Over half of our Royal Ranger group comes from the bus ministry. That does
not mean that all the trouble-makers are on the bus. Many times, I find
that the "regular church kids" are worse.
Some of the solutions I have found are:
1. Enforce strict discipline on the bus coming to church.(Since I also run
the bus ministry, this and others ideas are easier for me to do than if I
was not involved in bus ministry.)
2. Get the bus to the church no earlier than 5 minutes before service
starts.
3. Start the Royal Ranger/Missionettes program on time! Remember what you
were taught in LTC.
4. For Pioneers/Trailblazers, there needs to be a "high energy" type of
program. More emphasis on doing than just listening. My outpost meetings
do not fit the standard program outline. My recreation and hands-on
activity times tend to be a little bit longer. My devotions are
interactive. Emphasis is placed on involving the boys in as many parts of
the meeting as possible.
5. When there is a severe discipline problem, the boy is taken out of class
by another commander and counseled with. If it is a persistent problem,
then I speak to the parents(this is the same for bus kids and the kids whose
parents go to the church.)
6. Finally, I have found that personal followup is the key. I try to visit
every one of the bus families every week. The parents know me, and the kids
know that I will probaly be visiting their house on Tuesday or Saturday.
7. Don't forget to pray for and with the boys. Just keep loving them.
Hope this helps..
In His Service,
Allen R. Cook - Cookie
Royal Rangers Senior Commander
Belton A/G -- Belton, Missouri
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>Subject: [RR] Question On Busing Kids In
>Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 08:37:41 EDT
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>Have any of you had experience with busing kids into the program. Kids with
>definite behavior problems...we have 20 Pioneer/Traiblzers that are
>disrupting the program tremendously. We have made home visits, talked with
>the parents, talked with the boys, we have a licensed counselor as their
>commander.....how can we create a program where we can implement these boys
>without
>destroying the entire program. We had physical fights, extreme rebellion,
>etc., last night from first time visitors as well as seasoned boys who knew
>better...it is a weekly battle just to keep control ... we have 5
>commanders
>in that program and they were separated last night with the boys but still
>we
>are unable to instruct....we want to minister but are at a dead end on
>ideas...we have tried suspension, awards, one on one time etc.
>Thanks for input
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