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The Pathfinder Club, or simply Pathfinders, is a department of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA), which works specifically with the cultural, social and religious education of children and adolescents located in the age group between 10 and 15 years.〔(Pathfinder Club Structure & Organization )〕〔(Administrador recebe apoio dos Desbravadores ) - Portal Núcleo Bandeirante do Governo do Distrito Federal〕〔(Quarenta crianças do Clube dos Desbravadores recebem informações do Doador do Futuro ) - Agência Sergipe de Notícias〕 Similar in many respects to Scouting,〔(Clube de Desbravadores realiza caminhada de 13 km ) - O Popular do Paraná〕 this differs by religious emphasis on their activities.〔('Escoteiros’ da cidadania ) - São Gonçalo Online〕 Part of the official program of the Adventist Church since 1950.〔(Faculdade promove campanha de doação de sangue ) - Jornal Bahia Online〕 Globally the Pathfinder Club is part of the church's youth ministry, under Australian director Gilbert Cangy.〔(Líderes de jovens da América do Sul planejam atividades para 2013 ) - Portal ASN〕 An estimated 38% of Adventist youth aged 18 and under "Are members of Pathfinders or a similar church-sponsored youth group", according to a 2002 worldwide survey of local church leaders.〔"(Three Strategic Issues: A World Survey )". General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, 2002. See question 63〕 == History == The first step towards the organization of the Pathfinders Club within the Adventist Church in 1907 when the Department of Youth Missionary Volunteer ( Volunteer Missionary Society ) was established under the leadership of Pastor M.E. Kern.〔(História Desbravadores – Cronologia ). Clube Águia Real〕 In 1909 are the first organized societies Missionary Volunteer Youth (MVY), and in 1914 developed the first lessons to be MVJ's, that would be the precursor of the progressive classes Pathfinder.〔 In 1911 the embryos are formed from the Pathfinder club in Takoma Park, Maryland. Three clubs were formed in Takoma Park in 1911, they were: "Scouts Missions", "Woodland Clan & Pals" and "Takoma Indians". Were characterized by only accepting registration for boys.〔(História dos Desbravadores ) - Universo Desbravador〕 In 1919 Arthur Spalding founded the club "Scouts Missionaries", in Madison County, Tennessee. Spalding studied the organization, made compatible with the spiritual goals of the Adventist Church (a feature that was not initially adopted by clubs from Takoma Park), rules and created the outline of the movement. The "Scouts Missionaries" developed the fundamental ideals for the current club of pathfinders.〔 In 1929 for the first time the name "pathfinder" was used on a schedule of juvenile SDA activities. The Association of Southern California promotes a camp for Youth Missionary Volunteers, and entitles the camp "Pathfinder". The same Association (Southern California) in 1946 unilaterally formalizes and sponsors the program, with its first prototype recognized club being tested in Riverside, California.〔 Alongside the experience in California, the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in 1950, formalizes a program the club, and adopts a uniform, a hymn (composed in 1947 by Henry Bergh) and a flag (made by Helen Hobbs in 1948) for the official new department. The name was adopted for the program "Youth Club - Missionary Volunteer".〔 Between 9–11 October 1953, the Southern Association of New England promoted the first Pathfinder Camporee in Ashburnham, Massachusetts. Since then this has been the main camp and form of interaction between Pathfinder clubs worldwide.〔(História Desbravadores – Camporis ). by: Clube Águia Real〕 Since the formalization of the movement as the SDA program, it has undergone some upgrades, the most significant being: * (1958) Development of progressive classes; * (1959) Development of physical and moral classes (gold and silver medals); * (1976) Addition of "masters" to the curriculum of the club; * (1982) The global emblem Missionary Volunteer is replaced by the Pathfinder world emblem, and the name Missionary Volunteer falls into disuse; * (1988) the first overhaul of the curriculum Pathfinder is made. In 2001 it was recorded that there were over 2 million pathfinders in the world, and 90.000 clubs in over 150 countries.〔(Programa de Extensão da UNIFAL-MG promove Solenidade de Investidura dos participantes do Clube de Desbravadores ) - Federal University of Alfenas (Unifal)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pathfinders (Seventh-day Adventist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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