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Instructions for the Pastor

How will the Three Thirty Club make your church better?

            A Three Thirty Club is a church project. It involves the student, his coach, two deacons, the pastor and finally the whole church. The coach works with the student, and when the student can say the meditation fully, without halt, help, or hesitation, the student is taken to two deacons where he must again say the meditation fully, without halt, help, or hesitation. Finally the student is brought to the pastor where he again says the meditation fully, without halt, help, or hesitation.   When the student has done all of this he is finally allowed to say the meditation in front of a regular meeting of the church. This does wonders for your congregation because:
            1) It makes the student feel very special.
            2)It acquaints the student with the various hierarchy of church power.
            3)It gives the pastor a chance to get to know the student better.
            4)It allows the church to see God working in the lives of some of the students.
            5)It allows a chance for the parents of the student to come to Church for the performance. This will help you reach more families for the church.
            6)It gives the student a permanent record of his accomplishment to keep forever, signed by all who heard his recital.

What is the best way for you to start a Three Thirty Club in your church?

Do not try to run the program yourself. Find someone in your congregation who believes in scripture memorization and put them in charge. Have them read all of the information on our website: Especially Instructions to Students / Instructions to the Coach / Instructions for Pastor / Laymen! Start a Three Thirty Club! / Help Wanted! Urgent! / How to Memorize Scripture / Why Memorize Scripture / How To Meditate On Scripture. They should also download the first meditation. It they spend a couple of hours on the website they will be ready to go. Your job then will be to praise and encourage the work.

What results can you expect from having a Three Thirty Club in your church?

You can expect more excitement than you anticipated. People love to perform. People love to have their families come when they perform. People love the signed certificate to keep among their treasures. Relatives of the student are given a chance to be proud of one of their own. Your people recognize that you are a pastor who gets things done. In addition, the student will, forever, have God's word hidden in his or her heart to help guide his life and keep him from falling into sin. Parents will appreciate you for what you have done.

What should you do before you select a lay person to run the program?

meditation fully, without halt, help, or hesitation. Finally the student is brought to the pastor where he again says the meditation fully, without halt, help, or hesitation.   When the student has done all of this he is finally allowed to say the meditation in front of a regular meeting of the church. This does wonders for your congregation because:
            1) Go on our website.
            2) Plan to spent two to four hours reading all the instructions. This is so you will know the program. This program has been tested and will work best if done exactly as taught on the website. Sometimes coaches want to shortcut things. Maybe by skipping the trials before recital etc. If you know the program well, you will be able to see that the coaches run it properly. The reason we have the student checked three times before recital, is for the student's good. We do not want the student to be embarrassed at recital time because he or she wasn't really ready.
            3)Pick the right person to run the program. Preferably someone who believes in scripture memorization and meditation. You might practice coaching that person, and let them practice on you.
            4) Download the list of Meditation Titles.. See how fully these meditations cover the important verses of the Bible in a logical memorial way.
            5) Consider how much better your church would run if all of your people had all of that scripture planted in their hearts.

Make sure that the students are rewarded!

We reward our students by doing something very special when they have completed their third meditation. We again reward them in a special way when they have completed the thirtieth meditation. Also the entire "Three Thirty Club" in your church should have special meetings and outings, so that they will know they are special.

Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION,
Copyright (c) 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by
permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers
Last Updated 11/05/2006