I was wondering how much your outpost receives each year in support from
your church?
What would be an average?
Our outpost ran anywhere from 15 thousand a year to 4500 hundred a year. We
probably averaged 6500 a year over a 8 year pierod and that was doing the
old program where we gave the boy a uniform after his third consecutive
meeting attendance. Yes we had a few that never came back...but we had a
lot that did and wore those uniforms out wearing them each and every wed
night. Those were the good ole days. We didnt have a budget we were just
told to run the program the way it was supposed to be ran. The boys had
their handbooks and recieved their medals and merits most often right when
they earned them.
We had a staff of 7 outpost council and 25 leaders and averaged some 30
outtings a year.
Our new pastor took our budget and graciously cut it to five hundred per
year. I stayed as Sr. Commander for 6 months. That was 3 years ago. He
did this to all the ministries I was told. The RR were told they could work
and would have to raise their own funds. It's just about killed the
outpost. They are almost back to bible drill and kick ball. Its hard
seeing the resources just drying up and blowing away. I have remainded
faithful to the outtings, and actvities but am not involved in the weekly
meetings.
The Pastor is the key to a successful RR program. I agree. This pastor from
the good ole days has taken another church in our Section that barely had
the money to buy toilet paper and is about to build a new bigger sanctuary
for their church. Their Royal Rangers will soon take off and grow as well.
In our Church were starting to hord trash bags.
All these covenants that these pastors are trying to get new members to
signup and pay for are as vain as the vain repetitions of prayers. It's a
waste of time and if these pastors would learn that God gives the blessing
and stirs the hearts of people to give and put their faith once again in God
providing that he will provide and bring the harvest in both money and
souls. We are not living in the old testement law neither do I believe the
chruch is intitled to 10% of my income. They no longer are taking care of
the sick and widows. The government does that... and I am giving 35% of my
income to uncle sam right now.
Its very obvious to me where my source comes from. Putting my faith in
vices and other means is a total waste of time.
There should be enough fodder here to keep you guys busy for a long time.
Mark Jones
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