Troop 317
Discipleship Program
Sir Robert
Baden-Powell, the original founder of Scouting, said Scouting is “a game with a
purpose.” Troop 317’s purpose is to train and equip young men to be mature
and impactful followers of Jesus Christ through the vehicle of Scouting.
The primary Scouting vehicle for discipleship is the patrol. This is the Scout’s small
group or “band of brothers.” Sir Baden-Powell referred to patrols as “gangs for good.”
Each patrol
in Troop 317 is assigned an adult
leader – known as an Assistant Scoutmaster (ASM) in Scouting. In Troop 317
we also refer to this adult leader as a patrol discipler. It is our desire for these men to be a godly
influence on our Scouts. Not because they know everything about Scouting or Christianity, but because they are
willing share their time and energy with the young men in their patrol. By spending time helping Scouts learn Scout
skills and participating in the adventures that Scouting offers these men will,
over the course of time, also be sharing their life in Christ.
At its
core, the plan for discipleship in Troop 317 is simple. We are putting godly men in
the lives of Scouts in order to expose the Scouts to the truths of God’s
Word. There are a lot of details to accompany this plan, but they all point back to
what Perimeter Church calls “life-on-life missional discipleship.” To learn more
about the details associated with the Troop
317 discipleship process click here
For
questions on this material and the processes outlined therein or the
development of a similar process in another troop, please contact Troop 317
Chaplain, Chris Mitchell, at chris.mitchell@us.nestle.com
Scouts Own Worship Message Materials
The
materials used by the Troop 317 Chaplain’s Aide to construct the Scout’s Own Worship service outline in HWJL?’s
three year curriculum are in the folders here below by year. We offer these materials for use by other
Troops interested in pursuing a similar program within their Scouting
program. If there are any comments or questions related to these materials, please contact Troop
317 Chaplain, Chris Mitchell, at chris.mitchell@us.nestle.com
Other Materials for
Chaplain’s Aide
What follows are documents used by the Chaplain’s Aide in
his service to Troop 317. The documents posted here are:
Religious Emblems Programs
Troop 317 offers two religious emblems programs from the God
and Country series (http://www.praypub.org/main_frameset.htm):
- God and Church
- God and Life
The God
and Church program is very flexible and can be structured in a number of
different ways. It will be a faith
journey with three parts:
- Meeting Jesus Christ,
- Worshiping God, and
- Witnessing and ministering for Jesus
Christ.
The God
and Life program is a reflective type of curriculum. Students will be
challenged to integrate their faith into their daily lives. Both programs
can take from three to six months to complete.
Parents or
guardians of Scouts have the option of working alongside the Scouts on the God
and Country curriculum as part of the Adult Mentor program. Mentors are active
learning participants (students) with lessons to complete in their own
workbooks just like the Scouts. Both mentors and Scouts work under the
supervision of the program counselor.
If you are interested in participating in the next offering
of one of these classes, please contact Troop 317 Chaplain, Chris Mitchell,
at chris.mitchell@us.nestle.com
