Re: [RR] Rangers what's the deal?

[Bob Triphahn]

Brother Noel,   From my experience it comes down to one word "Commitment".   Commitment from the Pastor and lay leaders Commitment from the leaders Commitment from the participants (boys <and girls for our other parts of the world friends>)   Without commitment on all three levels you have a mediocre or worse, a dead program.   Pastor has to back it... Leaders have to back it.... Boys have to buy it...   If you are the committed leader then pump up the pastor and boys. If you are the committed pastor, then pump up the leaders and encourage the boys. Get them to buy into the value of Rangers.   Let's look at Duane's case. The pastoral leadership pulled the plug on part of the program. Obviously the encouragement brought to the pastoral leadership did not sway their decision. What happens, leader's leave, boys see the downturn and the program slowly (sometimes quickly) dies.   Same thing in your case I most likely.   I realize this banter does not change the position you are in. What can? Well, lots of on your knees prayer is a great start. Lift up the pastoral staff, lift up the other leaders, lift up the congregation, lift up the boys. Let God handle it and be at peace over the situation.   God Bless,   Bob Triphahn   ----- Original Message ----- From: Spirit Rider To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 8:10 PM Subject: [RR] Rangers what's the deal? What's the big deal with Rangers? Why can some churches get with the "program" and others fail at it? To me its sickening that one church has a working outpost and twenty miles down the road another outpost is in complete shambles. I don't get it. Later, Noel"Spirit Rider"Bell _______  List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: http://eBible.org/rangernet/faq.htm  To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]  or visit http://eBible.org/subscribe.htm