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Religious Emblems & Awards
BSA Religious Emblems Programs
A Scout is reverent. He is reverent toward God. He is faithful in his religious duties and respects the convictions of others in matters of custom and religion. To encourage members to grow stronger in their faith, religious groups have developed the religious emblems programs. The Boy Scouts of America has approved these programs and allows the emblems to be worn on the official uniform. BSA has a Square Knot for youth who complete a religious program and a different Square Knot for adult recognition. The various religious groups administer the programs and recognition.
Baptist partner with the P.R.A.Y. Program to provide a Bible-based religious emblems program. This program offers 5 separate youth Religious Awards. Each program is designed for a specific age group.
Good Shepherd - Baptist Adult Recognition
The Good Shepherd Emblem is a national recognition for adults who have rendered outstanding service to Baptist youth through their church and one of the national youth-serving agency.
Baptist Unit Award of Excellence
The Baptist Unit Award of Excellence is a three level program that recognizes exemplary units chartered to Baptist Churches. Quality units with a leadership team committed to ministry become an integral part of the Church's outreach to the community. They have a positive impact on Scouts and their families and they rarely become dropped units.
Baptist Youth religious awards
Jesus and Me - Grades K-1
God and Family - Grades 4-5
Jesus and Me - Grades K-1
The Jesus and Me curriculum introduces Jesus as the Son of God in familiar terms so that young children can see Jesus in their own day-to-day experiences as a storyteller, teacher, friend, and healer.
Curriculum Goals:
- To provide an opportunity for children and their families to explore their faith together
- To introduce children to some of the stories of Jesus in the Gospels
- To teach children how to find the four Gospels in the Bible
- To help children relate four characteristics of Jesus to their own lives
- To identify Jesus as the Son of God
God and Me - Grades 2-3
God and Family - Grades 4-5
Jesus and Me - Grades K-1
The God and Me curriculum is designed to help children become best friends with Jesus and tell their story of “God and Me” together.
Curriculum Goals:
- To provide an opportunity for young people and families to explore their faith together
- To help children realize that God is active in every part of their lives
- To help children know that Jesus is their best friend
- To memorize the Lord’s Prayer
God and Family - Grades 4-5
God and Family - Grades 4-5
The God and Family curriculum is designed to help youth understand the importance of family and God’s role in a healthy family.
Curriculum Goals:
- To provide an opportunity for young people and families to explore their faith together
- To learn six ways of strengthening families through faith
- To help families grow in God’s love
- To memorize the Ten Commandments
God and Church - Grades 6-8
The God and Church curriculum is designed to lead youth on a three part faith journey.
Curriculum Goals:
- To strengthen young people’s relationship with Christ
- To challenge young people to learn about and participate in the worship and ministry of the church
- To have young people make a plan for daily Bible reading and memorize a creed or statement of belief or passage of scripture
- To provide the opportunity for young people to experience the joy of serving others
God and Life - Grades 9-12
The God and Life curriculum is designed to help students understand their call to a life of discipleship.
Curriculum Goals To provide opportunities for young people to:
- Strengthen their relationship with Christ
- Be open to God’s calling in their lives
- Make a plan for daily Bible reading
- Experience the joy of serving others
- Write a statement of commitment
Good Shepherd Baptist Adult Recognition
Good Shepherd Baptist Adult Recognition
Good Shepherd Award
The Good Shepherd Award is made available by the Association of Baptists for Scouting to recognize adults who are living out their witness to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior by rendering outstanding service to youth through the programs offered by Scouting America or another national youth-serving agency. Adults may be recognized with this award for their service to youth through programs and units (a) chartered to a local Baptist church or Baptist entity, even if the adult does not personally identify as a Baptist, or (b) as a Baptist adult serving in Scouting America programs or units, or those of another national youth-serving agency, even if the program or units are not chartered to a local Baptist church.
Self and spouse nominations will not be accepted.
The Good Shepherd award package contains a medal that can be worn around the neck, a lapel pin and an 8 ½” x 11” personalized color certificate.
ELIGIBILITY In addition to or as part of serving under one of the two categories noted above, a Good Shepherd candidate should:
1. Actively participate in the worship life and program of his or her congregation and be of substantial Christian character. (Hebrews 10:25, Jude 20-21)
2. Live the Christ-like life in other community affairs and organizations (Colossians 1:10).
3. Have a minimum of five years (twenty-five years for the Silver Good Shepherd) of cumulative active adult volunteer service in a local church and its ministries.
4. Have a minimum of five years (twenty-five years for the Silver Good Shepherd) of cumulative active adult volunteer service in Scouting America or another national youth-serving agency.
5. Assist in and/or actively promote youth involvement through the P.R.A.Y. programs.
6. Cooperate with one or more youth-serving agencies in promoting a “Duty to God” emphasis.
Silver Good Shepherd Award
The “Silver Good Shepherd Award” exists to recognize those adults meeting all the criteria for the Good Shepherd Award noted above and rendering that type of service to youth for a cumulative period of twenty five (25) years or more under Criteria 3 and 4. In rare instances, the “Silver” version may also be used, at the discretion of the Association of Baptist for Scouting Board, to recognize a Baptist adult’s significant positive impact on youth in a youth-serving agency or an adult’s positive impact on Baptist youth on a regional or national scale for a significant period of time.
Baptist Unit Award of Excellence
Baptist Unit Award of Excellence
BAPTIST UNIT AWARD CRITERIA:
Purpose: The Baptist Unit Award of Excellence is a three-level program that recognizes exemplary units chartered to Baptist Churches. Quality units with a leadership team committed to ministry become an integral part of the Church's outreach to the community. They have a positive impact on Scouts and their families and they rarely become dropped units.
Recognition: Units that earn the recognition are awarded a certificate and a ribbon. A distinctive patch may be purchased for each member of the unit at a cost of $1.65 each. To qualify for the recognition the unit must meet eight of the following requirements during the current charter year, including all requirements marked with an " * " asterisk. Note: This award is a three-levelaward. In the first-year units earn the level 1 recognition. In succeeding years, they may earn the level 2 and level 3 recognitions. Each successive award must be earned within two charter years of the previous level recognition (not more than six years).
Requirements: To qualify for recognition, a unit must meet eight of the following ten requirements during the current charter year, including all requirements marked with an asterisk.
* 1. A unit must have earned the BSA Journey To Excellence Unit Award (or equivalent) in the charter year just completed.
* 2. 30% or more of the registered youth members in the unit must be actively enrolled in or have completed the appropriate religious emblem for their age and religious affiliation.
* 3. The unit must provide regular worship opportunities when away from home on Sundays.
* 4. Either the unit leader or committee chairman must be an active member of a Baptist Church.
* 5. At least once each year, members of the unit must be instructed in the meaning and responsibilities embodied in the "Duty to God" principle of the Scout Oath and Law.
6. The minister or qualified pastoral appointee must be involved as a counselor in the P.R.A.Y. religious emblems program.
7. The unit must participate in Scout Sunday at the Baptist Church where it is operated.
8. At least half of the unit committee members must be active in a Baptist Church.
9. The unit must have completed at least one service project for the chartered organization during the last twelve months.
10. Scouts BSA Troops and Venture Crews must also have at least one chaplain-aide. The unit must have a designated adult serving as unit chaplain.
How to Apply: Upon completion of the requirements, fill out the application form and send to the Association of Baptists for Scouting, 1150 Hilfiker Lane SE, Salem, OR 97302. Include payment for the number of patches ordered at $1.60 each.