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A Scouting Reference for Ward Leaders A Scouting Reference for Ward Leaders A Ready Compendium of Scouting Topics and Issues for Bishoprics and Other Ward and Stake Leaders Leonard Corbett Aamodt, Editor 2005 Edition i ii A Scouting Reference for Ward Leaders 2005 Edition i ii A Scouting Reference for Ward Leaders A Ready Compendium of Scouting Topics and Issues for Bishoprics and Other Ward and Stake Leaders 2005 Edition Edited by Leonard Corbett Aamodt Co-editors: Don Ellison, Judy Blackman Kigin, Mike Kigin, Kirk Marsh, Adair Petty, and Stanley J. Stolpe Publisher: Stanley J. Stolpe President Kent W. Colton, Chairman, LDS Scouting Area Relationships Committee for the National Capital Area Council and Adjacent Councils Don Ellison, LDS representative to the Northeast (BSA) Region Relationships Committee Published by the LDS Scouting Area Relationships Committee for the National Capital Area Council and Adjacent Councils iii LDS Scouting Area Relationships Committee for the National Capital Area and Adjacent Councils, McLean, VA © 2005 by the LDS Scouting Area Relationships Committee for the National Capital Area and Adjacent Councils May be reproduced totally or in part without permission of the publisher, although the author and the publisher assume that appropriate reference to the source will be cited. First edition circa 1994 as A Bishop’s Guide to Scouting. Expanded and reprinted in 2000. Expanded and printed in 2004 as A Scouting Reference for Ward Leaders. Second edition of A Scouting Reference for Ward Leaders 2005. 2005 Edition Printed in the United States of America Copies of this publication, and updates, can be found at <www.LDS-Scouts.org> iv For Stakes of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints In the National Capital Area Council Baltimore Area Council Del-Mar-Va Council Mason-Dixon Council Potomac Council Shenandoah Area Council Stonewall Jackson Area Council And for use in the Northeast Region of the Boy Scouts of America v Scouting helps prepare boys for Church responsibility. If this were not true, we would drop the program tomorrow, because we want these boys to become better men and boys and honor their priesthood and to be faithful members of the Church and kingdom of God. Scouting will help them do that and so it isn’t any wonder that President Heber J. Grant at one time said, “It is my desire to see Scouting extended to every boy in the Church.” President David O. McKay said, “Scouting is not an optional program. It is part of the official program for boys in the Church. We desire every Mormon boy to have the benefit and blessing of Scouting.”1 President Ezra Taft Benson Eagle Recognition Banquet, Logan, Utah March 22, 1974 1 <www.exploring.org/ga/crews/625/ScoutingLDS.doc> President Benson (President of the Quorum of the Twelve) later became the thirteenth President of the Church (1985 – 1994). vi CONTENTS Preface..................................................................................................................................................... xi Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................. xiii Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. xv The Unique Role of Scouting in the Church xv How This Guide Is to Be Used xv PART ONE.............................................................................................................................................. 1 Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 3 1 – A Bishop’s Overview of Scouting 3 Helping Boys........................................................................................................................................... 9 2 – How Scouting Can Help During Those Dropout Years 9 3 – Helping a Young Man Who Does Not Like Scouting 11 Protecting Youth...................................................................................................................................... 15 4 – Safety First: The Bishop Sets the Level of Safety in the Ward 15 5 – Safety, Rules, and Discipline 19 6 – Youth Protection Training 21 How We Are Different ............................................................................................................................ 23 7 – Uniquely LDS 23 8 – Why LDS and Non-LDS Troops Are Structured Differently 25 Registration and Renewing Ward Unit Charters ..................................................................................... 27 9 – Why Scout Leaders Must Be Registered 27 10 – The Charter Renewal Process for Ward Units 29 Bishopric Responsibilities ....................................................................................................................... 35 11 – The Role of the Bishop as the Head of the Chartered Organization 35 12 – The Role of the Bishop as President of the Aaronic Priesthood 38 13 – The Role of the Bishop’s Counselors in Scouting 39 14 – The Role of the Chartered Organization Representative: The COR 41 Scouting Responsibilities Outside of the Ward Young Men Program .................................................... 43 15 – Stake Scouting Support 43 16 – The Primary’s Dual Role in Scouting: Cub Scouts and Eleven-year-old Scouts 45 How the Boy Scouts of America Is Structured........................................................................................ 49 17 – How the BSA Is Structured: The Council 49 18 – How the BSA Is Structured: The District 51 19 – The BSA Unit Commissioner 53 20 – How BSA Programs Are Structured 55 Calling Scout Leaders.............................................................................................................................. 57 21 – Calling a Scout Leader 57 22 – What Scout Leaders Does a Ward Need? 60 23 – Tenure: Why a Scout Leader Should Serve at Least Three Years 61 24 – Oft-Unrecognized Sources of Scouting Leadership and Support 64 The Ward Scouting Family...................................................................................................................... 65 25 – Welcome to the Church Scouting Family 65 26 – The Ward Scouting Family: The Scout Leader 67 27 – The Ward Scouting Family: The Scout Committee 69 28 – The Ward Scouting Family: The Chartered Organization Representative 71 For Ward Scout Leaders .......................................................................................................................... 73 29 – Planning Scouting Activities: Some Suggestions 73 30 – Are Some Ward Scouters Eligible for BSA Adult Awards? 76 31 – How Scout Leaders Can Be More Effective 78 Operating the Ward Scouting Program.................................................................................................... 79 32 – Scouting and Ward and Stake Calendars 79 33 – Organizing a Scout Committee 81 34 – Coordinating the Ward Scouting Program 82 35 – A Ward Scouting Library 84 36 – Warning Signs That Signal Problems in the Ward Scouting Program 85 vii With Only a Few...................................................................................................................................... 87 37 – How a Ward With Few Adult Leaders Can Organize Its Scouting Committees 87 38 – Scouting With a Few Boys 90 Training ................................................................................................................................................... 95 39 – The Various Levels of BSA Training 95 40 – Training Ward Scout Leaders 97 Basic Scouting Principles ........................................................................................................................ 99 41 – Bishop Accountability and Quorum Integrity 99 42 – The Importance of Being Interested 101 Reaching Out to the Community and Others........................................................................................... 103 43 – Community Service, Public Relations, and Sharing the Gospel 103 Priesthood and Scouting .......................................................................................................................... 105 44 – The Duty to God Certificate 105 Scouting Beyond Den, Pack, Patrol, Troop, Team, or Crew Meetings ................................................... 107 45 – Scouting Is More Than Just Weekly Meetings 107 What Is Scouting?.................................................................................................................................... 111 46 – Lord Robert Baden-Powell: How Scouting Started 111 47 – How Scouting Became a Church Program 113 What Scouting Offers Boys..................................................................................................................... 115 48 – Scouting: Its Moral and Spiritual Content 115 49 – Scouting: A Way to Teach Leadership Skills 117 50 – Scouting: An Outdoor Program With a Purpose 118 51 – Scouting: High Adventure – A Program for Older Boys 119 PART TWO............................................................................................................................................. 121 Your Ward Scouting Program ................................................................................................................. 123 52 – A Record of Scout Leaders 123 Calling a Scout Leader ............................................................................................................................ 127 53 – Checklist for Calling a
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