How We Are Organized
Florida Conference Pathfinder and Adventurer Departament
(roughly ages 4-18).


Terms and structure
ADVENTURER Ministry is a family ministry designed to help families raise their children in Pre-kindergarten, Kindergarten and Grades 1-4.
PATHFINDER Ministry is a child/teen ministry created to help children grow and develop as Christians, and socially responsible young people in Grades 5-12 in Florida and Grades 5-10 in North America Division.
AREAS: Florida Conference is divided into four (4) AREAS: North, Central, West, and South.
AREA ADMINISTRATOR: Each Ministry has an AREA ADMINISTRATOR, a volunteer that works closely with the Conference Path/Adv Director to coordinate a specific ministry in their AREA.
ZONES: Each AREA is subdivided into ZONES and are referred to as Zone A, B, C, D. There are 6 Zones at this time (2-Central; 4-South).
ZONE ADMINISTRATORS: Work with Cluster Coordinators to encourage and support their team of Coordinators.
CLUSTERS: Each ZONE is subdivided into CLUSTERS and are referred to as Cluster 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. There are 23 Clusters at this time (4-North; 7-Central; 3-West; 9-South).
CLUSTER COORDINATORS: Cluster Coordinators are assigned to a grouping “cluster” of 7-15 churches in a geographical territory.
PURPOSE OF CLUSTER COORDINATOR: Cluster Coordinators serve as the link between a local church Path/Adv club and the Path/Adv Dept. AND serve local churches (leaders/pastors) through their presence, sharing information, support, training, and keeping the Conference Path/Adv Department aware of local needs.
CLUSTER TEAM: Ideally each Cluster will have two Cluster Coordinators – one for Adventurers, one for Pathfinders.
OFFICIALLY APPOINTED: The State Administrator, Zone Administrators, Cluster Coordinators are officially appointed volunteers (OAV’s) and officially represent the FL Conference Pathfinder and Adventurer Department.