I. FCF OR FRONTIERSMAN CAMPING FELLOWSHIP:
1. Our motto is “To Give and Serve.” We seek to give the love of Christ to those around us and to serve people and the church to demonstrate that love.
2. Our boys Ministry provides mentorship between Godly men and boys.
3. Provides for a rite of passage experience for men and boys. A rite of passage was something that all boys in primitive cultures had. It was seen as imperative for a boy to successfully transition to manhood, from being a self-centered boy to a responsible, contributing and productive member of society.
4. Our Glowing Embers Ministry provides mentorship between Godly women and girls, and helps to cement the bonds of family.
5. Each Ministry provides Christian fellowship, camaraderie, & accountability.
6. Our ministries get together for good family fellowship, and biblical teaching.
II. A Small Group Father/Son, Godly Man/boy Mentoring Program.
1. Our purpose is to Reach, Teach and Keep boys for Jesus Christ.
2. To present Godly male role models to mentor boys/men into manhood.
1) Some of these relationships last a life time.
2) Some come back to God because of FCF.
3) Many FCF brothers become full time ministers, pastors, missionaries, evangelist, leaders in the denomination, servants in the church, and great help to pastors.
3. To teach and model what it is to be a man, a Godly man, and a servant leader in the family they are part of, the church they attend and the community they live in.
III. HOW DOES FCF DO THIS?
1. In a weekly small group meeting uses activities that the boys and men like to do together to facilitate the Mentor/boy bond.
2. Exposes the boy to activities and learning experiences that he may have never tried before so he can learn about, explore and experience the world.
3. These activities also answer the natural curiosity and sense of adventure that every boy has, and provides opportunities for achievement, which increases self-confidence.
4. Activities can include, camping, hiking, wilderness skills, carpentry, plumbing, church and family service, bible knowledge and almost anything you can think of. Merits and medals are earned and awarded on completion of each. Activities can be tailored around your boys and what they like to do.
5. The Patrol method if implemented helps to teach leadership skills. There are also special camps that teach leadership skills.
IV. WHY IS FCF NEEDED TODAY?
1. Spiritual powers in high places are on an all out attack against boys turning into good responsible men, Christian men and good Fathers.
2. Boys are being confused about their gender, and being taught that men are mean, evil, bullies.
3. Radical Feminist are forcing their way into boys groups where Man/boy mentoring is disrupted.
4. There is an ABSENT FATHER CRISIS IN AMERICA
5. 19.7 Million children, more than 1 in 4, live without a father in the home. 2017 US Census Bureau:
6. Millions more have dads who are physically present, but emotionally absent.
7. An estimated 24.7 million children (33%) live absent their biological father.
8. 26 out of the 27 most recent mass shooting perpetrators had no father living at home.
9. There is a father factor in nearly all social ills facing America today and the Royal Ranger program can help to solve many of these issues by providing good one on one Godly Male Roles Models who teach and guide boys into becoming good Godly men and Fathers who serve their families, church, God, and communities where they live.
10. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, “Living Arrangements of Children under 18 Years/1 and Marital Status of Parents by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin/2 and Selected Characteristics of the Child for all Children 2010.” Table C3. 2010.V.
FCF HELPS TO ANSWER THESE ISSUES
1. A father knelt down in front of his son and told him to be careful where he stepped. The little boy replied, “You be careful because I walk in your footsteps. If a boy does not have a good father present, then whose footsteps is he going to walk in? How about if our boys walk in the footsteps of his FCF Mentor?
2. If run right and fully supported by the Church, the Pastor, the leadership and the men of the Church, can make a overwhelming impact on the problems we are facing in America and the Church today.
3. Many boys in American don’t have a father, mentor or positive male role model in their lives and the problems in America that arise because of it are increasing, the church needs a ministry like FCF to answer these ministry needs.
4. Many men are sitting in the pews of the church, still as boys or men but not stepping up into the next phase of healthy development as men by becoming mentors. FCF makes mentors out of boys & men.
5. Men need FCF just as much as the boys do.
1) FCF provides the opportunity for men to become mentors to the boys of the church who need them as positive one-on-one role models and the men need to mentor.
