When I attended the two presentations for the new ranger program, I heard both times that "changes are comming" and what has been our understanding of our *Program/*Ministry must amend to the new format... When I "hear" from the field that "It isn't broke- so don't fix it" I return to the reasoning presented the executive from the pastoral committe, for more "team" spirit. Team spirit would be that we want to work side by side with others, and show them real value in our Ranger ministry, by produceing positives for a better church family, *and I hope for a better life for the boys! *Let's think about the boys.... If we developed a planed meeting- the direction of the outpost could become understandible, and in turn.. easier for the boys to facilitate and participate in. The task of Commander could shift to administration and counciling, and we might attract more new blood as Adult leaders from the "parent patrol" Everyboy deserves a "Trained Leader"... and that implies that the "training" reflects a change in attitude from "whatever happens" to useing real training to impliment the *Plan.... and move to the goal of the *Mission statement in a organized fashion! *If "Leadership is the act of developing MORALE" ...then I see that the new program will lead us to a more united effort of understanding, and away from the discomfort of not knowing what we are going to do tonight at RoyalRangers! *About Ranger Traditions- I have a personal stake in this subject. I don't think we have done so well in protecting the traditions, and remembering the reasons for why things are the way they are. Much of this is because we invested in a "personality based" adult core, and not in the individual Ranger boy and his... (*The youngbucks) experiance. Rangers has a very strong base of Fellowship among the Adult leaders, *But wouldn't it be so much better if that *spirit was evident in our Ranger youth? How can we do that? *We.. re-new-re-fit-re-view and re-cycle<G> Raise the standard of MORALE! Be a Leader- walk the Wilderness to a new land! -=A=- -- ��ࡱ� _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
