A History of Royal Rangers
Can be found at:
http://www.royalrangers.ag.org/about/history.cfm

                            

Ranger Kids—the trail to fun and adventure—is an exciting program for boys in kindergarten, first and second grades. Boys in this age group participate in great fun and excitement that will allow boys to develop their interests and needs as well as mold their character.

Weekly experiences and activities are enhanced through a specific advancement system designed to give the boys a sense of achievement and purpose. 

Discovery Rangers is a fun and exciting program for boys in third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade. Not only does the boy get to discover great indoor and outdoor activities, he will get to make many new friends.

Requirements to Become a Discovery Ranger
If the boy has promoted from Ranger Kids into Discovery Rangers, he should have completed the necessary recruit requirements as one of his last tasks as a Ranger Kid. The boy's Discovery Rangers records or Handbook will contain the information verifying that he has completed the recruit requirements.

If the boy is joining Royal Rangers for the first time as a Discovery Ranger, he will need to complete the following recruit steps:

Adventurers from the past include men like Christopher Columbus, who sailed west into uncharted waters to get to India and discovered the American continents; Nicolaus Copernicus, who developed a new theory about the arrangement of our universe; and Jedidiah Strong Smith, who explored the wilds of America's western frontier. These are men who inspire us all to probe and expand our horizons.

As Adventure Rangers, sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade young men have the chance to do as these men. A Ranger is one who explores new frontiers, so the Adventure Ranger will explore new areas as he learns the history of Royal Rangers and takes advantage of opportunities for the future.

If the young man was promoted from Discovery Rangers into Adventure Rangers, he should have completed the necessary recruit requirements as one of his last tasks as a Discovery Ranger. The young man's Discovery Rangers records or Handbook will contain the information verifying that he has completed the recruit requirements.

If the boy is joining Royal Rangers for the first time as an Adventure Ranger, he will need to complete the following recruit steps:

Expedition Rangers is the exciting ministry for older youth. It has four primary categories:

Achievement through the advancement system to continue to earn awards.
Leadership training skills through junior camps and working in Royal Rangers and Youth ministries.
Service through a variety of ministry opportunities.
Activities through high action activities that challenge youth with adventure.

Each of the four categories is linked together with the "Spirit Challenge", a weekly Bible study developed specifically for older teens. There are also over one hundred different silver merits providing trmemdous options to learn different skills, participate in sports and youth ministries.

Royal Rangers is developing youth for the future through our four-phase strategy: Evangelism, Discipleship, Missions, and Ministry.

Royal Rangers and National Youth Ministries encourage churches to provide both Youth ministries and Expedition Rangers for their teens. This can be accomlished by having hte ministries on different days and will allow you many options as you participate in these excellent ministries.

Requirements to Become an Expedition Ranger
If the young man has earned his recruit rating in any of the other groups (Ranger Kids, Discovery Rangers, or Adventure Rangers), it is not necessary for him to repeat the requirement steps.

If the boy is joining Royal Rangers for the first time as an Expedition Ranger, he will need to complete the following recruit steps:

                   

 

All information on this page from the National Royal Rangers Site at http://www.royalrangers.ag.org/

 

Royal Ranger Emblem ® 1976 by The General Council of the Assemblies of God; Springfield, Missouri 65802-1894. The Royal Ranger Emblem may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronically, mechanically, photocopies, recording, or otherwise—without prior written permission from the national Royal Rangers Ministries.

Updated February 5, 2004