2) The most important and essential aspect of FCF is the mentoring relationship that goes on and not the activities we do. Those are the vehicle to connect mentors to boys.
3) If your boys and men don’t like camping, then find the activities they do like, and let them enjoy those together.
6. Every church that has men and boys in it, should have a functioning FCF program and a Men’s Ministry program to support it.
7. As a Pastor myself, Pastor’s should be strongly encouraging all of their men to become involved in FCF and in men’s ministries. Church tends to appeal to women, so this is a way for Church to appeal to men, and for them to participate in a substantial way, which increases their faith.
8. FCF also teaches boys how and what it means to be a man.
1) To embrace their maleness. Not be ashamed of it.
2) Teach them how to be proper men who follow Christ’s example.
3) Become the leaders they were meant to be in the church, in their families & in their communities.
VI. ABSENT FATHER CRISIS IN AMERICA
1. 26 out of the 27 most recent mass shooting perpetrators had no father living at home.
2. 19.7 Million children, more than 1 in 4, live without a father in the home. 2017 US Census Bureau
1) Millions more have dads who are physically present, but emotionally absent.
2) If it were classified as a disease, fatherlessness would be an epidemic & a national emergency.
3. There is a father factor in nearly all social ills facing America today.
4. An estimated 24.7 million children (33%) live absent their biological father. U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, “Living Arrangements of Children under 18 Years/1 and Marital Status of Parents by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin/2 and Selected Characteristics of the Child for all Children 2010.” Table C3. Internet Release Date Nov, 2010.
5. Students in grades 1 through 12, 39 percent (17.7 million) live in homes absent their biological fathers. Source: Nord, Christine Winquist, and Jerry West. Fathers’ and Mothers’ Involvement in their Children’s Schools by Family Type and Resident Status. Table 1. (NCES 2001-032). Washington, DC: U.S. Dept of Education, National Center of Education Statistics, 2001.
6. 57.6% of black children, 31.2% of Hispanic children, and 20.7% of white children are living absent their biological fathers. Source: Family Structure and Children’s Living Arrangements 2012. Current Population Report. U.S. Census Bureau July 1, 2012.
7. According to 72.2 % of the U.S. population, fatherlessness is the most significant family or social problem facing America. Source: National Center for Fathering, Fathering in America Poll, January, 1999.
8. More Statistics:
1) 80 % of rapist come from fatherless homes
2) 63% of teen suicides came from fatherless homes
3) 90% of runaways and homeless children come from fatherless homes
4) 90% of repeat arsonists come from a fatherless home
5) 85% of youth in prison grew up in a home without a father.
6) 70% of youth in state operated psychiatric care have no father.
7) Fatherless boys are twice as likely to drop out of school.
8) Fatherless boys are twice as likely to end up in jail
9) Fatherless boys are four times as likely to have emotional and behavioral problems
9. 45 percent of un-churched young adults identified the opportunity to receive advice from people with similar life experiences (A Mentor) as very important.
10. 68 percent of churched young adults identified the opportunity to receive advice from people with similar life experiences (A Mentor) as very important.
11. Churched/un-churched young adults desire a maximum number of small group activities that promote relationship and belonging.
12. Churched/un-churched young adults want a maximum number of opportunities to connect with a mentor.
VII. BIBLICAL REASONS WHY MENTORING IS NECESSARY
1. Jethro mentored Moses. Moses mentored Joshua and the elders of Israel. And Joshua mentored the other remaining leaders of his army.
2. Eli mentored Samuel. Samuel mentored Saul and David. Ahithophel and Nathan the prophet also mentored David. David became Israel's greatest king. David mentored his army commanders and government officials to establish the united nation of Israel. David also mentored Solomon. Solomon mentored the Queen of Sheba, who returned to her people with his wisdom in the form of Proverbs that applied God's laws.
3. Elijah mentored Elisha. Elisha mentored king Jehoash and others.
4. Daniel mentored Nebuchadnezzar, who humbled himself before God.
5. Mordecai mentored Esther. Esther mentored King Artaxerxes, which led to the liberation of God's people.
6. Priscilla and Aquila mentored Apollos, and this resulted in a much-improved ministry for Apollos.
7. And finally, Jesus mentored the twelve disciples one on one in a small group.
8. They established the Christian church. The apostles mentored hundreds of other leaders, including Paul.
9. Paul mentored Titus, Timothy, and many others.
10. Timothy mentored "faithful men" such as Epaphras. Epaphras and the other faithful men mentored others also, which led to a chain reaction that resulted in dozens of new churches in Asia. Ultimately, this specific mentoring chain is the beginning point of our churches today.
