Sports
Royal Rangers has made many changes to create greater flexibility for a growing number of churches looking for cross-generational discipleship ministries that could be custom fit to the unique needs of each church and community.
A broader activity-base is now called for so churches can influence a greater number and a more diverse group of boys and young men. Today, our activities include:
Outdoor Skills
Sports
Trades
Technologies
Arts
The purpose of these is to establish mentoring relationships because men and boys develop friendships and much needed confidence by doing things together side-by-side. Relationships enable men to accomplish mission.
Beyond teaching the boys in your class a merit, take the boys to a local sporting event to instil/nurture their love of sports! Below is a number of resources for you to use to spend time building relationships side-by-side.
Sports Merits Rangers Offers.
Basketball
Baseball
Cycling
Football
Skateboarding
Skiing
Snowboarding
Soccer
Swimming
Advanced Swimming
Tennis
Wrestling
Log in to www.TraCclub.org for merit details.
Trades
Royal Rangers has made many changes to create greater flexibility for a growing number of churches looking for cross-generational discipleship ministries that could be custom fit to the unique needs of each church and community.
A broader activity-base is now called for so churches can influence a greater number and a more diverse group of boys and young men. Today, our activities include:
Outdoor Skills
Sports
Trades
Technologies
Arts
The purpose of these is to establish mentoring relationships because men and boys develop friendships and much needed confidence by doing things together side-by-side. Relationships enable men to accomplish mission.
Beyond teaching the boys in your class a merit, take the boys into the great outdoors to instil/nurture their love of the wild! Below is a number of resources for you to use to spend time building relationships side-by-side. Your subscription to www.TraCclub.org will gives you access to the merits.
Links
Technology
What if men of God took the opportunity to spend time side by side with boys and young men, teaching them about photography and videography? What if your boys taught men how to utilize social media and photoshop? Mentoring can take place in any setting! All it requires is a student and a learner. Technology is a vast industry and their are too many jobs to count!
Our district utilizes all five activities to meet the unique needs of each church represented at our district wide summer camp, including:
outdoor skills
sports
trades
technologies
arts
Don't let that be the only time your kids are exposed to these exciting activities, you can use them too! Teaching Ranger Kids using laptops or tablets can be much more engaging and will help hone their attention and settle their little bodies. While the national Royal Rangers office is preparing new merits all the time, feel free to utilize your skills and talents (or those of your boys!) to come up with a five week lesson all your own! So go ahead, start planning your next technology merit today! These merits listed below are a sample from TRaCclub and can be viewed in detail with a paid subscription. Click here for the link to TRaCclub.
Links to Explore Technology
TRaCclub Technology Merits
Academics
Amateur Radio
Aviation
Communications
Computers
The Arts
Royal Rangers has made many changes to create greater flexibility for a growing number of churches looking for cross-generational discipleship ministries that could be custom fit to the unique needs of each church and community.
A broader activity-base is now called for so churches can influence a greater number and a more diverse group of boys and young men. Today, our activities include:
Outdoor Skills
Sports
Trades
Technologies
Arts
The purpose of these is to establish mentoring relationships because men and boys develop friendships and much needed confidence by doing things together side-by-side. Relationships enable men to accomplish mission.
Beyond teaching the boys in your class a merit, take the boys to a Christian Concert/Fine Arts event to nurture their love of the arts! Below is a number of resources for you to use to spend time building relationships side-by-side. These merits listed below are a sample from TRaCclub and can be viewed in detail with a paid subscription. Click here for the link to TRaCclub.
Concerts and Events
KLUV Concerts page
Lifest TRaCclub Arts Merits
Bugling
Communications
Healthy Body
Indian Lore
Leather Craft
Photography
Pottery
Puppeteering
Reptile Study
Stamp Collecting
Wood Carving
Videography/Photography
Outdoors
Whether paddling upstream or tying knots that last, the outdoors is one of God's greatest teaching environments to build long lasting relationships. Royal Rangers utilizes a multitude of skill merits centered around outdoor activities with full lesson plans designed to be taught over 5 weeks during your weekly meeting. These merits listed below are a sample from TRaCclub and can be viewed in detail with a paid subscription. Click here for the link to TRaCclub.
Advanced Marksmanship
Air Rifle
Archery
Aviation
Backpacking
BB Gun
Camp Safety
Camping
Canoeing
Cycling
Environmental Science
Forestry
Gardening
Highlands
Hiking
Horsemanship
Knife and Hawk
Nature Study
Orienteering
Pioneering
Primitive Shelters
Reptile Study
Wood Carving
Below are some blogs from major outdoor sites that may provide you with tips, tricks, tools, or trips that you may find helpful as guides for things to do with your boys.
http://video.fieldandstream.com/playlist/Shotguns
http://video.fieldandstream.com/playlist/Rifles