GA.

9. GA lessons are found in GA Leader

10. GA Leader GA Leader is the essential resource for leading Girls in Action ®. GA Leader features: –Quarterly magazine –Weekly session plans –Missions project ideas One per leader

11. GA World Engage girls with missions around the world

12. GA World GA World is the official GA member magazine. GA World features: –Stories –Activities –Contests One per girl

13. GA Leader Kit Kit includes posters, games, and activities

14. GA Leader Kit GA Leader Kit enhances the weekly GA experience. GA Leader Kit features: –Quarterly –Full-color posters –Games –Banners –Missionary photographs –Corresponds to sessions One per classroom

15. Children’s Missions DVD The Children’s Missions DVD gives a closer look at missionaries around the world and exotic missions fields. One child-friendly video per month Features IMB/NAMB missions areas in 2016–2017 GA World magazine Included in the Fall 2016–2017 GA Leader Kit One per classroom

16. GA: Beyond the Basics

17. GA Meetings Frequency: Most GA groups meet weekly for 45 minutes to an hour. Some groups only meet once a month, but meet for a longer period of time. Location: Church setting, ministry outreach center, homes

18. Responsibilities of Leaders Praying for girls, activities, and missions Planning and leading meetings Organizing supplies Leading girls to understand missions Encouraging girls to participate in missions activities

19. GA Journey GA Journey SM, the individual achievement plan for Girls in Action, helps girls in grades 1–6 reinforce and live out the missions concepts they learn during regular GA sessions. This optional plan provides opportunities for individual GAs to deepen their missions discipleship and strengthen their faith.

20. Vests and Badges GAs display earned badges on purple vests. Vests can be purchased at lifeway.com/specialtyimprints Badges can be earned through special projects and activities found in GA Leader, GA Journey, or leader-created projects.

21. Children’s Ministry Day Each February, thousands of children across North America participate in ministry projects on the same day: Children’s Ministry Day TM. Children follow God’s command to “put your love into action” (1 John 3:18). Church groups create projects that meet needs in their own communities. Since 2008, more than 170,000 people have taken part in Children’s Ministry Day! WMU ® invites all children in grades 1–6 to participate.

22. Online resources wmu.com/ga wmustore.com facebook.com/girlsinaction Instagram: childrens_missions

23. Contact Us: Heather Keller (205)995-4816 hkeller@wmu.org facebook.com/girlsinaction Instagram: childrens_missions Order materials: wmustore.comwmustore.com