11. He told them to go & do likewise & this was how the church was built.Mt 28:19
12. 2 Tim 2:2 And the [instructions] which you have heard from me along with many witnesses, transmit and entrust [as a deposit] to reliable and faithful men who will be competent and qualified to teach others also.
13. Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another.
14. Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.
15. Titus 2:3-4 Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
16. Psalm 71:18 And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to all who are to come.
17. 1 Thessalonians 2:8 Having so fond an affection for you, we were well-pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us.
18. Titus 2:3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good,
19. Proverbs 9:9 Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser, Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning.
20. Proverbs 1:5 A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,
21. Philippians 4:9 The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
22. Jn 14:26 "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, & bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.
23. Matthew 28:19-20 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
24. Proverbs 13:20 He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm.
25. Hebrews 13:7 Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith.
VIII. WHAT FCF TEACHES – How to become a Godly Man
4 RED STEPS– 4 Ways a boy can be a Godly Man
5. Boys will often open up around a campfire when they won’t open up in other way. Provide these opportunities for the boys and men of your church today!
1. Our motto is “To Give and Serve.” We seek to give the love of Christ to those around us and to serve people and the church to demonstrate that love.
2. Our boys Ministry provides mentorship between Godly men and boys.
3. Provides for a rite of passage experience for men and boys. A rite of passage was something that all boys in primitive cultures had. It was seen as imperative for a boy to successfully transition to manhood, from being a self-centered boy to a responsible, contributing and productive member of society.
4. Our Glowing Embers Ministry provides mentorship between Godly women and girls, and helps to cement the bonds of family.
5. Each Ministry provides Christian fellowship, camaraderie, & accountability.
6. Our ministries get together for good family fellowship, and biblical teaching.
II. A Small Group Father/Son, Godly Man/boy Mentoring Program.
1. Our purpose is to Reach, Teach and Keep boys for Jesus Christ.
2. To present Godly male role models to mentor boys/men into manhood.
1) Some of these relationships last a life time.
2) Some come back to God because of FCF.
3) Many FCF brothers become full time ministers, pastors, missionaries, evangelist, leaders in the denomination, servants in the church, and great help to pastors.
3. To teach and model what it is to be a man, a Godly man, and a servant leader in the family they are part of, the church they attend and the community they live in.
III. HOW DOES FCF DO THIS?
1. In a weekly small group meeting uses activities that the boys and men like to do together to facilitate the Mentor/boy bond.
2. Exposes the boy to activities and learning experiences that he may have never tried before so he can learn about, explore and experience the world.
3. These activities also answer the natural curiosity and sense of adventure that every boy has, and provides opportunities for achievement, which increases self-confidence.
4. Activities can include, camping, hiking, wilderness skills, carpentry, plumbing, church and family service, bible knowledge and almost anything you can think of. Merits and medals are earned and awarded on completion of each. Activities can be tailored around your boys and what they like to do.
5. The Patrol method if implemented helps to teach leadership skills. There are also special camps that teach leadership skills.
IV. WHY IS FCF NEEDED TODAY?
1. Spiritual powers in high places are on an all out attack against boys turning into good responsible men, Christian men and good Fathers.
2. Boys are being confused about their gender, and being taught that men are mean, evil, bullies.
3. Radical Feminist are forcing their way into boys groups where Man/boy mentoring is disrupted.
4. There is an ABSENT FATHER CRISIS IN AMERICA
5. 19.7 Million children, more than 1 in 4, live without a father in the home. 2017 US Census Bureau:
6. Millions more have dads who are physically present, but emotionally absent.
7. An estimated 24.7 million children (33%) live absent their biological father.
8. 26 out of the 27 most recent mass shooting perpetrators had no father living at home.
9. There is a father factor in nearly all social ills facing America today and the Royal Ranger program can help to solve many of these issues by providing good one on one Godly Male Roles Models who teach and guide boys into becoming good Godly men and Fathers who serve their families, church, God, and communities where they live.
10. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, “Living Arrangements of Children under 18 Years/1 and Marital Status of Parents by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin/2 and Selected Characteristics of the Child for all Children 2010.” Table C3. 2010.V.
FCF HELPS TO ANSWER THESE ISSUES
1. A father knelt down in front of his son and told him to be careful where he stepped. The little boy replied, “You be careful because I walk in your footsteps. If a boy does not have a good father present, then whose footsteps is he going to walk in? How about if our boys walk in the footsteps of his FCF Mentor?
2. If run right and fully supported by the Church, the Pastor, the leadership and the men of the Church, can make a overwhelming impact on the problems we are facing in America and the Church today.
3. Many boys in American don’t have a father, mentor or positive male role model in their lives and the problems in America that arise because of it are increasing, the church needs a ministry like FCF to answer these ministry needs.
4. Many men are sitting in the pews of the church, still as boys or men but not stepping up into the next phase of healthy development as men by becoming mentors. FCF makes mentors out of boys & men.
5. Men need FCF just as much as the boys do.
1) FCF provides the opportunity for men to become mentors to the boys of the church who need them as positive one-on-one role models and the men need to mentor.
2) The most important and essential aspect of FCF is the mentoring relationship that goes on and not the activities we do. Those are the vehicle to connect mentors to boys.
3) If your boys and men don’t like camping, then find the activities they do like, and let them enjoy those together.
6. Every church that has men and boys in it, should have a functioning FCF program and a Men’s Ministry program to support it.
7. As a Pastor myself, Pastor’s should be strongly encouraging all of their men to become involved in FCF and in men’s ministries. Church tends to appeal to women, so this is a way for Church to appeal to men, and for them to participate in a substantial way, which increases their faith.
8. FCF also teaches boys how and what it means to be a man.
1) To embrace their maleness. Not be ashamed of it.
2) Teach them how to be proper men who follow Christ’s example.
3) Become the leaders they were meant to be in the church, in their families & in their communities.
VI. ABSENT FATHER CRISIS IN AMERICA
1. 26 out of the 27 most recent mass shooting perpetrators had no father living at home.
2. 19.7 Million children, more than 1 in 4, live without a father in the home. 2017 US Census Bureau
1) Millions more have dads who are physically present, but emotionally absent.
2) If it were classified as a disease, fatherlessness would be an epidemic & a national emergency.
3. There is a father factor in nearly all social ills facing America today.
4. An estimated 24.7 million children (33%) live absent their biological father. U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, “Living Arrangements of Children under 18 Years/1 and Marital Status of Parents by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin/2 and Selected Characteristics of the Child for all Children 2010.” Table C3. Internet Release Date Nov, 2010.
5. Students in grades 1 through 12, 39 percent (17.7 million) live in homes absent their biological fathers. Source: Nord, Christine Winquist, and Jerry West. Fathers’ and Mothers’ Involvement in their Children’s Schools by Family Type and Resident Status. Table 1. (NCES 2001-032). Washington, DC: U.S. Dept of Education, National Center of Education Statistics, 2001.
6. 57.6% of black children, 31.2% of Hispanic children, and 20.7% of white children are living absent their biological fathers. Source: Family Structure and Children’s Living Arrangements 2012. Current Population Report. U.S. Census Bureau July 1, 2012.
7. According to 72.2 % of the U.S. population, fatherlessness is the most significant family or social problem facing America. Source: National Center for Fathering, Fathering in America Poll, January, 1999.
8. More Statistics:
1) 80 % of rapist come from fatherless homes
2) 63% of teen suicides came from fatherless homes
3) 90% of runaways and homeless children come from fatherless homes
4) 90% of repeat arsonists come from a fatherless home
5) 85% of youth in prison grew up in a home without a father.
6) 70% of youth in state operated psychiatric care have no father.
7) Fatherless boys are twice as likely to drop out of school.
8) Fatherless boys are twice as likely to end up in jail
9) Fatherless boys are four times as likely to have emotional and behavioral problems
9. 45 percent of un-churched young adults identified the opportunity to receive advice from people with similar life experiences (A Mentor) as very important.
