1. The Pathfinder Curriculum
THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF TEACHING PART 1
Teaching the Personal Growth &
Spiritual Discovery Tracks
Presented by
Lyndene Wright

2. Personal Growth Friend Companion Explorer Ranger Voyager Guide
Friend
Companion
Explorer
Ranger
Voyager
Guide
Involve-
ment
Be in Grade 5 and an
active member of a
Pathfinder Club
Be in Grade 6 and an
Be in Grade 7 and an
Be in Grade 8 and an
Be in Grade 9 and an
Be in Grade 10 and an
Commit-
Repeat the Pledge and Law
Repeat the Aim and Motto
Read the Happy Path
Read Finding the Right Path
Understand the meaning
of the Pledge by reciting
the meanings
Understand the
meaning of the Law
by reciting the
meanings
meaning of the Aim
with a project
meaning of the Motto
Growth
Earn the Friend
Reading Certificate
Earn the Companion
Earn the Explorer
Earn the Ranger
Earn the Voyager
Earn the Guide
Old Testament
Bible Character
1. Desire of Ages Ch 7-9
1. Acts & Acts of the Apostles pp 9-56
1. Great Controversy - 5 Chapters
1. 50 Pages on Ellen White
1. Great Controversy - 4 Chapters
3 Articles etiquette
Book on National Hero
2. Patriarchs and Prophets Ch. 7
Newspaper
articles -Good
Samaritan concepts
2. Biography of Early SDA Church leader
2. 4 articles on youthful moral issues
3. 2 art. on
nutrition 2 on
drugs
2 articles on National Heros
3. 5 articles on Astronomy
3. Creation -Science Conflict
3.Book on Vegetarianism
3. 2 art. on drugs 2 on exercise
4. 1 book Nature
Book on Missions
4. 2 Articles on Health & Fitness
4. 2 art. Alcohol
problems 1 art. aerobics
4.Book on Christian leadership
4. Biography Early Church leader
Bible Reading

3. Personal Growth Involvement
Friend
Companion
Explorer
Ranger
Voyager
Guide
Be in Grade 5 and an
active member of a
Pathfinder Club
Be in Grade 6 and an
Be in Grade 7 and an
Be in Grade 8 and an
Be in Grade 9 and n active member of a Pathfinder Club
Be in Grade 10 and an active member of a Pathfinder Club
Where do I start a new pathfinder?
Options
At the beginning (Friend class)
At their grade level

4. Personal Growth Commitment
Friend
Companion
Explorer
Ranger
Voyager
Guide
Repeat the Pledge and Law
Repeat the Aim and Motto
AY AIM
The Advent message to all the world in this generation.   
PATHFINDER LAW
Keep the Morning Watch
Do my honest part
Care for my body
Keep a level eye
Be courteous and obedient
Walk softly in the sanctuary
Keep a song in my heart
Go on God's errands
PATHFINDER PLEDGE
By the grace of God,
I will be pure, kind and true
I will keep the Pathfinder Law
I will be a servant of God
And a friend to man.
AY MOTTO
The love of Christ constraineth us.
   

5. Personal Growth Commitment
Friend
Companion
Explorer
Ranger
Voyager
Guide
Read the Happy Path
Read Finding the Right Path
Understand the meaning
of the Pledge by reciting
the meanings
Understand the
meaning of the Law
by reciting the
meanings
meaning of the Aim
with a project
meaning of the Motto
Memorize the Meanings found in the Pathfinder Bible
Memorize the Meanings found in the Pathfinder Bible
Find a meaningful way to understand the Aim
Find a meaningful way to understand the Motto

