MY take on this is that the youth and the rangers would like to do both,
not made to choose between the two programs. When my sons were in rangers
the also attended youth which was held on Friday night. Now that is a win
win situation to REACH, TEACH, AND KEEP boys for Christ. They were active
enough in both programs to keep them on the right track and out of trouble.
They were in constant contact with Christian piers.
Just an opinion
SKEETER aka Larry Wasson
Outpost 207
Vancouver, Washington
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> From: Colette Adney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [RR] Fact Finding: Rangers/Youth on Wednesdays
> Date: Thursday, February 11, 1999 3:23 AM
>
>
> [delayed - nonmember submission]
>
> Our Youth Pastor (since November) has declared "the bottom line is we
have
> to change Youth from Sunday, the question when". "All larger churches
with
> successful youth programs are on Wednesday, no sports etc......"
>
> I know this issue has been discussed several times on rangernet and now I
> wished that I would have saved all those posts. Be that as it may I am
> here seeking information from groups that have faced the following
> situation and what effect it has had on the Ranger and Metts programs in
> your churches.
>
> We are in the fact finding stage, met last night with the Youth Pastor,
> Ranger/Missionette leaders and the Pastor. From the Ranger/Mettes groups
> it would effect about 35 kids giving them a choice of attending Youth at
> the local sports center or Rangers/Mettes at church. The Youth Pastor
> feels that he can reach more "unchurched" kids by moving it to Wednesday
> and out of the church setting. Out of the 35 afore mentioned kids only
> about 7 of them currently attend youth so the Youth Pastor feels he will
> not be drawing from the entire 35. He has also talked with other youth
> pastors and has been told that in their churches the kids attend youth
but
> then attend Pow-Wow's and Retreats. We meet again in a couple of weeks.
> Everyone was to remain open and pray about the situation. Thanks in
> advance for your input, it is greatly appreciated.
>
>
> Do we give our kids a choice?
>
> Do the kids leave Rangers/Mettes to attend Youth?
>
> Did the Youth Program explode?
>
> Did it build strong Youth on fire for God and strong leaders?
>
> If a Ranger/Mette makes the move to Youth, do you allow them to attend
> Pow-wow's and retreats?
>
>
> Colette Adney
> TrailBlazer Commander wife, Senior Commander sister, Pioneer aunt,
Rainbow
> aunt, Mette Honor Star aunt and Ranger Record keeper
>
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