Quick Start January 17
2025-01-17 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | The Hope Center, 2001 W. Plano Parkway, Plano, TX, 75075, United States
Quick Start Training is a multi-media and live training that is scheduled for a full day (7 to 8 hours). We schedule Quick Start training as needed to start a new Good News Club. And, we schedule Quick Starts before the start of a school semester. They are required by all new volunteers or recommended as a refresher for returning volunteers.

TCE-1 SPANISH
2025-02-22 09:00 - 16:00 | Iglesia, Casa de Dios y Puerta del Cielo, 204 Bankhead St. Garland, Tx 75040, Iglesia, Casa de Dios y 204 Bankhead St., Garland, TX, 75040
This is an 8-week course, which takes place on Saturdays from February 22 through March 29 at
Iglesia, Casa de Dios y Puerta del Cielo, 204 Bankhead St. Garland, Tx 75040

Volunteer Appreciation Lunch
2025-05-15 11:30 - 13:30 | The Hope Center, 2001 W. Plano Parkway, Plano, TX, 75075, United States

CYIA at Believer's Bible Chapel
2025-06-09 09:00 - 2025-06-13 17:00 | Believers Bible Chapel – 2116 Old Denton Rd Carrollton TX 75006, 2116 Old Denton Rd, Carrollton, TX, 75006, United States

TCE-1 2025
2025-10-01 19:00 | The Hope Center, 2001 W. Plano Parkway, Plano, TX, 75075, United States
Registration will open soon for TCE-1, with CEF Dallas!
Teaching Children Effectively Level 1 is a 33-hour course designed to train teachers to evangelize children using the Word of God effectively and to organize and carry on an effective children’s ministry in their community and in public schools – primarily through Good News Clubs, 5-Day Clubs, and Party Clubs
TCE1 will be taught by CEF instructors
The course will be held in October.
Details about specific dates and times, as well as location will be available soon!

Back to School Children's Ministry Conference
2025-08-09 09:00 - 13:00 | First Baptist Church at the Fields 1401 Carrollton Pkwy, Carrollton, TX 75010, 1401 Carrollton Pkwy, Carrollton, TX, 75010
Click here to register for the Back To School Conference
For Teens and Adults
Saturday, August 9, from 9 am – 1 pm (lunch included)
First Baptist Church at the Fields, 1401 Carrollton Parkway, Carrollton
FREE!
Last year’s conference was awesome and we’re doing it again! Sessions will be presented by CEF trained and certified teachers to better equip Good News Club and other children’s ministry workers to evangelize and disciple children.
Guest Speakers: Amy Davison, Mama Bear Apologetics and Emily Steele from ICR
Topic: Apologetics
Amy Davison will be our guest speaker this year. Amy graduated with a Master’s in Apologetics from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2018. Since joining Mama Bear, Amy has taken an active role in writing and also serving as co-host on the Mama Bear podcast. Amy and her husband, Mike, are both Air Force veterans and have a heart for helping parents and kids love God with their minds. Together, they are raising three boys and a little girl in Texas. When Amy isn’t doing Mama Bear things, she enjoys staying up late reading and visiting antique stores. Amy also has a general weakness for comedies and Earl Grey tea.
Emily Steele joined ICR in 2023 coming from a career as a teacher of future teachers. She graduated in 2013 from Bob Jones University with a Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences with a minor in Dramatic Arts. She also holds a Graduate Certificate in Management and Leadership from Liberty University and graduated with a Master of Science in Family & Consumer Sciences Education from Texas Tech University in 2017. She taught Education and Training at a public high school for 7 years and also sponsored the Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) chapter at her school where she held various leadership roles in her area and in the state. Miss Steele brings her passion for creation, love of event planning, and enthusiasm for students and education to her role as the Children’s Education Specialist on the events team.
Attending the Back To School Conference will enhance your evangelistic skills and discipling abilities to better serve our Lord Jesus Christ.
Sign up with some friends and join us for a morning of great teaching and relationship building!

