What is Champion’s Club?
Champions Club is a specially designed developmental area for kids, youth, and adults with special needs. Our goal was to develop a program that would meet the developmental needs of children in four important ways, SPIRITUALLY, INTELLECTUALLY, MENTALLY, and PHYSICALLY. Our focus was on spiritual growth through God’s Word, developing the intellect of each participant through the five senses, educationally through various learning tools, as well as engaging the child physically during active gross motor fun. We can adapt Champions Clubs to a school or public facility environment. Now there are Champions Clubs in schools, churches, and facilities all across America and around the world. Check out the inspirational video story of how it all begin and find out more how you can start a Champions Club in your community. Watch the Video Buy The Curriculum
About Champion’s Club
There are over 30 million kids and teens in America alone with special needs. That means millions of families cannot take their children to church because they don’t have adequate programs for their needs. In other countries around the world the need can be even greater. As more families with special needs children came in to Lakewood Church, we began to recognize that God wanted us to do something. These families were feeling rejected in society and feeling rejection from the church. We knew we needed to extend Gods love and acceptance to these amazing families. In 2005, upon moving into our new facility, Champion’s Club became the dream and desire of Lakewood to help families with special needs children. In March 2008, Champion’s Club became a reality for Lakewood Church. As Champions Clubs have expanded through out the United States and in countries around the world our team offers help through consultation, training, fundraising, and speaking to help churches, schools and organizations launch their own special needs program. If you would like more information contact info@championsclub.org
“Special needs is rising at an alarming rate around the world. Every country I visit says the same thing…we are meeting more special needs families needing help and we don’t know how to help them. Autism is now the #1 developmental disability in the world. These families are hurting, feel rejected and forgotten. But there is hope.” Pastor Craig Johnson, Founder
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Keep The Faith Radio Features Champions Clubs
This weekend on KeepTheFaith the highest rated Christian Radio program introduced people to Champions Clubs. Here was their post: "Find out how Lakewood attracted 300 new families to their church within 6 months of launching the Champions Club for Special Needs. By...
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Champion’s Club Is already in practice at these locations. Join us in serving special needs children. We would love to add you to this list!
Get Started with Champions Club
In order to get started with Champions Club, follow these 10 simple steps:
STEP 1: WE ARE INTERESTED
Determine your need (how many children with special needs do you currently have, how many inquiries have you had from parents with children with special needs and how much space do you have.
STEP 2: CONTACT
Email us info@championsclub.org to set up conference call.
Set up site visit (you and your team are always welcomed to visit us in Houston)
STEP 3: GAMEPLAN
- Secure Sr. Pastor Approval to move forward
- Secure Proposed Room(s)
- Get Dimensions/CAD drawings of proposed Champion’s Club Room(s)
STEP 4: EXECUTE PLAN
- Contact Equipment Provider (provided by Champions Club) to have Master Plan for your room(s) developed. This is at no cost to you or your church!
STEP 5: PROPOSAL
- Receive the proposed Master Plan from Equipment Provider.
- Email us at info@championsclub.org for assistance in dividing up your Master plan into phases.
STEP 6: VISION CAST
- At this point you should have all the information you need to present the vision to your pastoral team or committee to help secure appropriate funding for the different stages.
- Schedule your meeting.
STEP 7: MOVING FORWARD
- Contact your Equipment Provider to place your initial order, installation, and training.
- Layout initial training.
- Draft an initial service order for your Champions Club.
- Schedule initial training for volunteer leaders.
- Email info@championsclub.org for more details.
STEP 8: MARKETING
- Establish a look and feel for your church’s Champions Club.
- Create a flier or a web design to begin the momentum of your new ministry.
- Create or add to your existing volunteer application to include Champions Club.
STEP 9: WELCOME
- Schedule an open house for your entire church to come in and visit your new rooms.
- Have volunteer applications available for people wanting to join the cause.
- Create an application for families with special needs children to fill out so you can begin their process for entry into the Champions Club services… this should be about 3-4 weeks after your Open House.
STEP 10: LAUNCH
- Decide on the Go Live Launch date for your Champions Club.
Buy Champions Club Curriculum
Ministering to exceptional students can be challenging without the appropriate tools to meet their unique needs. The Champions Curriculum does just that and so much more. The foundation of the Champions Curriculum is the belief that all students, regardless of their abilities and disabilities, can learn. We have a 26 week full scope Christian curriculum for special needs that you can use in a home, school, church or organization. It is based on the tested and proven 7 G’s developmental philosophy which are the “Goal”, “Grab” their attention, “Grasp” the concept, “Guided” practice, “Get” it(reinforcement), “Go”(Take Home), and “Gauge” their success.
Each of the lessons has a comprehensive seven step guide with accommodations and modifications that provide exceptional students access to the concepts taught. It also teaches the basic Cognitive Behavior Therapy concept that our thoughts control our feelings and our feelings have a direct influence on our actions. The curriculum emphasizes that in any situation Champions can be at peace when they trust God and meditate on His Word. Since many of our exceptional students have difficulties with social skills, the lessons in the curriculum were created to enhance these skills. Social emotional skills promote social competence which is the basis for making and maintaining positive relationships.
A bonus included in the Champions Curriculum is a Teacher Resource Binder. This provides valuable tips on how to create a successful learning experience. Finally, the curriculum includes an extensive section on resources available for the families of Champions and ministry volunteers. This curriculum will be a valuable tool to help you effectively minister to those with special needs.
PDF Format – Digital download, 728 Pages
Buy Teacher’s Manual
The Champions Curriculum Instructor’s Manual provides a comprehensive detailed step by step tutorial on how to implement the curriculum and so such more. The purpose of the manual is to equip instructors to confidently teach Biblical principles in an easy, relevant and creative way that engages students while transforming their lives to be committed Christ followers.
The manual was written to be used as a training tool for new and seasoned instructors, volunteers, and pastors. In the manual you will find the answers to; who the curriculum was written for, what skills are taught, how the curriculum was developed, and the numerous ways the curriculum can be taught in a variety of settings. It provides research based information on tackling the behaviors some Champions may have that kept exceptional students and their peers from learning. There is a special section on how to minister to parents.
We believe that the special needs ministries are a family ministry, so this curriculum has special instructions for every lesson that supports parents/caregivers as they minister to their Champions in the home. The manual gives special instructions on how to encourage families to minister to their exceptional children each and every day.
PDF Format – Digital download
Buy Champions Devotional
The family is so important in today’s society. No matter what your family make up may look like God has a plan for you. Families blessed with exceptional children are given a great opportunity with helping them identify, understand, and fulfill their God-given destiny. When we speak blessings over our family members it will then speak hope and life into their future. These devotionals were written to provide the family with tools to achieve their purpose in life. The goal of these easy-to- read faith based devotionals is to increase the Champions and their family members’ love for God and each other as well as provide practical ways to share God’s love with others.
This devotional series includes 31 devotionals, one for each day of the month. Each devotional has a goal, a memory verse, object lesson, vocabulary development segment, practical application, family prayer and a declaration for the Champion and the family. We believe as you spend time developing your faith as a family you will see generational blessings follow you throughout your lifetime. God will accelerate His plan for your lives so dreams are realized and supernatural doors are opened. God has amazing plans for your family’s future.