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Congregations

Congregations. Religious Emblems. BSA. Religious Emblems: the Linchpin to Membership. F.B.I. Faith Based Initiative. How to Have Congregations and Clergy Begging You to Start the Full Family of Scouting. Stop Selling Packs, Troops, and Crews. Stop Selling Scouting as Ministry.

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Congregations

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  1. Congregations Religious Emblems BSA Religious Emblems: the Linchpin to Membership

  2. F.B.I.Faith Based Initiative

  3. How to Have Congregations and Clergy Begging You to Start the Full Family of Scouting

  4. Stop Selling Packs, Troops, and Crews

  5. Stop Selling Scouting as Ministry

  6. Start Selling SOLUTIONSto Congregations and Their Needs

  7. Whose needs are these? • Membership growth • Retention • Program • Money • Trained Volunteers

  8. “You can have everything • in life you want, if you'll just help enough other people to get what they want!” • – Zig Ziglar

  9. Why Collaborate? What’s in it for Congregations?

  10. What’s in it for Congregations? Question: What are the five most stated items in any strategic plan of a local congregation?

  11. What’s in it for Congregations? Answer: Membership Retention of new members Religious training Volunteers / Leaders Money

  12. Religious Organizations Benefit • Common Goals • Enrich current program • Scouting has high brand recognition • Membership opportunities • Proven youth program: citizenship training, character development, fitness • Outdoor resources (local and national facilities) continued

  13. Religious Organizations Benefit • Trained Leaders • Provides leadership training skills • New leaders (adults may volunteer to be leaders because they see it as service to their religious organization) • Religious organizations select the leadership that reflects their values

  14. Religious Organizations Benefit: Membership Congregations need Young families Adult males

  15. Religious Organizations Benefit:Faith Formation Religious Emblems Programs: • Are developed by the national religious organizations, not BSA

  16. Religious Organizations Benefit:Membership • The average size of a pack is 30 • 50 to 60% of youth in a pack troop or crew do not currently have a faith home • These parents are pre-qualified as looking for values for their children • 15 pre-qualified families already in your building without a faith home

  17. Religious Organizations Benefit:Membership • The unit leader makes a presentation on religious emblems using the R.E.C. / Duty to God resources. • The congregation offers a religious emblems class.

  18. Religious Organizations Benefit:Membership • The chartering congregation offers their religious emblems program for their youth members and extends an invitation to the Scouting unit, especially those without a current congregational home. • Invite the parents to the first class and start building relationships.

  19. Religious Organizations Benefit:Membership • If the congregation offers a religious emblem class to all youth in their units • If the congregation offers a religious emblem class to the whole district • The congregation expands its membership potential in close geographic area

  20. Religious Organizations Benefit: Membership Congregations need Young families Adult males Retain members Scout parents http://scoutparents.org/

  21. What’s in it for Councils:Program 66% + 10% + 70% + 98% = +42% 98% = the number of clergy who are unaware that these religious emblems even exist!

  22. Journey to Excellence • Membership • Units • Retention • Advancement • Camping

  23. Why Collaborate? What’s in it for Councils?

  24. The History of the BSAAccording to Mark

  25. BSA Research • Unit Retention better by 10% • Rank Advancement 10 to 30% better • 66% of units Chartered to Faith based organizations • 70% of Chartered Partners only have 1 Unit or one Member of the Scouting family

  26. Resources: Assoc. of Religion Data Archives • www.thearda.com • Denomination Report (by county) • County membership report • And much more!

  27. Denomination Report(UMC – Number of Congregations)

  28. County Membership Report(Lancaster County, NE)

  29. What’s in it for Councils? • Question: What are your council’s top goals according to Journey to Excellence?

  30. What’s in it for Councils? Answer: • Membership • Retention • Advancement • Money • Leadership • Program

  31. What’s in it for Councils:Membership • Youth membership • Parents are looking for values • Religious organizations share common goals • Adult leaders • Improve retention of leaders • Religiously based individuals are more likely to volunteer • Target underserved populations

  32. What’s in it for Councils:Program • Religious organizations teach the religious emblems programs • Recruit clergy for religious retreats and camporees • Chaplains

  33. Ingredients for Success • Both sides must clearly understand the chartered organization agreement before it is signed. • BSA should use as many congregational volunteers as is feasible. • The congregation must “invest” their best kid person to be the leader

  34. Ingredients for Success • All volunteers MUST be trained by the local council • Religious emblems must be promoted by the unit leader • Congregations must offer a religious emblems class

  35. Linch Pin Congregations Religious Emblems BSA

  36. Wrap up: Why Collaborate? • Win-win-win situation • Collaboration results in: • Stronger youth and families • Stronger congregations • Stronger councils

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