Brad Harris

Feb 1998 Venturing Started

He was offered a job to create the Venturing Program

Three Focuses of Scouting: Character, Citizenship and Fitness

Methods of Scouting

Boy Scouts                               Varsity                         Venturing

P- atrol                                     S – quad                       A – dult Association

A – dvancement                       A                                 L – Leadership

U – niform                                U                                 R – ecognition

L – eadership                           L                                  I – deals

S – couting Ideals                     S                                  G – roup Activities

O – utdoors                              O                                 H – igh Adventure

A – dult Association                 A                                 T – eaching others

Notice, “Uniforms” is not one of the methods used in Venturing.  Venture Scouts can decide to wear the scout uniform, the venture uniform, create their own uniform, or decide not to have a uniform at all.

Teaching Others

Many requirements in the Venturing Handbook help Priests learn to teach (preparing them for missions)

Give Ranger Book to opinion maker in the crew and asking for feedback or activities

PCI – Program Capability Inventory

Have the Young Men hand out PCI to all HP, Elders and Relief Society

Activity Interest Survey

Young Men fill out the survey to find out what interests they have.

Program

Venture Advisor facilitates activites, does not plan then and carry them out.

Venture Handbook

Awards

You can change requirements to fit your needs

Religious Life (LDS) Personalized

Annual Retreat – to help plan year of activities

Brainstorming session

Outings unite youth

Reflexion – Review

Each activity should be followed by a “reflection” to try and find the spiritual side of each activity or event.

Venturing Leadership Skills Guidebook

Many activities and teaching skills taught

Teach to delegate

Don’t do it alone

Division of Responsibility Chart

Same Person    Young Mens President – Venture Advisor -

Same Person    1st Counselor - Teachers Quorum Advisor - Varsity Coach -

Same Person 2nd Counselor -  Deacons Quorum Advisor - Scout Master

a Notebook is a physical symbol of a calling to the young men

After training the young men leaders, Adult leaders shouldn’t speak in meeting except for when they are called on.  Let the young men leaders lead.  He told his Priest Quorum that if he spoke without being called on, they could slug him in the arm.  It is hard to do, but he does it every Sunday.  He doesn’t speak.

Reflexion

Do immediately after an activity,

No put downs

Ask open ended questions

Steer group with spiritual questions