1.   Church Board

·   Understand how the youth agency programs can be a part of youth ministry

·   Articulate the benefits to working with youth agencies

·   Incorporate building relationships with the local councils into the church plan

·   Assign responsibilities for these objectives to the appropriate groups

2.       Pastors

·         Encourage committees and departments to include scouting programs in their planning

·         Help teach P.R.A.Y. classes and conduct the final review session

·         Use scouting groups to make the church more visible in the community

3.       Christian Education

·   Offer “P.R.A.Y.” classes to all children and youth (not just Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts)

·   Encourage adults to participate in the P.R.A.Y. Mentor program

·   Display P.R.A.Y. program service projects (use bulletin boards, table top displays, banners, etc.)

·   Help plan devotions and worship services for camping and other events

·   Help scouts understand and fulfill their “duty to God”

·   Help young people connect the values they learn in scouting with the Bible lessons they learn in Sunday School

4.       Worship Committee

·   Plan special worship services for Boy Scout and Girl Scout Sundays

·   Recognize P.R.A.Y. award recipients and present them with their awards during worship services

5.       Men’s and Women’s Fellowship Groups

·         Help sponsor a Boy Scout or Girl Scout Troop

·         Help sponsor young people who want to earn a P.R.A.Y. award

·         Provide service opportunities for troops

·         Partner with a troop on a specific project

6.       Building Committee

·         Help coordinate scouting events and the church calendar

·         List the services available to troops (meeting room, storage, etc.)

·         List the responsibilities of the troop and what facilities require special permission

7.       Outreach

·         Invite scouts and their families to church events and worship services

·         Connect the troop to the church as much as possible (make the church visible at all troop events)

·         Invite members of the community to join the scout troop

·         Volunteer to help with interfaith events for the local council (Ten Commandment Hikes, interfaith tours, Scout Sunday Celebrations, etc.)

·         Publicize P.R.A.Y. classes and open them up to youth (and other scouts) in the community

8.       Membership

·   Identify adults to work with troops

·   Encourage adults to share their talents with troops and to be resources for specific badges, career information, role models

·   Invite scouting groups to special events

·   Ask scouting groups to help with special events

9.       Youth Group

·   Invite members from the scouting troop to a special youth group event

·   Bring the two groups together to work on the P.R.A.Y. programs

·   Attend religious retreats and youth events together

10.   Newsletter

·   Publish names of P.R.A.Y. award recipients

·   Publicize Interfaith events (Ten Commandment hikes, interfaith tours, Boy Scout Sunday/Sabbath Celebrations)

·   Promote Scouting (Duty to God)

·   Announce workshops and opportunities for adult leaders