JYC 2025
2025-08-18 09:30 - 10:30 | Online
You are invited to attend the Child Evangelism Fellowship® JYC™ Jumpstart Training!
Over 8% of the world’s population of 8.2 billion is between the ages of 11 and 15. That means there are approximately 656 million young people in the Junior Youth Challenge® age range worldwide.
Are we doing all we can to reach this age group with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and disciple them in the Word of God? CEF® believes God wants us to do more!
Junior Youth Challenge is a program designed to reach and teach these young people so they can know and grow in Christ.
Join us for the JYC™ Jumpstart Livestream Training event on August 18 at 9:30 a.m. Central Time.
During the training event, you will learn how to establish a JYC Club in your ministry area.
You can access the livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/live/oJ1bFIVFrcc

Support CEF Dallas through North Texas Giving Day 2025
2025-09-01 08:00 - 2025-09-18 21:00 | Online
North Texas Giving Day is Communities Foundation of Texas’ largest community initiative, and the largest community-wide giving event in the Nation.
Now in its 17th year, NorthTexasGivingDay.org continues to expand as a one-stop shop for supporting our local community every day of the year through cause campaigns, matching fundraisers, group giving events, and nonprofit-led fundraising efforts.
Thanks to help from generous givers and sponsors, Communities Foundation of Texas covers all transaction and technology fees, ensuring 100% of each donation made on the site goes to nonprofits in more than 25 cause areas across 20 North Texas counties, all year long. In 2024, the program connected over 3,200 local nonprofits with givers, raising more than $70 million.
This year’s North Texas Giving Day culminates on Thursday, September 18, 2025. Giving through the website for the 2025 is open now! Of course, CEF Dallas supporters are always welcome to give through our website.
Visit the CEF Dallas page on the North Texas Giving Day website to learn more!
New this year:
Join CEF Dallas and other area non profits at ICR Discovery Center on North Texas Giving Day!
In honor of North Texas Giving Day, enjoy $1 tickets on Thursday, September 18 at the ICR Discovery Center!
Come explore Exhibit Hall, watch a show at the Planetarium, and interact with other local ministries from the Dallas-Fort Worth area! Arrive early to participate in special activities including free giveaways and door prizes, and beat the heat with some Kona Ice!

Teaching Little Kids
2025-09-08 09:00 - 12:00 | Grace Chinese Baptist Church, 1112 W Parker Rd., Plano, TX, 75075, United States
The Teaching Little Kids course will prepare you to share the Word of God with language that young children can understand so they have an opportunity to receive Christ.
Classes will be Monday, Wednesday, and Saturdays from 9:00am until 12pm. Light snacks will be provided.
** PLEASE NOTE: Registration will be open until September 1, 2025. During this time, if you need to withdraw from the course, a full refund will be issued.
After September 1, 2025, NO REFUNDS will be issued for dropping or not completing the course. We will apply the credit toward the same course at a later time, or another course offered by CEF Dallas.

North Texas Giving Day @ ICR Discovery Center
2025-09-18 10:00 - 17:00 | ICR Discovery Center, 1830 Royal Lane, Dallas, TX, 75229
Join CEF Dallas and other area non profits at ICR Discovery Center on North Texas Giving Day!
In honor of North Texas Giving Day, enjoy $1 tickets on Thursday, September 18 at the ICR Discovery Center!
Come explore Exhibit Hall, watch a show at the Planetarium, and interact with other local ministries from the Dallas-Fort Worth area! Arrive early to participate in special activities including free giveaways and door prizes, and beat the heat with some Kona Ice!
Be sure to stop by for a special book signing event celebrating the release of ICR’s new graphic novel, Project Artifact. Grab your own copy and get it signed by author and host of The Creation Podcast, Trey Bowling!
Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to embark on a journey of exploration and wonder with your loved ones! Ticket sales are limited, so be sure to purchase your tickets in advance!
Date: Thursday, September 18
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location:
ICR Discovery Center
1830 Royal Lane
Dallas, TX 75229

For more event information, please call 800.743.6374 or email discover@icr.org.

