<p>Minutes NAD Master Guide Committee April 6, 2010 – Columbus Ohio</p><p>Officers present Chair — Debra Brill - NAD - [email protected] Secretary — James Black - NAD - [email protected] Vice-Secretary — Manny Cruz – NAD – [email protected] Recording Secretary — Glen Milam – NAD/Chesapeake (non-member) [email protected] </p><p>Members present Carla Wakefield — Rocky Mt. (MAU) – [email protected] Mark Wakefield — Rocky Mt. (MAU) – [email protected] Jasmine Hoyt — Northeastern (AU) – [email protected] Terry Dodge — Michigan (LU) - [email protected] Rogers Johnson — Southwestern Reg. (SWU) – [email protected] Glorimar Wharton — Southern NE (AU) - [email protected] Bob Wong — Southern Calif. (PU) - [email protected] Bill Wood — Atlantic Union - [email protected] Velma Morgan — Ontario (SDAinC) – [email protected] Ernestine Lockett — Southeastern (SU) – [email protected]</p><p>Unsure if member or guest Roy Butler — Bermuda (AU) – [email protected] Cyril Millet — Ontario (SDAinC) – [email protected] Arnold & Dixie Plata — Historians - [email protected] Patrick Carter — South Atlantic (SU) - [email protected] </p><p>Guests Gene Clapp — Texas (SWU) – [email protected] Joe White — Georgia Cumber. (SU) - [email protected] Lyle Petry — GeorgiaCum (SU) – [email protected] Jeff Wines — Minnesota (MAU) – [email protected] Sandra Mit-Chelle — AEC (CU) – [email protected] </p><p>Prayer – James Black</p><p>2010.1 Voted To approve the Feb. 12, 2008 minutes with the correction of the motion numbers to read 08 rather than 09.</p><p>Announcement James will send out copies of minutes from the 2004 Denver meeting and the 2008 Dallas meeting, as well as other pertinent documents. Reports Atlantic Union: Three conferences have active Master Guide programs. The other three only promote on an individual club basis. Two have huge Master Guide Investitures each year. SNEC and AU had a Master Guide Camporee recently. SNEC has developed their own Master Guide manual.</p><p>Mid-America: Seeking a new union director. Only RMC has a Master Guide coordinator. They hold Master Guide training events each year. Currently surveying churches to ascertain numbers of active Master Guides. They attempted to start a Master Guide class at AUC. 30 people signed up.</p><p>Pacific: Has three different clubs. Challenges are dealing with the different cultural groups who want to do their own style. SC holds Master Guide classes. Requires a portfolio to prove completion.</p><p>Southern: Mixed bag. Searching for more organization. GCC’s main focus is on Master Guide’s in Pathfinders. SA has a Master Guide club in each of three states, which encourages chapters in each church or district. They hold two events each year, a Master Guide day, and Master Guide retreat at Cuhutta Springs.</p><p>SDACC: Several conferences promote Master Guide, but not as strong as desired. Ontario is training 12 pastors to earn their Master Guide. Launching a Master Guide council. </p><p>CU – AEC has no conference-wide program, but this year they did have statewide training. PC has a large Hispanic Master Guide program going.</p><p>SWU – Two conferences with Master Guide programs. ALC and Texas. Texas has a bilingual Master Guide coordinator. 30 to 40 churches have Master Guide clubs that are highly structured. Master Guide’s also have a Camporee. Master Guide’s assist at all major Adventurer and Pathfinder events.</p><p>LU – MC has training programs at conference and union level meetings. Many LRC members attend the Union level training event. TLT training has really strengthened the Master Guide program.</p><p>NPC – UCC has a very strong program. OC had training for about 35 Master Guide’s last year.</p><p>Announcement We need to develop a structure and framework that will allow the Master Guide program to grow in NAD. </p><p>Discussion There is a great cry from the field to make clear separation from Pathfinders and Adventurers. It is crucial that we help people understand that a Master Guide is a servant to the whole church, not the top level Pathfinder.</p><p>What are the issues and concerns beyond the list provided by NAD?</p><p> o There is no basic framework for a Master Guide club in NAD. o There are situations where you have Master Guide’s in a PF club and receive training from PF, while others go through the Master Guide club. In some cases they are cleared by very different standards. o The current curriculum does not include church heritage or church doctrine. (Not sure that it true.) o Need true cross ministry training, in multiple ministry branches. Can you require Master Guide’s to take training in all ministries, only on, or several of a longer list? o Real issues with transplants who want to run their old program here. At the end of the day this is the North American Division. o Master Guide must be a core of knowledge. o Uniform issues also include availability and cost.</p><p>The GC is supposed to provide a general template that has to be flexible for use in other parts of the world. We need to make recommendations to the GC. </p><p>The NAD has no idea how many Master Guides are in the division. We need to start collecting the data. The NAD sees itself as a direct partner with each conference. We would like to create a registry of active Master Guides. </p><p>We are trying to avoid problems with modifications to materials and logos that are under copyright by NAD/GC. Be careful when considering those kinds of actions.</p><p>Establish focus groups: o Structure – constitution, procedures and guidelines o Resources – curriculum, web, communications etc. o Uniform - </p><p>NAD will put out a timeline for process and first reporting back. Conference call on Tuesday, September 14, 3:00 pm EST.</p><p>Focus Group Structure: Joe White, Ernestine Lockett, Terry Dodge, Lyle Petry o Looking for early records of MG structure o Job description o Recertification’s o Conf. Call May 6, 9:00 pm EST. Resources: Dixie Plata, Jazmin Hoyt, Glorimar Wharton, Glen Milam o Curriculum o Website o Flag o MG Song o MG Pledge & Law o Job Description o Renewals for current Master Guides o Recertification for inactive Master Guides o Transfer verification and orientation for immigrant Master Guides o Specialties of ministry: Adventurer, Pathfinders, Etc. o Communications (e-mail, e-news) Uniform: Mark Wakefield, Roy Butler, Carla Wakefield, Velma Morgan, Sandra Mit-Chelle, Bob Wong, Gene Clapp, Rogers Johnson o Clarification on who is to wear the uniform and when o Insignia, patches, scarves o Change color to a neutral, non-historic color o E-mail further ideas to Carla with a conference call later.</p><p>Prayer Debra Brill</p>