Philmont Training Center is offering a course entitled “Religious Emblems for Youth and Adults.” It will be held during the relationships week, July 29 - August 4, 2007. Council professionals and volunteers responsible for membership, as well as individuals interested in promoting Duty to God and the religious emblems programs of all faiths, should plan now to attend. The course will focus on Religious Emblems as a membership tool, looking at retention, increasing membership from current chartered partners and as a tool for reaching under served areas of your council. The other emphasis of the class will be on Religious emblems as programs that can reinforce BSA values in boys as well as on how and why to promote them. This course is open to registered Scouters.

Here is a link to the tentative syllabus.

• Relationships Conferences 2007 Brochure
• Tentative syllabus - Religious Emblems course at Philmont Training Center, July 29 - August 4, 2007

Other courses being offered during Relationships Week at Philmont:

• Membership/Relationships Committee
• Scouting in the Catholic Church
• Scouting in the Church's Ministry
• United Methodist Scouter's Workshop
• Scouting in the Jewish Community

Council Scout Executive Supports Religious Emblems Course
Ed Harvey, Scout Executive of Cherokee Area Council in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, attended the first Religious Emblems course at the Philmont Training Center in August 2005. Upon the request of P.R.A.Y. CEO, Mark Hazlewood, Ed Harvey wrote a letter endorsing this course.  Click here to read his letter.

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