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Congregations
BSA Religious Emblems
Religious Emblems: the Linchpin to Membership
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F.B.I.Faith Based Initiative
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How to Have Congregations and Clergy
Begging You to Start the Full Family of
Scouting
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Stop Selling Packs, Troops, and Crews
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Stop Selling Scouting as Ministry
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Start Selling SOLUTIONSto Congregations and
Their Needs
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Whose needs are these?
• Membership growth• Retention• Program• Money• Trained Volunteers
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“You can have everything in life you want, if you'll just help enough other people to get what they want!”
– Zig Ziglar
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Why Collaborate?
What’s in it for Congregations?
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Question:
What are the five most stated items in any strategic plan of a local congregation?
What’s in it for Congregations?
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Answer:
•Membership •Retention of new members•Religious training•Volunteers / Leaders•Money
What’s in it for Congregations?
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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
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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
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Congregations need •Young families •Adult males
Religious Organizations Benefit:Membership
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Religious Organizations Benefit:Faith Formation
Religious Emblems Programs:• Are developed by the national
religious organizations, not BSA
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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Congregations need •Young families •Adult males•Retain members•Scout parents http://scoutparents.org/
Religious Organizations Benefit:Membership
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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!
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Journey to Excellence
• Membership• Units• Retention• Advancement• Camping
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Why Collaborate?
What’s in it for Councils?
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The History of the BSAAccording to Mark
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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
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Resources: Assoc. of Religion Data Archives
• www.thearda.com• Denomination Report (by county)• County membership report• And much more!
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Denomination Report(UMC – Number of Congregations)
Rank ^ County Value
1 Lancaster, NE 28
2 Douglas, NE 23
3 Buffalo, NE 13
4 Custer, NE 12
5 Cass, NE 11
6 Gage, NE 10
7 Hall, NE 8
8 Merrick, NE 8
9 Lincoln, NE 8
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County Membership Report(Lancaster County, NE)
Religious Bodies Congregations AdherentsAdherence Rate†
United Methodist Church, The 29 17,595 61.6
Non-denominational 24 5,775 20.2
Catholic Church 16 42,609 149.3
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 15 14,216 49.8
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod 14 13,043 45.7
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 10 4,744 16.6
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 9 2,185 7.7
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What’s in it for Councils?
• Question:What are your council’s top goals according to Journey to Excellence?
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What’s in it for Councils?
Answer:• Membership• Retention• Advancement• Money• Leadership• Program
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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
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What’s in it for Councils:Program
• Religious organizations teach the religious emblems programs
• Recruit clergy for religious retreats and camporees
• Chaplains
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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
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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
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Linch Pin
Congregations
BSA Religious Emblems
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Wrap up: Why Collaborate?
• Win-win-win situation• Collaboration results in:
• Stronger youth and families• Stronger congregations• Stronger councils