*Ok-ok.. stop with the tumping on my head! Preach all you want, anytime anywhere.. I just want to have fun. <- and fun only<G>
When devotion time comes, I'll stand over there and knock heads in the backrow and call their attention to Commander, as you spin a "windy.." Knot tie'n.. campcraft.. meal planning.. event logistics star gaze'n.. *count me in.. I'm game. But with this "Building Mighty-Men of God" effort.. *Preach'n- *Reach'n conclusions and telling people what to do is not my "thing" I won't de-tract from your "ministry", but I don't need to git in yur way... That serious stuff you can have. Honestly.. I'm 'thar fir fun. Mayby we can run the outpost like "Poncho and Lefty?" A#1 --- Geno Plares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Note: forwarded message attached. > > ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 > Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 23:40:20 -0700 (PDT) > From: Geno Plares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Ministry or Fun? e: [RR] Questions > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > What's to say "Training Mighty Men Of God" can't be fun. Fun and God > should go hand in hand. God did not create us to be "stuffy". One of > the main reasons I'm still in Rangers is because I DO have so much fun. > What better time is there for a young man to learn to live for God while > they are in Rangers and having fun. They learn that being a Christian > is not boring. That's also why I am a Youth Sponsor and I work very > closely with my Youth Pastor. I have fun there too. By the way, my > boys highly respect and love our Senior Pastor. He also is a "fair and > balanced family man" who loves each and every one of the Rangers and > knows them by name. I think some times we underestimate the boys > maturity and understanding of God. This is the time when they have so > many questions about the Bible and God. This is the time they should be > taught. Even most secular polls will say that the older a child gets, > the more difficult it is for them to become a Christian. I don't know > about you > guys but I want to reach 'em while I have an influence. Why? There is > no Grey. Heaven is real.... and so is Hell. > > Geno Plares > O.P.#178 NCal/Nev. > San Jose, CA. > > Ace Numer- Uno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 wrote: > > > > > > Harold Burke 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! 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