Scouting Ministry

The Primary Task of Scouting Ministries:

Responsibilities of the Local Church Scouting Ministry Coordinator:

1. To study the hopes, concerns, and needs of children and youth in your community to determine how your congregation might serve them and how they might serve one another as Christian disciples and good neighbors.
2. To become familiar with the overall goals of your congregation and how these are achieved through the congregation's ministry with children and youth.
3. To encourage extending the goals of the congregation through scouting ministries.
4. To participate in the church council
5. To represent the congregation on the district scouting committee
6. To be a liaison with other scouting organizations, people, and resources that relate to youth and their concerns for personal growth and service.
7. To work with the pastor to plan for Scouting Ministries Sunday, as observed in your congregation.
8. To bring Christian vocation as a calling to ministry in all spheres of life before the congregation.
9. To ensure that scouting awards and honors are given out as appropriate.
10. To participate in the work of the youth council (if organized) throughout the year, always informing them of scouting ministries in your church.
11. To be accountable to the charge conference through the church council. 

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