The annual National District Leaders Seminar was conducted on Saturday, March 22 in Springfield, Missouri. Workshops were provided on a variety of topics and featured guest speakers from both within the Royal Rangers ministry and without. Audio recordings of many of these workshops, as well as other related materials, are available below.
Steve Schultz, National Royal Rangers Ministries
The National Royal Rangers Office presents a news release of changes to the Ranger of the Year program.
Steve Schultz came to the national ministry office from Southern California in April 2001 to assume the role of National Boys Camps/productions Coordinator. Steve began his ministry in Royal Rangers in October of 1979. He has served as an outpost commander, senior commander, outpost councilman, section rally officer, deputy section commander, section commander, district FCF vice –president, district promotions coordinator, district productions coordinator, regional aid D” camp and national productions coordinator. He has served on staff at numerous ANTC, BSTC, RKTC, NTC and NTT events. He has taught as a certified instructor and instructor trainer in the Southern California and Southern Missouri districts. Steve Joined FCF in 1984 and is a Wilderness member. He served as the national Pageantry coordinator for the 1998 and 2002 Camporamas.
Chip Lohman, National Rifle Association
The National Rifle Association Youth Programs Office outlines the grant process to build and support a shooting sports program, NRA Clubs, Eddie Eagle Program (K-3), Junior Memberships, Marksmanship Qualification program (honor system), Airgun Championships and Collegiate Scholarships, Shooting Sports Camps, Youth Hunter Education Program, Youth Wildlife Art Contest, Women on Target, literature, film and a points of contact handout.
Chip Lohman is currently the program coordinator for the NRA's Youth Programs Office. He graduated from Kansas University in 1973 with undergraduate degrees in Education and Psychology. After a 21-year tour with the Marine Corps, Chip worked as a Sales & Marketing manager for AT&T, retiring from that position in 2006.
Dr. Earl Creps, Associate Professor AG Theological Seminary
Our culture is changing so rapidly that keeping up with things can seem almost impossible. In many ways, younger people are now the natives of a new world in which older people are really the immigrants. This workshop focuses on practical ways in which older leaders can draw on the "expertise” of the young through reverse mentoring to develop more relevant and fruitful ministry.
Earl Creps has spent several years on the road studying congregations attempting to connect with contemporary culture. He brings to this research a background as a pastor, a consultant, and an educator. He has served as the Director of Doctoral Studies at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary and earned a Ph.D. in Communication Studies and a Doctor of Ministry. Earl is the author of Off-Road Disciplines: Spiritual Adventures of Missional Leaders, published in 2006. His next book, Reverse Mentoring: How Young Leaders Can Transform Us and Why We Should Let Them will be available in the fall of 2008. For more information visit his Web site: www.earlcreps.com
Dr. Earl Creps, Associate Professor AG Theological Seminary
Today's younger audience has grown up in a communication environment very different from that of their parents. This workshop focuses on understanding the thinking of the iPod generation and develops practical strategies for connecting with them through communication they can understand delivered by communicators they can respect.
Dr. Kristopher Grimes, Centershot Ministries
Centershot Ministries is an interdenominational ministry initiative designed to equip churches with the ability to reach the lost and engage participants through the use of international style target archery. This class presents a discussion on the implementation of Centershot, how to engage the lost using Centershot curriculum, and getting connected. Leaders wanting to discover how to use archery to engage every student regardless of age, gender, size, background, ability, or disability will benefit from this class
Kris Grimes is the National Director and co-founder of Centershot Ministries, an archery ministry designed to reach the lost and engage participants through international style target archery. Kris has approximately 10 years of lay and professional ministry experience including youth ministry and worship ministry in addition to Centershot. Kris holds dual bachelor degrees in Biochemistry and Religious Studies as well as an earned doctorate from the University of Kentucky in Nutritional Sciences.
Perry Siddle, National Royal Rangers Ministries
The effectiveness of a district staff is often times dictated by their ability to work as a team. Attendees will get an opportunity to learn the 10 commandments of teamwork and how to apply them to their teams.
Perry Siddle has been a member of the national training committee and has helped develop a number of the Leadership Academy Training modules. Perry joined the national office team in June 2007. He previously served as the Augusta section training coordinator, Augusta section commander, Georgia district public relations coordinator, Georgia district training coordinator, Georgia district chartering officer, Georgia district missions coordinator, and southeast region training coordinator. Perry and his wife Lisa have been on the staff of First Assembly of God in Augusta, GA serving as the children’s pastors. He has served on staff at numerous National Academy, NTC, RKTC, NTT and NCE events. He has taught as a certified instructor and instructor trainer throughout the southeast region.
Matt Kling, Royal Rangers International
The Internet has never had more influence than it has today. Much of today’s communication between adolescents occurs on the net, and parents and church leaders need to be aware of what is going on during those interactions. This is a class for parents, youth and children’s workers, all Ranger leaders, and anyone else who may be interested in protecting adolescents from online dangers. When students leave this class they will be able to identify web pages most often visited by youth, the dangers that await adolescents online, and how to talk to youth about online activities.
Matt Kling serves as the Director of Operations for Royal Rangers International. He has a passion to see Royal Ranger leaders around the world have the resources they need to see more young people come to Christ and be discipled through the Royal Ranger ministry.
Bob Pace, David North, and John Hicks, National Comm. & Admin Coord.
What keeps your Ranger meeting fun? How can we add fun into the meeting? We’re going to work through how to keep or add fun back into the agenda for our Ranger meetings. If it’s Ranger Kids or Expedition Rangers, boys will come back to the meetings, if they enjoy being there. Remember the two words that we learned early in the Royal Ranger training, FUN & ACCOMPLISHMENT, they go well together.
Bob Pace is the Senior Commander at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He has been involved in ministry at New Life church for over 20 years and has been the Senior Commander for the past 14 years, leading boys and young men on expeditions and missions trips both in the United States and outside of the country. His passion is to see boys raised on the Word of God, continually challenging them in ways that will provide a life changing experience.
David North is the Director of NorthStar Residential Care, Inc., an agency that contracts with the Department of Mental Health for the State of Missouri to provide group homes for children and adults with developmental disabilities. David has worked with the Royal Rangers ministry since 1979 and is currently the Senior Commander of Outpost 88 at Crown Pointe Church in Lee's Summit, Missouri.
John Hicks joined the national office team in June of 2005. Before coming to Springfield, John served the Arkansas district as the district training coordinator for seven years. He also served as a sectional commander, area commander, and district buckaroo/straight arrow coordinator in the Arkansas and Southern Missouri districts.
