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Whose needs are these?
•Membership growthMembership growth•RetentionRetention•ProgramProgram•MoneyMoney•Trained VolunteersTrained Volunteers
“You can have everything in life you want, if you'll just help enough other people to get what they want!”
– Zig Ziglar
Question:Question:
What are the five most stated What are the five most stated items in any strategic plan of a items in any strategic plan of a local congregation?local congregation?
What’s in it for Congregations?
Answer:Answer:
•Membership Membership •Retention of new membersRetention of new members•Religious trainingReligious training•Volunteers / LeadersVolunteers / Leaders•MoneyMoney
What’s in it for Congregations?
Religious Organizations BenefitReligious Organizations Benefit
• Common Goals• Enrich current program
– Scouting has high brand recognition– Membership opportunities– Proven youth program: citizenship
training, character development, fitness
– Outdoor resources (local and national facilities)
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Religious Organizations BenefitReligious Organizations Benefit
• Trained Leaders– Provides leadership training skills– New leaders (adults may volunteer
to be leaders because they see it as service to their religious organization)
– Religious organizations select the leadership that reflects their values
Congregations need Congregations need •Young families Young families •Adult malesAdult males
Religious Organizations Benefit:Religious Organizations Benefit:MembershipMembership
Religious Organizations Benefit:Religious Organizations Benefit:Faith FormationFaith Formation
Religious Emblems Programs:• Are developed by the national
religious organizations, not BSA
Religious Organizations Benefit:Religious Organizations Benefit:MembershipMembership
• The average size of a pack is 30• 50 to 60% of youth in a pack troop or
crew do not currently have a faith home• These parents are pre-qualified as
looking for values for their children • 15 pre-qualified families already in your
building without a faith home
Religious Organizations Benefit:Religious Organizations Benefit:MembershipMembership
• The unit leader makes a presentation on religious emblems using the R.E.C. / Duty to God resources.
• The congregation offers a religious emblems class.
Religious Organizations Benefit:Religious Organizations Benefit:MembershipMembership
• The chartering congregation offers their religious emblems program for their youth members and extends an invitation to the Scouting unit, especially those without a current congregational home.
• Invite the parents to the first class and start building relationships.
Religious Organizations Benefit:Religious Organizations Benefit:MembershipMembership
• If the congregation offers a religious emblem class to all youth in their units
• If the congregation offers a religious emblem class to the whole district
• The congregation expands its membership potential in close geographic area
Congregations need Congregations need •Young families Young families •Adult malesAdult males•Retain membersRetain members•Scout parents Scout parents http://scoutparents.org/ http://scoutparents.org/
Religious Organizations Benefit:Religious Organizations Benefit:MembershipMembership
What’s in it for Councils:What’s in it for Councils:ProgramProgram
66% + 10% + 70% + 98% = +42%
98% = the number of clergy who are unaware that these religious emblems even exist!
BSA ResearchBSA Research
• Unit Retention better by 10%
• Rank Advancement 10 to 30% better
• 66% of units Chartered to Faith based organizations
• 70% of Chartered Partners only have 1 Unit or one Member of the Scouting family
Resources: Resources: Assoc. of Religion Data ArchivesAssoc. of Religion Data Archives
• www.thearda.com
• Denomination Report (by county)
• County membership report
• And much more!
Denomination Report(UMC – Number of Congregations)
Rank ^ County Value
1 Lancaster, NE 28
2 Douglas, NE 23
3 Buffalo, NE 13
4 Custer, NE 12
5 Cass, NE 11
6 Gage, NE 10
7 Hall, NE 8
8 Merrick, NE 8
9 Lincoln, NE 8
County Membership Report(Lancaster County, NE)
Religious BodiesCongregations
AdherentsAdherence Rate†
United Methodist Church, The 29 17,595 61.6
Non-denominational 24 5,775 20.2
Catholic Church 16 42,609 149.3
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
15 14,216 49.8
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod 14 13,043 45.7
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 10 4,744 16.6
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 9 2,185 7.7
What’s in it for Councils?What’s in it for Councils?
• Question:What are your council’s top goals according to Journey to Excellence?
What’s in it for Councils?What’s in it for Councils?
Answer:• Membership• Retention• Advancement• Money• Leadership• Program
What’s in it for Councils:What’s in it for Councils:MembershipMembership
• Youth membership– Parents are looking for values– Religious organizations share common
goals
• Adult leaders– Improve retention of leaders– Religiously based individuals are more
likely to volunteer
• Target underserved populations
What’s in it for Councils:What’s in it for Councils:ProgramProgram
• Religious organizations teach the religious emblems programs
• Recruit clergy for religious retreats and camporees
• Chaplains
Ingredients for Success•Both sides must clearly understand Both sides must clearly understand the chartered organization the chartered organization agreement before it is signed.agreement before it is signed.•BSA should use as many BSA should use as many congregational volunteers as is congregational volunteers as is feasible. feasible. •The congregation must “invest” The congregation must “invest” their best kid person to be the leadertheir best kid person to be the leader
Ingredients for Success•All volunteers MUST be trained All volunteers MUST be trained by the local councilby the local council•Religious emblems must be Religious emblems must be promoted by the unit leaderpromoted by the unit leader•Congregations must offer a Congregations must offer a religious emblems classreligious emblems class