TCE-1 Fall 2025 -- ONLINE ONLY
2025-10-24 18:00 - 21:00 | Online
Teaching Children Effectively Level 1 is a 32-hour course designed to train teachers to evangelize children using the Word of God effectively and carry on an effective children’s ministry in their community public schools–primarily through Good News Clubs, AND Good News Parties.
This session of TCE-1 will be taught ONLINE ONLY by CEF instructors
Fridays: Oct. 24, 31, Nov. 7, 14, 21 | 6-9pm
Saturdays: Oct. 25, Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22 | 9am-Noon
The cost is $150 per person, but a discounted rate of $125 is available through September 25!
Registration closes October 10.

Gospel Pumpkin Party
2025-10-25 13:00 - 14:30 | Dallas Dream Church 1204 Larner Rd. Carrollton TX 75006, 1204 Larner Rd, Carrollton, TX, 75006
THEREFORE, IF ANYONE IS IN CHRIST, HE IS A NEW CREATION. THE OLD HAS PASSED AWAY; BEHOLD, THE NEW HAS COME.
2 CORINTHIANS 5:17

It’s a Gospel Pumpkin Party!
Don’t miss this FREE EVENT for children ages 5-12! (Parents are welcome!)
Enjoy fun, games, activities, treats, and a gospel presentation using a PUMPKIN!
HOSTED BY: DALLAS DREAM KOREAN CHURCH
1204 LARNER RD., CARROLLTON | DALLASDREAM.ORG
For more information contact Grace Kim: 703-447-8994

Gospel Pumpkin Party 2
2025-10-25 16:00 - 17:30 | Vickery Herrera Center, Building 27, Apt 1468, 7222 Fair Oaks Ave Building 27 Apt.1468, Dallas, TX, 75231
THEREFORE, IF ANYONE IS IN CHRIST, HE IS A NEW CREATION. THE OLD HAS PASSED AWAY; BEHOLD, THE NEW HAS COME. 2 CORINTHIANS 5:17

It’s a Gospel Pumpkin Party!
Don’t miss this FREE EVENT for children ages 5-12! (Parents are welcome!)
Enjoy fun, games, activities, treats, and a gospel presentation using a PUMPKIN!
At the Vickery Herrera Center, Building 27, Apt 1468
For more information contact Amin Calvo: 956-278-9541
Hosted by Park Cities Baptist Church, Aggie Sisters for Christ, and CEF Dallas

Christmas Treat Bag Packing Party
2025-11-14 10:00 - 12:00 | The Hope Center, 2001 W. Plano Parkway, Plano, TX, 75075, United States
Come volunteer with CEF Dallas!
Help us pack Christmas Treat Bags for our 2025 Christmas Party outreach!

Friday, November 14 | 10:00 a.m.
The Hope Center – 2nd Floor Loft

This Christmas season, CEF staff and volunteers will deploy to sites across the Dallas area to share the real reason for the season with children who may have never heard the name of Jesus!

At each site we will share the Biblical truth of Jesus’ birth through a story time, scripture memorization, songs, and fun games.

Before we leave we will provide a goodie bag for each child, so they take home reminders of what they learned. But we need your help to pack the bags before the party season starts!

Let us know if you can make it! RSVP to Lorij@cefdallas.org

Christmas Party Training
2025-11-21 09:30 - 11:30 | The Hope Center, 2001 W. Plano Parkway, Plano, TX, 75075, United States
GET TRAINED TO HOST
A GOOD NEWS PARTY!
Our Christmas Party training is scheduled for
Friday Nov 21, 2025 ⋅ 9:30 – 11:30am
The Hope Center Conference Room A

Giving Tuesday
2025-12-02 | Online
Giving Tuesday 2025 is Tuesday, December 2!
Be part of this global generosity movement and help us advance the mission of CEF Dallas this Christmas season and finish 2025 strong!
Visit our Giving Tuesday page to learn more and to give!

