2014 ROYAL RANGERS CHANGES & UPDATES

1. 2014 ROYAL RANGERS CHANGES & UPDATES North Carolina District Royal Rangers Continuous Learning Module 23 Jan, 2014

2. NC ADULT TRAINING General Adult Training

3. NC ADULT TRAINING NRMC – National Rangers Ministry Camp May 16-18 Kenly, NC Discount Deadline: Mar 30 Jun 6-8 Forestburgh, NY Aug 15-17 Payson, AZ Aug 22-24 Goodlettsville, TN Sep 5-7 Whiteford, MD Sep 26-28 Crestwood, KY Oct 3-5 Wamic, OR NEEC – National Elementary Education Conference May 2-3 Pittsfield, MA May 9-10 Estes Park, CO Oct 24-25 Waxahachie, TX WCO – World Class Outpost Seminar Feb 21-22 Fort Myers, FL Feb 21-22 Okeechobee, FL Apr 25-26 Murfreesboro, TN May 16-17 Montgomery, AL May 30-31 Dublin, VA Aug 8-9 Fort Meade, FL

4. NC ADULT TRAINING NA – National Academy Sep 10-14 Eagle Rock, MO NAA – National Advanced Academy Sep 9-14 Eagle Rock, MO JBEI – Johnnie Barnes Excellence in Leadership and Ministry Initiative Jan 24-25 Harrisonburg, PA Apr 4-5 Kansas City, KS

5. NC ADULT TRAINING Online Classes (royalrangers.com) Ranger Safety Outpost Chaplaincy Preventing Child & Substance Abuse Outpost Coordinator Working with Boys with Disabilities Frontiersman Camping Fellowship Classes Available from Local Certified Instructors Royal Ranger Orientation Ranger Safety Classroom Management (2013) Discipleship 1 (2013) Discipleship 2 (2011) Ranger Kids Activities (2011) RK Skills (2011) RK Day Camps (2011 DR/AR Activities (2013) ER Activities (2011) Presentation Skills (2011) Your Legacy (2011) NC District Modules

6. BOY SCOUT TRANSITONS Adult Leaders – must meet the same criteria as current Royal Rangers leaders & enroll and complete the Outpost Leaders Advancement Levels. Entire Unit Transition – church must meet current chartering requirements. Uniforms – Royal Rangers uniforms are to be used. BSA patches are not to be worn on RR uniforms.

7. BOY SCOUT TRANSITONS Advancements –To help Boy Scouts transition into Royal Rangers, credit for each Scout merit earned Will be credited toward advancement in Royal Rangers as elective silver skill merits. This will also be true when a young man has earned A Boy Scout merit Royal Rangers does not offer. Boy Scout merits can be applied toward Advancement in Adventure Rangers (6th-­‐8th) or Expedition Rangers (9th-­‐12th) at the time He transitions into Royal Rangers. A merit-for merit exchange is not done. Example 1: High school Boy Scout transitions with 6 skill BSA merits. He will receive ‘credit’ for six silver merits. Example 2: One of the merits is the cycling merit. He will not receive the RR cycling merit, just credit for a silver merit. If he later does the requirements for the cycling merit he can receive the RR merit.

8. BOY SCOUT TRANSITONS Example 3: The boy is a middle school student transferring into Adventure Rangers. His merits will be credited as green skill merits. Cub Scouts & Webelos. Webelos (4th-5th grade) may have their activity badges credited for blue skill merits in the Discovery Rangers. No Equivalency exists for Cub Scouts or Tiger Cubs. Venture Scouts. Boys Only. The same transition plan as Boy Scouts. Also a silver merit credit in Expedition Rangers for each of the eight core requirements and/or electives completed.

9. BOY SCOUT TRANSITONS Policy on Time of Transition and Duplicate Requirements When a scout transitions to Royal Rangers, the equivalency (crediting) will ONLY be established at the time he joins, not later or concurrently. This encourages the boy to get on with the Royal Rangers system and not be distracted with prior work. When Royal Rangers requirements are similar to previous work done in the BSA, the young man should be asked to demonstrate their knowledge by repeating duplicate requirements.