6. Personal Growth Growth
Friend
Companion
Explorer
Ranger
Voyager
Guide
Earn the Friend
Reading Certificate
Earn the Companion
Earn the Explorer
Earn the Ranger
Earn the Voyager
Earn the Guide
Old Testament
Bible Character
1. Desire of Ages
Ch 7-9
1. Acts & Acts of the
Apostles pp 9-56
1. Great Controversy - 5 Chapters
1. 50 Pages on Ellen White
1. Great Controversy - 4 Chapters
3 Articles etiquette
Book on National Hero
2. Patriarchs and
Prophets Ch. 7
Newspaper art.
Good Samaritan idea
2. Biography of Early
SDA Church leader
2. 4 articles on
youthful moral issues
3. 2 art. on nutrition 2 on drugs
2 articles on National
Heroes
3. 5 articles on
Astronomy
3. Creation -Science Conflict
3.Book on Vegetarianism
3. 2 art. on drugs 2 on
exercise
4. 1 book Nature
Book on Missions
4. 2 Articles on Health &
Fitness
4. 2 articles alcohol
1 article aerobics
4.Book on Christian leadership
4. Biography Early
Church leader
Collect all the reading materials and have them available for check out. Most of the reading ties to a requirement in the curriculum. Pathfinders should read the material before the matching class.

7. Personal Growth Growth
Friend
Companion
Explorer
Ranger
Voyager
Guide
Bible Reading
Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastics John Acts Romans &2 Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians &2 Thessalonians 1&2 Timothy Titus Philemon Hebrews James &2 Peter ,2&3 John Jude Daniel Revelation
Luke Song of Solomon Isaiah Lamentations Ezekiel Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zachariah Malachi
½ Encounter Series #1
Gospels and Desire of Ages
Mark Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth
Matthew Samuel Samuel Kings Kings Chronicles 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther Job
½ Encounter Series #1
Gospels and Desire of Ages

8. Pages in the Pathfinder Bible Week # Mark 1-9 968 to 979 Mark 10-162
Mark 10-16
989 3
Genesis 1-10 9 4
Genesis 11-20 17 5
Genesis 21-28 26 6
Genesis 29-35 34 7
Genesis 36-43 44 8
Genesis 44-Exodus 2 53
Exodus 3-11 61 10
Exodus 12-19 70 11
Exodus 20-28 79 12
Exodus 29-36 88 13
Exodus 37-Leviticus 5 96 14
Leviticus 6-13
105 15
Leviticus 14-21
114 16
Leviticus 22-27
122
Numbers 1-6
130 18
Numbers 7-14
131
140 19
Numbers 15-22
148 20
Numbers 23-28
157 21
Numbers 29-36
165 22
Deuteronomy 1-7
174 23
Deuteronomy 8-17
183 24
Deuteronomy 18-27
192 25
Deuteronomy 28-34
202
Joshua 1-9
211 27
Joshua 10-18
220 28
Joshua 19-24
226 29
Judges 1-7
227
235 30
Judges 8-14
244 31
Judges 15-21
252 32
Ruth 1-4
256
Pages in the
Pathfinder Bible
Week #

9. Friend Bible Reading Worksheet-Week 1
Sample Worksheet
Friend Bible Reading Worksheet-Week 1
Mark 1-9
1. Who baptized Jesus, and where did it take place?
Name: _________________________ Place: ______________________________
How did the leper disobey Jesus? _______________________________________
3. On what day of the week did Jesus heal a man’s withered hand? ___________
4. In the parable of the sower, what does the seed that he sows represent?
______________________________________________________________
5. When Jesus cast out the unclean spirits in a man, where did He send them?
_________________________________________________________________
When Jesus fed the 4000, with only 7 loaves and a few small fish, how many days had the people been there without food? ____________________________
7. Who appeared with Jesus at His transfiguration, when they went up on a high mountain with Peter, James and John? __________________________________

10. Spiritual Discovery Friend Companion Explorer Ranger Voyager Guide
Friend
Companion
Explorer
Ranger
Voyager
Guide
Scripture
Memory Verses
Great Passages
Salvation
Relationships
Doctrine
Prayer
Behavior
Promises/Praise
Church
Heritage
Memorize Books of OT in Order. Know the 5 groups and be able to find a given book.
Memorize Books of NT in Order. Know the 4 groups and be able to find a given book.
Name 10 Bible authors and identify 3 original languages of the Bible
Complete the Baptismal Class
Describe the early process of copying the Bible and the early translations
Trace the origin of 3 Bible versions that are presently available in your native language
Christian
Read Prologue of Early Writings, or watch segment 3 or 4 of Keepers of the Flame List main events in founding of SDA Church
Read about Ellen White's first vision. Discuss how God uses prophets
Read about EW vision of Bull Run , and a secular account . Discuss differences
Draw flow Chart of the pathfinder ministry from world to local
Read about J. N Andrews, and discuss the importance of mission service
Read and prepare 3 stories on Adventist pioneers. Tell during Pathfinder worship

