A fellow Sr.Cdr. went on Vacation for two weeks.. (Lil'Crow FCF "72)
and returned to find his Outpost shut down by the "Children's pastor"
and in it's place was a "New direction for Rangers"
a "few" of the tell-tale signs of a SHAM RANGER OUTPOST are:
1. Periods of shut-down leading to a demise of outdoor adventure..
2. a LACK OF PLANED MEETINGS.. as "described in the Leadership Training"
3. a weak or non-exisistant OUTPOST COUNCIL
4. Few or no Leader planning meetings or social interaction..
5. Lack of interest by the greater CHURCH in Royal Ranger's
6. (Thin-Ice) A "preference" for Ministry over *program to the exclusion
of promoting advancement among the boys... or forgetting Cdr.Johnnie's
"whole boy" vision..
7. "Oh No..everything is fine Pastor! *I have it under control..
it's in my portfolio when I was hired.. don't worry I know what to do.."
Any of these will lead to a shifting of responsibility from Men's
Ministry to the Children's "pastor" who will desire a no-conflict
policy and general "Super-Church" feeder group for the "UTH" dept.
At that point.. Real Rangers will feel a cold wind as "Staff" align
against lay leadership of a powerful *special force.. of Traditional
Royal Ranger backers.
The argument will be that there will be no arguement...and all must
*submit to a Top-down leadership or be held in contempt of "pastoral
authority"
*Emily Morrison author of "lEADERSHIP SKILLS- developing volunteers for
organizational success" (* A RESOURCE FOR NON-PROFIT ORG'S, parent
teacher groups, service clubs ect) says this about successful
leadership:
"Leaders in the not-for-profit world need to view each challenge with a
view of *POSSIBILITY! The very nature of the resource- the volunteer..
demands that the leader be a nutureer. A leaders main function is to
show appreciation. Volunteers work for good feelings- not paychecks and
parking spaces. Clear vision is important, and demonstrated commitment
is essential. a sense of "TEAM" is basic."
She further warns leaders of people to "Power issues"
"Positions of leadership bring certain potential for power and control.
the challenge is to remember that the misuse of these will drive people
away. People want to be "asked", not "told". People expect to be asked
to think, not just listen and obey.
The misuse of leadership and it's implicit power will lead to three (3)
predictable results...
1. Followers will fight! when pushed- they will push back...
2.Those who do not like fighting.. will take FLIGHT! *they will simply
leave..
3.The meek will submit. *Chances are however that they will not
contribute freely, amd will simply follow orders for specific tasks..
and will leave at the first opportunity.
EFFECTIVE LEADERS LISTEN!
*They tune-in and care about the views-biases-values and perspectives of
those they work with. Effective leaders recognize that these are THEIR
REALITIES. "
*In conclusion-
What makes a sham Outpost is when we who claim to be Royal Rangers.. do
not practice what we preach and do the *program as outlined in our
Leader handbooks.. Real Royal Rangers is a TEAM EFFORT of Lay leaders!
*A tried and true-proven success!
A "Leader-Led" program may look-sound and feel good- *But at it's core
is a watered down sham where "invention" leads everyone into the
wilderness to starve. The intention may be good.. but the fruit is
coruption. It's eather *Royal Rangers... or it's something else!
Don't confuse the two with a lie!
Cdr.Duane -=A=-
*I Love Royal Rangers!
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