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Scouting Ministry Specialist General Commission on United Methodist Men. A Scouting Ministry Specialist. An SMS gets direct: Communications Training Resources Helps their church and up to 2 others Every Scouting Coordinator an SMS: Local, District, Conference, Jurisdiction.
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Scouting MinistrySpecialistGeneral Commission on United Methodist Men
A Scouting Ministry Specialist • An SMS gets direct: • Communications • Training • Resources • Helps their church and up to 2 others • Every Scouting Coordinator an SMS: • Local, District, Conference, Jurisdiction
Scouting Ministry to 371,000 BSA Scouts chartered by UMC 350,000 UMC Scouts chartered outside 127,000Girl Scouts come to our churches 110,000 UMC Girl Scouts go outside 55,000 Campfire USA, BBBS, AHG, etc. 390,000Adult leaders Over a Million!→
Scouting is Ministry Scouting is Mission Scouting is Evangelism • Nurture – 25% UMC members • Outreach – 50% unchurched • Scouting may be their only church contact • Many join our church • Some Scouts in church more than members • Role Models – 27% Single parent homes →
The need… General Commission on United Methodist Men 5 Jurisdictions Jurisdictional Scouting Coordinator 59 Conferences, few CSC’s Conference Scouting Coordinator • 468 Districts, very few DSC’s District Scouting Coordinator DSC’s average 72 churches 33,000 churches: Only 6,700 Local Coordinators Local Church Scouting Coordinator
The need… General Commission on United Methodist Men • Limited Staffing • Limited Training • Limited Communications Jurisdictional Scouting Coordinator Conference Scouting Coordinator District Scouting Coordinator Local Church Scouting Coordinator
With SMS… General Commission on United Methodist Men Jurisdictional Scouting Coordinator Conference Scouting Coordinator District Scouting Coordinator Scouting Ministry Specialist • Direct Training • Direct Communications • Direct Resources Scouting Ministries Specialist Local Church Scouting Coordinator Local Church Scouting Coordinator
Goals: General Commission on United Methodist Men Jurisdictional Scouting Coordinator • 5 JSC’s trained/registered SMS • 59 CSC’s trained/registered SMS • 468 DSC’s trained/registered SMS • 33,000 LSC’s trained/registered SMS Conference Scouting Coordinator Conference Scouting Coordinator District Scouting Coordinator District Scouting Coordinator Scouting Ministries Specialist Local Church Scouting Coordinator Local Church Scouting Coordinator
Set your goals • Sign up as an SMS today • Annual - $10 • 5-Year - $45 • Life - $250 • Schedule a workshop • Recruit other SMS →
General Commission on United Methodist Men Contact: Marc Stowe www.umscouting.com mstowe@gcumm.org 615-620-7262