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Missionettes: What Every RR Commander Needs to Know

Missionettes: What Every RR Commander Needs to Know. Jonathan Trower. Session Overview. Structure of Missionettes program Myths about Missionettes Why a strong Missionettes program is vital in the local church Ways Royal Rangers can help the Missionettes ministry. Missionettes Program.

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Missionettes: What Every RR Commander Needs to Know

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  1. Missionettes: What Every RR Commander Needs to Know Jonathan Trower

  2. Session Overview • Structure of Missionettes program • Myths about Missionettes • Why a strong Missionettes program is vital in the local church • Ways Royal Rangers can help the Missionettes ministry

  3. Missionettes Program • The Missionettes program was started in 1956 by the Women’s Missionary Council (WMCs, now WMs) • The ultimate purpose of Missionettes was, and is, to win girls to Jesus Christ and teach them to live victoriously • Over the 50 years of Missionettes, they have honored over 40,000 Honor Stars

  4. Missionettes Program • Missionettes have 153,210 members and 26,443 leaders • In comparison, Royal Rangers have 102,057 members and 17,954 leaders • Youth groups have 372,247 members

  5. Five-Fold Purpose of Missionettes • To win girls to Jesus Christ through love and acceptance • To teach them to obey everything Jesus commanded us—developing girls spiritually and mentally • To provide encouragement, support, and accountability through lasting Christian relationships • To provide an environment for girls to develop their gifts and abilities • To acquaint them with the Great Commission of Jesus Christ our Lord

  6. Missionettes Program • Missionettes revamped their program in 1998, releasing their new program at one time • The goal of the new program was to update the program and make it more relevant for girls • Also made the curriculum circular, similar in nature to what Royal Rangers went to during our update

  7. Missionettes Structure • In the local church, Missionettes have six age groups: • Rainbows (for boys and girls ages 3-pre-K) • Daisies (K) • Prims (1-2 grade) • Stars (3-5 grade) • Friends (6-8 grade) • Girls Only (9-12 grade)

  8. Point #1 • Royal Rangers need a strong Missionettes program because Rainbows feeds both Missionettes and Royal Rangers • Boys in Rainbows wear a “Future Royal Ranger” patch on their vest, so they associate with the program early

  9. Missionettes Structure • National coordinator • District coordinator • Sectional coordinator • Local church coordinator

  10. Point #2 • Missionettes does not have the extensive leadership structure that Royal Rangers has • They also don’t have the extensive range of activities on the national and regional level to support

  11. Myths About Missionettes • Missionettes only go through junior high • Missionettes don’t/can’t go camping • Activities are not part of the program • Missionettes isn’t/can’t be fun for the girls • It’s only book work and Scripture reading/ memorization

  12. Missionettes Emphasis on Activities • Missionettes in any age group may earn Adventure badges and pins for participating in activities in the following categories: • Outdoor adventure • Industry adventure • Professional adventure • Fine arts adventure • Community adventure • Ministry adventure

  13. Missionettes Emphasis on Outdoor Activities • Girls in any club may earn the Outdoor Activities badge/award for participating in “camping, hiking, mountain climbing, biking, canoeing, snowboarding, fishing, swimming, horseback riding, skiing, zoo trip” • “As a sponsor, you decide what type of outing is appropriate for your girls – considering your budget, location, resources available, interests, and capabilities of the girls in your club.”

  14. Specific Awards • Stars has a camping award, Prims has a nature award • But even if activities are not built into the Missionettes program like they are in Royal Rangers, we can and should have activities for these girls

  15. Point #3 • Just as boys need activities, girls need them too • The nature of the activities may vary, but many girls would find camping, hiking, canoeing, rafting, etc. just as exciting as the boys do

  16. Ways Royal Rangers Can Help • Share resources • Camping equipment, training aides, experts in areas of interest • Share ideas • Many activities that we have used in Royal Rangers would be exciting to Missionettes too • Share leadership • Just as we offer to partner with youth for their activities, offer to partner with Missionettes when they need assistance with an activity

  17. Ways Royal Rangers Can Help • Share training; many LTA modules would be useful to Missionettes leaders, including: • Working with Boys with Disabilities • Classroom Management • Presentation Skills • RK Day Camps • LTA Camp-Out • Safety and the Church • RK Skills • RK Activities • DR/AR Activities • Child and Substance Abuse Prevention

  18. Ways Royal Rangers Can Help – Joint Activities • Pinewood derbies • Field trips • Day camps • Hikes • High-action activities • Boating • Horseback riding • Camping • Skiing • Canoeing

  19. Why Strong Missionettes is Needed • The girls of the church need an evangelistic program • The girls of the church need extra activities beyond the Sunday and Wednesday activities • If we don’t have a strong Missionettes program for teenage girls, they will go to youth • Where will the boys go?

  20. Imagine . . . . . . what could be accomplished if Missionettes, Royal Rangers, Children’s Ministries and Youth all cooperated in a church . . . what an impact we could have on the children of that church and community

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