Winter Quick Start
2026-01-10 09:00 - 16:00 | The Hope Center, 2001 W. Plano Parkway, Plano, TX, 75075, United States
So you’re going to start a Good News Club! Congrats on this step of faith! Get ready to watch God work in the hearts and minds of children in your club.
In preparation, CEF will help equip you through a series of quick training sessions designed with you in mind: Good News Club Quick Start Training!

The sessions are tailored to the needs of new teachers or those who want further training.
Each session gives you what you need to successfully teach children in your club.
How to teach the three essential parts of Good News Club (Bible lesson, Memory Verse and Wonder Time)
You will also learn how to pull these elements together into a weekly club your kids will love.

Love You a Latte!
2026-02-13 10:00 - 12:00 | The Hope Center, 2001 W. Plano Parkway, Plano, TX, 75075, United States
GNC leaders, please join us for an informal time of gathering together to share, pray, and encourage one another. We will enjoy coffee and snacks and be refreshed in our fellowship with each other and the Lord.
Join us at The Hope Center on February 13, at 10 am.
Email Susan Moore for more information!

Easter Good News Party Training at The Hope Center
2026-02-27 09:30 - 11:30 | The Hope Center, 2001 W. Plano Parkway, Plano, TX, 75075, United States
GET TRAINED TO HOST
A GOOD NEWS PARTY!
Our Easter Party training is scheduled for
Friday, February 27, 2026 ⋅ 9:30 – 11:30am
The Hope Center — Loft
Register on our Party Page!
You’ll need to scroll to the bottom and complete the form for training, or the form for hosting, or both!
Click here to go to the Party Page!

CEF Dallas at ICR Dinosaur Week
2026-03-17 10:00 - 2026-03-22 17:00 | ICR Discovery Center, 1830 Royal Lane, Dallas, TX, 75229
Are you ready for DINOSAUR WEEK at ICR Discovery Center? CEF Dallas is! We’ll have team members on site all week to share the Good News with children and their families — come see us!
Our ministry partner, ICR Discovery Center, invites you to bring your family and friends to celebrate Dinosaur Week at the ICR Discovery Center on March 17– March 21.

Full-scale fossil exhibits
Fossil petting zoo
Hands-on workshops
Creative craft stations,
Captivating presentations from leading scientists and experts in the field

Visit their website for more information or to purchase tickets today!
Enjoy a full week packed with excitement for guests of all ages, and 20% off ticket prices throughout the week. The hours are 10am-5pm daily, March 17-March 21, 2026.

Celebration
2026-04-11 17:00 - 18:30 | The Hope Center, 2001 W. Plano Parkway, Plano, TX, 75075, United States
On behalf of the CEF Dallas Committee, you are cordially invited to join us for a special celebration highlighting the ways God is impacting the lives of children throughout our community.
Visit the event page to learn more: cefdallas.org/celebration

Dallas Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
2026-05-15 | The Hope Center, 2001 W. Plano Parkway, Plano, TX, 75075, United States
Save the date for our volunteer appreciation event!
We’ll see you on May 15, 2026 at The Hope Center
We can’t wait to celebrate YOU!
Please visit our event page for more information and to register.
This is a free event, but registration is required by May 7

CYIA at Northside Baptist Church
2026-06-01 08:00 - 2026-06-05 17:00 | Northside Baptist Church, 2000 N Denton Dr, Carrollton, TX, 75006
We’re excited to offer Christian Youth in Action (CYIA) training again in 2026!
June 1-5 at Northside Baptist Church, Carrollton | $125 if registered by April 30
Visit the CYIA page on our website to learn more about the CYIA program
