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What’s New in Scouting Ministry?

What’s New in Scouting Ministry?. New Resources!. Ministry to 1.3 Million Training Scouting Ministry Specialists New Agency Programs Bishops Dinner, Scout Sunday, PRAY UMC Recognitions and Awards →. Scouting is Ministry. Scouting is Mission. Scouting is Evangelism.

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What’s New in Scouting Ministry?

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  1. What’s New in Scouting Ministry?

  2. New Resources! • Ministry to 1.3 Million • Training • Scouting Ministry Specialists • New Agency Programs • Bishops Dinner, Scout Sunday, PRAY • UMC Recognitions and Awards →

  3. Scouting is Ministry Scouting is Mission Scouting is Evangelism • Nurture– 25% UMC members • Outreach– 50% unchurched • Scouting may be their only church contact • Many join our church • Some Scouts in church more than members • Role Models – 27% Single parent homes →

  4. Open Doors to all… 371,000 BSA Scouts chartered by UMC 350,000 UMC Scouts chartered outside 127,000Girl Scouts come to our churches 110,000 UMC Girl Scouts go outside 55,000 Campfire USA, BBBS, 4-H, AHG 390,000Adult leaders Over a Million! →

  5. Training • Guidelines: The new training manual • New Scouting Ministries Workshop • 1-3 Hours with Eight Basic Modules • One-page handouts become Action Plans • New 10-minute Overview (this) • Asking each Conference and District: • Schedule workshops →

  6. Scouting Ministry Specialists • The SMS program is growing rapidly • Recruits for Conference & District • Many attended National SM School • New Lifetime Member • New Patches • SMS at The Gathering 2013 • New 1-page SMS application →

  7. Youth Agency Programs • Expanded BBBS beyond Amachi • American Heritage Girls • Membership nearly doubling each year • Chartered Units Like Boy Scouts - Unit Owned by Church - AHG at National Scout Shops, Wood Badge • Grades K-12, patrol-like system • Prayer is back! God is back!→

  8. Bishops DinnerScout SundayPRAY Awards • New 10-minute PowerPoints • New One-Page Handouts →

  9. UMC Recognitions & Awards • Honor the Unsung Heroes • Cross & Flame • Lifetime SMS • Society of John Wesley • Torch • Silver Torch →

  10. It’s Your Turn • Sign up as an SMS now • Recruit your SMS this week • Conference Coordinators • District Coordinators • Committees • Honor the Unsung Heroes • Schedule Your Workshops →

  11. General Commission on United Methodist Men Contact: Marc Stowe www.umscouting.com mstowe@gcumm.org 615-620-7262

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