10. 68 percent of churched young adults identified the opportunity to receive advice from people with similar life experiences (A Mentor) as very important.
11. Churched/un-churched young adults desire a maximum number of small group activities that promote relationship and belonging.
12. Churched/un-churched young adults want a maximum number of opportunities to connect with a mentor.
VII. BIBLICAL REASONS WHY MENTORING IS NECESSARY
1. Jethro mentored Moses. Moses mentored Joshua and the elders of Israel. And Joshua mentored the other remaining leaders of his army.
2. Eli mentored Samuel. Samuel mentored Saul and David. Ahithophel and Nathan the prophet also mentored David. David became Israel's greatest king. David mentored his army commanders and government officials to establish the united nation of Israel. David also mentored Solomon. Solomon mentored the Queen of Sheba, who returned to her people with his wisdom in the form of Proverbs that applied God's laws.
3. Elijah mentored Elisha. Elisha mentored king Jehoash and others.
4. Daniel mentored Nebuchadnezzar, who humbled himself before God.
5. Mordecai mentored Esther. Esther mentored King Artaxerxes, which led to the liberation of God's people.
6. Priscilla and Aquila mentored Apollos, and this resulted in a much-improved ministry for Apollos.
7. And finally, Jesus mentored the twelve disciples one on one in a small group.
8. They established the Christian church. The apostles mentored hundreds of other leaders, including Paul.
9. Paul mentored Titus, Timothy, and many others.
10. Timothy mentored "faithful men" such as Epaphras. Epaphras and the other faithful men mentored others also, which led to a chain reaction that resulted in dozens of new churches in Asia. Ultimately, this specific mentoring chain is the beginning point of our churches today.
11. He told them to go & do likewise & this was how the church was built.Mt 28:19
12. 2 Tim 2:2 And the [instructions] which you have heard from me along with many witnesses, transmit and entrust [as a deposit] to reliable and faithful men who will be competent and qualified to teach others also.
13. Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another.
14. Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.
15. Titus 2:3-4 Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good, so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
16. Psalm 71:18 And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to all who are to come.
17. 1 Thessalonians 2:8 Having so fond an affection for you, we were well-pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us.
18. Titus 2:3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good,
19. Proverbs 9:9 Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser, Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning.
20. Proverbs 1:5 A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,
21. Philippians 4:9 The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
22. Jn 14:26 "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, & bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.
23. Matthew 28:19-20 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
24. Proverbs 13:20 He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm.
25. Hebrews 13:7 Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith.
VIII. WHAT FCF TEACHES – How to become a Godly Man
4 RED STEPS– 4 Ways a boy can be a Godly Man
- Loving God – Salvation and Water Baptism
- Holy Spirit – Power to love others and to do what is right under the Holy Spirits direction, guidance, and wisdom, to undo Satan’s works
- Loving Others – Jesus Christ’s new command
- Holiness – Doing what is right when no one is looking.
- MENTALLY - Taught how to think for themselves. Given instructions on the Bible, Witnessing, How to pray & share the Gospel, Life skills & how to take care of yourself & others.
- PHYSICALLY – Encouraged to be active and strong.
- SPIRITUALLY – Given Biblical and Spiritual instruction.
- SOCIALLY – How to properly treat others. Love your neighbor as you love yourself.
- 8 BLUE STEPS - How to be a Godly Man…
- Alert – He is mentally, physically, spiritually alert!
- Clean – He is clean in body, mind, and speech.
- Honest – He does not lie, cheat, or steel.
- Courageous – He is brave in spite of danger, criticism, or threats.
- Loyal – He is loyal to church, family, outpost & friends.
- Courteous – He is polite, kind and thoughtful.
- Obedient – He obeys God, his parents, leaders, and those in authority.
- Selflessness – He puts others before himself.
- To be Ready for Anything because a man should be able to take care of himself and his family no matter what the circumstances even without modern conveniences/technology.
- Bible Merit
- Toolcraft Merit
- Firecraft Merit
- Campcraft Merit
- Navigation Merit
- Shelters Merit
- Cooking Merit
- Bachelors Merit
5. Boys will often open up around a campfire when they won’t open up in other way. Provide these opportunities for the boys and men of your church today!