Salvation Army Boys Adventure Corps
From Sawiki
For years, boys in first through eighth grade have enjoyed participating in The Salvation Army's Adventure Corps. The group uses a format similar to the Boy Scouts, emblem earning, and focuses on working with others, providing service within the community, learning about other cultures, meeting new people, and building friendships. Younger Adventure Corps members (grades first-fourth) are considered Explorers, whereas fifth through eighth grade boys are referred to as Rangers.
In addition to earning emblems in a wide range of subjects and activities, boys in the Adventure Corps have the opportunity to participate in service projects and attend summer camps.
A revised Adventure Corps program debuted in June 1997, along with a four volume leaders manual available in June 2000. Within this program, required training for leaders is heavily emphasized. Each leader must attend a mandatory leadership program that both informs him/her about the Adventure Corps curriculum, and teaches leadership strategies necessary for guiding young people through the program. Him or her you ask? In the updated Adventure Corps there are both male and female leaders, and older teens, in tenth and twelfth grade or above, are encouraged to assist those in leadership roles. This keeps older high schoolers involved in the program, and fosters future leadership.
Adventure Corps Motto: "Adventure With Christ"
Adventure Corps Pledge: I promise to explore God's Word and God's world to find ways to serve Him and help others; to develop and guard good habits so that I will grow as God desires; and to adventure into the world with the "good news" of Jesus Christ.
Adventure Corps Prayer: "Lord Jesus, help me to discover You as the Way, the Truth and the Life, and to find for myself that following You is the greatest adventure of all."
