What We Do — Children’s Ministries

The 4-14 Window is defined as that window of opportunity between the ages of four to fourteen when more than 85% of Christians make their decision to follow Christ. With more than 2 billion children falling into this category and almost half the world’s population under 21, BCM International has made this strategic 4-14 Window the central focus of its ministry since beginning as the Bible Club Movement in 1936. All around the world BCM is committed to partnering with local churches to reach children for Christ and disciple them in God’s Word through:

Bible Clubs and Release Time Classes: Over a million children hear the good news of Jesus each year in churches, schools, community centers and parks through BCM Bible clubs and release time classes.
Camps: From the wild beauty of Ireland’s seashore to hot, lush tropics of India and Peru or majestic peaks of the American Rockies or Italy’s Apennine mountains, BCM Christian camping programs reach over 25,000 children each year in 25 different countries.
Summer Outreach: Each summer BCM missionaries and volunteers conduct outdoor neighborhood Bible Clubs reaching unchurched children.
Compassion Ministries: Whether street kids, orphans, disaster and AIDS victims, handicapped or disadvantaged, thousands of children around the world each week are having physical as well as spiritual needs met by BCM missionaries and volunteers through a variety of compassion outreaches.

Available Ministry Opportunities

Children Ministry Workers – Canada (Long-Term)
Children/Youth Worker – England (Long-Term)
UK National Director – England (Long-Term)
Children’s Ministries Coordinator (N. Ireland) – Northern Ireland (Long-Term)
Youth Workers – Scotland (Long-Term)
Children’s Workers – Scotland (Long-Term)
Summer Workers – Scotland (Short-Term)
Children’s Ministry Workers – The Netherlands (Long-Term)
Bible Teachers – USA (Long-Term)

What We Do — Church Development

BCM-sponsored Bible institutes, pastoral and leadership training, teacher training courses, women’s ministries, and practical ministry outreaches equip the local church to impact their own community with the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Since 1975, BCM has seen more than 17,000 churches and Bible fellowships planted around the globe. Many of these new congregations have arisen in countries within the “10/40 Window” (of Asia, Africa and the Middle East), and most are now led by local pastors and leaders.

BCM-sponsored Bible institutes, pastoral and leadership training, teacher training courses, women’s ministries, and practical ministry outreaches equip the local church to impact their own community with the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Available Ministry Opportunities

UK National Director – England (Long-Term)
Church Planters – Germany (Long-Term)
Youth Workers – Scotland (Long-Term)

What We Do — Leader & Teacher Training

Through Bible institutes, regional and local teacher training and church leadership courses, seminars, college and seminary instruction, small group Bible studies, and hands-on practical ministry opportunities, BCM missionaries are training a new generation of Christian leaders around the world.

Raising up children’s ministry leaders for the local church is a key focus of ministry in every country where BCM carries out ministry. BCM’s teacher training course In Step with the Master Teacher was developed with input from national children’s workers in more than 20 countries—many of them from developing nations. Practical, Bible-centered, and relevant across cultural boundaries, this exciting teacher-training program is the ultimate tool for preparing and training teachers to disciple children as Jesus did: by modeling God’s truth, by building relationships, and by teaching for response. In an interactive CD-ROM format, ISMT offers 22 hours of biblical, integrated teacher training sessions full of creative and practical ideas that can be used regardless of the location, size, or budget of any children’s ministry. Available now in more than 15 languages, it has been used for teacher-training to date in more than 25 countries around the world.

Be sure to visit our Ministry Resource Store for more information and to order our material.

Available Ministry Opportunities

Teaching and Training Workers – Canada (Long-Term)
Teacher Trainer – England (Long-Term)
UK National Director – England (Long-Term)
Teacher Trainer – Germany (Long-Term)
Teaching and Training Workers – Scotland (Long-Term)
Teacher Trainer – USA (Long-Term)

What We Do — Camping Ministries

From the wild beauty of Ireland’s seashore to the lush tropics of India, Peru or the Caribbean, from the mountains and rural farmlands of North America to a secluded European retreat, BCM Christian camping programs now reach over 25,000 children each year in 25 different countries.

While teaching the Word of God is top priority, camps also offer exciting and fun-filled sports activities, crafts, music and the exploration of God’s amazing creation. Handi-camps provide specialized activities and a loving camp experience for children with disabilities. English immersion camps in a number of European and Asian countries share the Gospel through creative language education opportunities.

If you’ve got a spirit of adventure, a love for children, and a passion to serve God, sign up today for two weeks, a summer, or a life-time sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ in one of BCM’s exciting camping programs around the world.

BCM Camping Programs - North America

Interested in going to one of our camps? Take a look at the list below for our North American camping programs:
Big Sky Bible Camp - Bigfork, MT
Bliss Summit Bible Camp - Bliss, NY
Blueberry Mountain Camp & Conference Center - Weld, Maine
Corning Area Bible Club Camp - Corning, NY
Cortland Bible Club Camp - Pitcher, NY (607-863-4225)
Camp Mandaville - Winthrop, NY
Camp Sankanac - Spring City, PA
Camp Sonshine - Honeybrook, PA (610-459-1436)
Streamside Camp & Conference Center - Stroudsburg, PA
Traber Center - Spring City, PA
Mill Stream Bible Camp & Retreat Centre - Omemee, ON, Canada
Mount Traber Camp & Conference Centre - Middle Musquodoboit, NS, Canada

Available Ministry Opportunities

Camping Ministries Maintenance Manager – Canada (Long-Term)
Camping Ministries Program Director – Canada (Long-Term)
Camping Ministries Food Service Manager – Canada (Long-Term)
UK National Director – England (Long-Term)
Summer Workers – Scotland (Short-Term)
Director of Retreat Development – Suriname (Long-Term)
Camp Maintenance Director – USA (Long-Term)

What We Do — Evangelism & Discipleship

BCM International participates in a variety of other ministries that don’t fall under any specific category. Since we’re dedicated to evangelism around the world, we feel that all ministry is some form of evangelism and discipleship. Check out some of the other ministries we do here at BCM:

Available Ministry Opportunities

Street Evangelism Program – Canada (Short-Term)
Canadian National Office Bookkeeper – Canada (Long-Term)
Executive Director – Canada (Long-Term)
Conversational English Teacher - WinterCamp – China (Short-Term)
Head of Christian Education – South Africa (Long-Term)
Director of Broadcast Ministry – Suriname (Long-Term)
Facilities Director – Suriname (Short-Term)

What We Do — Publications

To date, BCM materials have been translated into more than twenty-five languages such as Swahili, Bangala, Hindi, Burmese, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, and Bulgarian, with new languages being added each year. Join our team of publications staff around the world!

In an interactive CD-ROM format, In Step with the Master Teacher offers 22 hours of biblical, integrated teacher training sessions full of creative and practical ideas that can be used regardless of the location, size, or budget of any children’s ministry. Available now in more than 15 languages, it has been used for teacher-training to date on five continents as well as the Philippines and Caribbean islands.

BCM’s newest children’s evangelism curriculum, Sharing Christ with Kids, published in a joint venture with Awana, Rorheim Institute, and Celebrate Kids, trains children’s ministry leaders and local churches to boldly and biblically share the gospel with kids.

Be sure to visit our Ministry Resource Store for more information and to order our material.

Available Ministry Opportunities

Translator - Teaching Materials – Germany (Volunteer)