11. Spiritual Discovery Scripture
Friend
Companion
Explorer
Ranger
Voyager
Guide
Memory Verses
Great Passages
Salvation
Relationships
Doctrine
Prayer
Behavior
Promises/Praise
Goal of Memorization
Commit God’s Word to Long Term Memory
Understand what they are learning
Rotation Schedule
One track each year
All pathfinders do the same track

12. Memory Verse Rotation A B C D E F Great Passages Psalms 23
Matthew 5:3-12
Exodus 20:3-17
Revelation 14:6-12
1 Corinthians 13
Psalms 8
Salvation
John 3:16-17
I John 1:8-9
Isaiah 53:5
Ezekiel 36:27-28
Matthew 11:28-30
Matthew 16:24-26
Relationships
1 Peter 4:10
Psalms 51:10-11
Ephesians 4:32
Proverbs 18:24
Isaiah 1:18
John 15:12-13
Doctrine
John 14:1-3
Matthew 28:19-20
2 Timothy 3:16-17
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
Revelations 21:1-4
Acts 1:9-11
Prayer
Matthew 21:22
Matthew 6:9-13
I John 5:14
2 Chronicles 7:14
Hebrews 4:16
Matthew 7:7-8
Behavior
Ephesians 6:1-3
Galatians 6:7
Matthew 7:12
Philippians 4:8
Colossians 3:23
Micah 6:8
Promise/
Praise
Proverbs 3:5-6
Psalms 91:11-12
Psalms 27:1
Psalms 46:1-3
Psalms 55:22
Romans 8:28

13. Spiritual Discovery Christian Heritage
Friend
Companion
Explorer
Ranger
Voyager
Guide
Memorize Books of OT
in Order. Know the 5
groups and be able to
find a given book.
Memorize Books of
NT in Order. Know the
4 groups and be able
to find a given book.
Name 10 Bible authors
and identify 3 original
languages of the Bible
Complete the
Baptismal Class
Describe the early
process of copying
the Bible and the early
Translations.
Trace the origin of 3
Bible versions that
are presently
available in your
native language
½ hour class
Review groups and test. Most 10 year olds should already know them.
½ hour class
Review groups and test. Most 11 year olds should already know them.
½ hour class
Point out the varied backgrounds of the men God chose to write the Bible. The authors wrote in a language native to them. Hebrew Aramaic Greek
½ hour class
Include the importance of the printing press in Discuss the Septuagint, Vulgate, Luther German Bible, and Wycliffe & Tyndale English Bibles.
½ hour class
Recommended English Bibles:
King James
NIV
New American Standard
Not scheduled during Pathfinder meetings. Our youth pastor will counsel with them.

14. Spiritual Discovery Church Heritage
Friend
Companion
Explorer
Ranger
Voyager
Guide
Read Prologue of Early
Writings, or watch
segment 3 of
Keepers of the Flame
List main events in
founding of SDA Church
Read about Ellen
White's first vision.
Discuss how God uses
prophets
Read about EW vision
of Bull Run , and a
secular account .
Discuss differences
Draw flow Chart of the
pathfinder ministry
from world to local
Read about J. N
Andrews, and discuss
the importance of
mission service
Read and prepare 3
stories on Adventist
pioneers. Tell during
Pathfinder worship
½ hour class
First Battle of Manassas, VA
1 Testimonies Chapter 55
PBS Video on the Civil War
Power Point & Script on our website
½ hour class
World Director: Jonatan Tejel NAD Director: Manny Cruz Union Director: None Conference Dir. R. Laffit Cortes Club Director: Your Name
½ hour class
Reading Req. done ahead of time.
Review J.N Andrews bio. Learn about other first missionaries
½ hour class
Early Writings Historical Prologue
Keepers of the Flame #3.
½ hour class
Early Writings Chapter 1
Keepers of the Flame #5
On their own
Reference: God’s Adventurers

15. THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF TEACHING PART 2
What’s Next?
THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF TEACHING PART 2
Teaching the Serving Others, Making Friends, & Health and Fitness Tracks
Presented by
Lyndene Wright