This is a letter I was sending out to and thought someone on
the list could benefit...
I just returned from the Minnesota Statewide Leaders Conference
and wanted to share a few things with all of you. For those of
you who don't go to things like this, you really miss out. The
conference was a good thing. I will match any of you with
my "To Do List" and I want you to know- I had to shuffle and
cancel quite a few activities just to make it there but hour
for hour, minute to minute it was a great value . Now I know
what some of you are saying, "I just want to minister to the
Boys and serve the Lord� what do I need to go to all these
meetings and training camps for?" The leadership Conference
is an important event for you to be a better commander and for
you that are just starting out, it is vital that you
participate in as much training as possible to get up to speed
and increase your effectiveness. Events like the Leadership
conference helps you see the "Big Picture" of how Rangers
operates and how you fit in. Let me tell you about one thing I
learned this weekend that will forever change the way I operate
as a commander.
One reason Rangers was established was because boys
were growing up and as Men, were not "Engaged" in the body of
Christ. Now these were boys from Christian homes that came up
through the programs and as Men were still passive, nominal
Christians sitting around watching life go by and
saying "What's happening?" One part of our 3 point goal is
to "Keep Boys for Christ" and that does not mean to just help
them squeak by salvation wise, we want our Boys to be wise
leaders dynamically affecting there families, homes and
communities as God directs them� Ok now listen carefully here's
the stuff I learned this weekend. I do not have a clear
understanding of how to bring a boy into a leadership role in
our Outpost. Sure I have been putzing around with it, but I do
not have a vision, goals and a plan how to do it. I now see
that I need to start utilizing the Royal Rangers 5 year
Leadership Progression for the Boys. This progression will
help the Boys get to a place in their lives where they are not
just followers watching, but leaders working along with us. I
can now make my "Keep Boys for Christ" decisions with this in
mind.
You might be saying Whoa Dick, you expect me to spend a
day or two of my time, spend cash and miss my favorite fishing
show just to learn about something that I might be able to
apply, maybe, in a certain circumstance that may or may not
happen? No, I am saying that this one thing that I learned was
a missing link in my ability to do what God has called me to do
in our program. The leadership Conference, as well as other
events, will help you establish the vision, goals and plans
that you also need. My outlook on our program has been
changed forever and I could not have received that from just
reading a book or having another commander call me on the
telephone and tell me how important something is. You need to
have situations where you can meet with other leaders and the
Holy Spirit and have a time to reflect, ponder and wonder how
to Reach, Teach and Keep boys for Christ.
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