DO the best you can with who and what you have now. People are attracted to success. DON'T whine about lack of involvement or threaten to shut down the program. People avoid dying programs like rats leaving a sinking ship. DO pray the Lord of the Harvest to send laborers into His harvest, and let Him do it. DON'T gripe to the pastor or others in the church. DO make Royal Rangers visible in your church with displays, uniform Sundays, etc. DON'T be obnoxious or haughty. DO invite parents to help during meetings and special outings. DON'T leave parents wondering why they are there or make them feel awkward: give them something meaningful to do. DO offer regular training for Royal Ranger commanders. It is OK to have an excess of commanders. :-) DON'T overwhelm parents with an all-or-nothing commitment from day one, but let them ease into things with their comfort level. DO keep child protection in mind, and keep two commanders with the kids at all times when practical, or at least have a senior commander or outpost councilman checking on the groups at random and reasonably frequent times. DON'T get so desperate for help that you suspend child protection rules (background checks, two commander accountability, etc.), as it is better to combine groups or even shut down for a while. DO be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God. ___ Michael Paul Johnson aka Soaring Golden Eagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://eBible.org/mpj Rocky Mountain Outpost 207 New Creation Church Jesus Christ is Lord! If Jesus came back today, would you be READY? _______ 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]
