C-track Guidelines

1. Only students who attend a church that does not have a Trek and/or Journey program may be involved in C-track™. Teens who attend a church with Trek and/or Journey must participate in the established program. C-track is not an option for those teens.
   
   
2. A teen must connect with a qualified adult at the church for verse and Bible study sign-off. Qualified adults include: Awana leaders, directors, commander, pastor, youth pastor or other staff member. (From now on, for the purpose of simplicity and consistency, we will refer to these adults as “mentors.”) A letter is provided in this guide for the teen to give to his or her mentor. The purpose of the letter is to make the church aware of the teen’s continued study. (We realize that in many cases, the teen and/or the teen’s parents may feel comfortable talking with the leadership and the letter would be unnecessary.)
   
   
3. Requirements for completing the books are the same as if the teens were involved in an established Trek and/or Journey program. The one exception would be the requirements to bring a friend. The substitute requirement is for the teen to bring a friend to youth group or church. A list of more specific requirements is provided in this guide.
4. The mentoring adult needs to keep a record of the teen’s achievements. (A Citation Matrix for record keeping is provided on this guide.) Book completion records should be kept by the Awana secretary.
   
   
5. Books and awards will be ordered through the Awana program at the church. (We assume that a majority of teens will do C-track through the church where they attended the younger Awana clubs.)
   
   
6. Teens are strongly encouraged to take part in the church youth program. C-track is not a substitute for youth group involvement.
   
   
7. Teens on the C-track are also encouraged to participate in area Bible Quizzing and Summit™ (an annual event sponsored by Awana in which Journey students from across the country meet in a central location for spiritual enrichment, community building with other Journey students and competition in fine arts, games and Bible quizzing).
   
   
8. Leaders or parents who want to earn their Citation can also do C-track.
   
   

C-track is not an option for the younger clubs. Trek and Journey books are Bible studies which can be done in a group, but can also be done individually. Much of the teaching in the younger clubs is in addition to the handbooks whether that is in Large Group Time or in Handbook Time.