Faith Based Initiative

1. Welcome Faith Based Initiative • Two Parts:Religious Emblems CoordinatorMembership Growth in Faith Communities

2. Introductions Staff Participants

3. Housekeeping Plenary Sessions Faith Group Presentations Opening Devotions Flag Ceremony Water Buddies Pests

4. Monday Morning:Course Overview

5. Religious Emblems: Objectives • Understand how emblems are created and approved • Understand WHY we promote religious emblems • Learn HOW to promote religious emblems • Become familiar with resources that promote religious emblems • Leave here with a plan to promote Religious Emblems

6. Membership: Objectives • Understand how religious emblems can be a key to membership • Increase your understanding of religious organizations • Understand that faith groups need what the Boy Scouts have

7. Membership: Objectives • Become familiar with resources that help councils approach religious institutions • Understand the membership opportunities for both faith communities and Boy Scout councils • Leave here with a plan to increase your membership by collaborating with religious organizations

8. How does this apply to Journey to Excellence (JTE)? • After each session, find out how it applies to JTE

9. Questions? • Adjourn

10. Devotions

11. Monday Afternoon Journey to Excellence (JTE) Overview Religious Emblems

12. Rationale • Duty to God is an integral part of the Boy Scout program. • One of the leading reasons parents register boys is for the BSA values. • Religious emblems reinforce Boy Scout values. • Only 3% of youth in BSA receive a religious emblem in any given year.

13. How are Religious Emblems Created and Approved? • Created by National Religious Organizations for their youth • Reviewed by BSA for • Chartered Partner in good standing • Curriculum is compatible with BSA values continued

14. How are Religious Emblems Created and Approved? • BSA recognizes these programs and allows the recognitions to be worn on the uniform • Religious emblems are optional programs which help the Scouts fulfill their “Duty To God” portion of the Boy Scout Oath • Adult awards by nomination only

15. Interfaith Language Non-inclusive terms vs Inclusive terms Church vs Religious institution Congregation House of Worship Pastor/Priest/Rabbi vs Religious Leader PRAY awards vs Religious Emblems

16. How to Promote Religious Emblems – Unit Level • Duty to God Unit Promotion Plan

17. Duty to God Resource DVD

19. How to Promote Religious Emblems - Council Level • Round Tables • POW WOW • University of Scouting • College of Commissioners Science • Continued

20. How to Promote Religious Emblems - Council Level • List recipient names in council newsletter • BSA and Duty to God Flyers distributed to all units • Assemble a display of religious emblems • Continued

21. Summer and Day CampOpportunities • 69% of boys at summer camp think about their relationship with God • Recruit Chaplains • Parents want values • Another chance to offer tools for the Scouts to internalize values • Promote the Duty to God devotions • Continued

22. Interfaith Devotion Books

23. 12 Point or 10 Commandment Hikes • Learn about the Ten Commandments or 12 Points • Learn about different religious institutions • Promote the Religious Emblems programs • To fulfill advancement requirements for Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts

24. Religious emblems camps and retreats are effective in increasing the number of youth earning emblems Who is invited? Where is it to be held? Who will be the leaders? What are the resource? What is the schedule? How do you promote the retreat? There are many ways to conduct a retreat! Retreats

25. ASSIGNMENT • Find a partner • Choose one of the following and develop a plan to promote religious emblems: • DTG presentations • What the council can do • Summer and Day Camps • Hikes • Retreats • Present your plan to the class tomorrow morning • Feel free to use poster board or PowerPoint

26. How does this apply to Journey to Excellence (JTE)? • After each session, find out how it applies to JTE

27. Devotions

28. Tuesday MorningR.E.C.Presentation of Religious Emblems Plans

29. Tuesday Afternoon Starting a Religious Relationships Committee Pray Resources Guest Speakers

30. Forming a Religious RelationshipsCommittee • Role of a Religious Relationships Committee • How to form and sustain one

31. Overview of P.R.A.Y. Resources

32. www.PrayPub.org

33. Faith Group PresentationGuest Speakers

34. How does this apply to Journey to Excellence (JTE)? • After each session, find out how it applies to JTE

35. Devotions

36. Wednesday Morning Chaplaincy Faith Group Presentations Guest Speakers

37. How does this apply to Journey to Excellence (JTE)? • After each session, find out how it applies to JTE

38. Devotions

39. Thursday Morning FBI Membership American Heritage Girls

40. FBI Faith-Based Initiative

41. BSA Research Points to Congregations as the Best Place to Start New Sustainable Units

42. 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

43. June 2012 BSA membership

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

45. We Need Each Other How do we do this? How can we help each other?

46. How to Have Congregations and Clergy Begging You to Start the full Family of Scouting

47. Stop Selling Packs, Troops, and Crews

48. Start Selling SOLUTIONS to Congregations and Their Needs

49. Offer Solutions Congregations need Young families Adult males

50. 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)