Training "Mighty men of god" don't have all that much appeal to me.
*Perhaps later, in time a look back might result in that conclusion, But for the present.. *I want to a Royal Ranger because it's fun. I want to be a Royal Ranger because that is where I am accepted into a group of friends that goes places and does good things. I'm only 10 to 13 and don't know a lot about what my future holds.. but I'm willing to enjoy the adventure offered me by a active Ranger outpost. *I see that the purpose.. that makes this adventure practical, affordible and fun is related to camping in tents and cooking for myself. Doing that.. allows me to go new places, be challanged by the outdoors and associating myself with good people like Commander. Lot's of preachers talk and talk.. they lecture like teachers or work at holyness.. But my Commander is a fair and balanced family man. Yea.. We can get wild and be a handful- But we can have good clean fun too. -=A=- --- Geno Plares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Harold Burke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been thinking about a couple of things and would like your imput: > > How do you evaluate an outpost? > > >Short answer: Are the boys coming back:) Real answer: I do take into a > lot of consideration in what other Commanders from different Outpost say > about my boys when they are at a rally, District Camp, Derby race, etc. > I guess I see it in not how many awards they are earning but what type > of character they are impressing on others, how they work together, how > they treat each other and so on. I also talk to my boys and get their > input. Are they enjoying Rangers? Do they invite their friends? > > > What is a sucessful outpost? > > >It alway goes back to Program Vs. Ministry. I will be honest, we don't > run the best program. My boys earn awards, but not a lot. We do a lot of > activities/outings. Coming from a big city, we try to get our boys out > in God's country as much as possible. Many of our boys have never left > the city limits before they came to Rangers. I have gotten a lot of > positive feedback from other Commanders about my boys(see above). We try > to minister as much as possible. Many of our boys come from broken > homes. I guess for me personally a successful outpost is one who is > leading boys on the right path to live for Christ. Where are the boys > after they leave Rangers. Are they serving Christ? If not, why? I know > that is a personal decision but did we help or hinder. I like what my > Expedition Commander tells the boys. "If I see you ten years from now > and you don't remember how to tie a square not or know the Four Gold > points but you are still serving the Lord, then I know I've done my > job." > > If someone visited your meetings, what would they think about Rangers if > they did > not know anything about the program? > > >Hopefully they will see that we are training Mighty Men of God. > > Geno Plares > > Outpost #178 NCal/Nev. San Jose, CA. > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > > > ===== *High MORALE is the Index of effective Leadership. --------------********+********-------------------- Morale raises belief of the Leader in the follower, of the follower in the Leader, of each in themself, and both in the .....cause! __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com _______ 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