10. BIBLE MERITS • Bible merits have changed from “named books of the Bible” to • “numbered” orange or brown merits. • Old way required 24 orange and 24 brown Bible merits. • New way requires 12 orange and 12 brown (one per advancement). • Three extra orange and brown merits available for “buffalos.”

11. BIBLE MERITS • Old way required completion of five lessons from a particular book • of the RR Orange/Brown Bible lessons to earn the “named” merit. • New way requires completion of eight lessons from a combination • of RR Orange/Brown Bible lessons to earn respective “numbered” • merit.

12. BIBLE MERITS • The commander/leader must keep track of what lessons a Ranger • has completed to alleviate repetitions. • NAVIGATOR can help keep track of lessons. .

13. Junior Leadership Junior Leadership Foundations • Reference Chapter 29 of the Leaders Manual • and download JLF from TracClub. • Determine local eligibility requirements. • Three Requirements: • Participate in interview with task • Read suggested material • Pass a uniform inspection

14. Junior Leadership Junior Leadership Positions • Reference Chapters 27 and 28 of the Leaders • Manual, handbooks and TracClub.

15. Junior Leadership LEADERSHIP MERITS • Leadership Merits are required for each major advancement level • for Discovery, Adventure, and Expedition Rangers.

16. LEADERSHIP MERITS • Leadership Merits are part of the requirements for the Trail to the Saber. • Earn eight leadership merits of ANY color. • Read ALL 72 leadership distinctives (24 per color).

17. LEADERSHIP MERITS • Leadership merits are to be taught in the OUTPOST. • Leadership merits may be pre-requisites for a boy to attend certain • District Junior Leadership Camps and some action camps.

18. LEADERSHIP MERITS • Where is the curriculum located? • In the TracClub • What formats are used to teach leadership merits? • Weekly Format: Five weekly lessons. • Weekend Format: Friday-Saturday or Saturday only. • Whatever you need to do to MAKE IT HAPPEN!!

19. JUNIOR LEADERSHIP CAMPS

20. RESOURCES Available at www.royalrangers.com • Leaders $18.00 • Ranger Kids $18.00 • Discovery Rangers $31.00 • Adventure Rangers $31.00 • Expedition Rangers $31.00

21. RESOURCES • Royal Rangers Leader Manual – • “Inspire the Journey” Available as an E-Book – Amazon $10.09 – Kindle edition • Ranger Kids Handbook Available as an E-Book – Amazon $7.69

22. RESOURCES Discovery Rangers Handbook Adventure Rangers Handbook

23. RESOURCES “A Guy’s Journey to Manhood” - This book is required for the GMA Capstone project.

24. RESOURCES “Generation iY” - Very informative for leaders working with our youth. “FireBible” • Youth study Bible with a spirit- • filled, pentecostal perspective. “FireBible For Kids” Available as an E-Book – Amazon $7.69 – Kindle edition

25. RESOURCES Trail to the Saber Books “A Guy’s Journey to Servant Leadership” (contains 72 distinctives) Available as an E-Book – Amazon $7.99 – Kindle edition “Next Generation Leader” Available as an E-Book – Amazon $9.99 – Kindle edition

26. SERVICE It’s what Rangers Do! Easy start to missions and prayer A/G – Highlands IPHC – Falcon Children’s Home COG – NC Children’s Home

27. SERVICE It’s what Rangers Do! Global missions merits Required for Gold Eagle Required for GMA

28. SERVICE It’s what Rangers Do! Missions involvement

29. SERVICE It’s what Rangers Do! Frontiersman Camping Fellowship 100 Hours 150 Hours 50 Hours Gold Pathfinder Trip Silver Bronze

30. SERVICE What NC Rangers have done! & will be doing in 2014 -

31. MAPS PROJECT PHILIPPINES 2014 (NC DISTRICT ROYAL RANGERS) VISAYAN ISLANDS CENTRAL PHILIPPINES