Our current Venturing Adviser is no longer the Venturing Adviser. He is now the Bishop of our congregation. My walking partner is now the Bishop. I need to watch what I tell him. :)
So for the second time in 11 months our congregation is looking for a new Venturing Adviser and a new Young Men's President. I am excited for my friend who is now serving as Bishop for the second time in his very young life. I am grateful, again, to have a Bishop who I know and love. And I am extremely grateful that he is working on his tickets and has been Wood Badge trained.
I sat down 10 days ago to write the now released Bishop a letter to ask him to go to Wood Badge. And twice I tried to finish it and twice I was told to not to bother.
So as the Scoutmaster, the new Bishop and I sat down last night to break bread with our families the Scoutmaster and I asked each other who would serve as the Venturing Adviser that we could manipulate and get away with doing what we want. We made a couple suggestions and I emphasized my #1 thought on who this leader should be. Whoever he should be, he needs to be there 100% of the time. I know that limits men who travel for work but a good leader is there almost ever time something is going on. Having a reliable man at Church and Scout meetings 99% of the time is a must.
2 comments:
Isn't change fun? I know what that's like!
I have asked, and begged, and pleaded my bishop to go to Wood Badge and get more involved in Venturing (and the Priest's quorum) without much success. I can imagine how good this will be for those young men.
Could not agree more that this change thought sucks for me a bit (gotta train a new guy and learn how to manipulate him into doing what I want) is VERY good for the boys. Nothing better than knowing your Bishop and being able to go and speak with him about issues or just plain know him personally. I think this is setting up our ward to send about 8 missionaries in about 4-5 years and hopefully that many Eagles within about the next 18 months.
I hate change.
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