Religious
Life Bronze Award
To earn the Bronze Award for RELIGIOUS LIFE activities, do nine of the
following:
- Earn your denomination's
Venturing-age religious award.
See pages 72-73 of this book; pages 12-13 of Relationships Resources
No. 4-400; or the Duty to God brochure, No. 5-879
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- Learn about cultural diversity.
- Make a presentation or tabletop display using the
information you
learned in (a) above.
OR
- Invite someone from a different cultural background
from yours and the majority of your crew's members to give a
presentation on a subject of his or her choosing. Introduce your guest.
- Participate in a discussion about cultural diversity
with your crew, Sunday school class, or other group.
- Plan and lead a service project
such as helping to build a Habitat for Humanity house, participating in
a community cleanup project, or taking on a fix-up project for a
nursing home or nursery.
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- Serve as a volunteer in your church or synagogue or
other nonprofit organization for at least three months.
- Keep a personal journal of your experiences each time
you worked as a volunteer.
- After you have served as a volunteer for at least three
months, share your experiences and how you feel about your service with
others.
- Go on a religious retreat or
religious trek lasting at least two days.
- Produce or be a cast member in
some type of entertainment production with a religious or ethical
theme, such as a play, a puppet show, or concert for a group such as a
play, a puppet show, or concert for a group such as a children's group,
retirement home, homeless shelter, or Cub Scout or Boy Scout group.
- Serve as president, leader, or
officer of your Sunday school class or
youth group.
- Complete a Standard First Aid
course or higher course or its equivalent.
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- Participate in at least two Ethical Controversies
activities as a participant.
- Be a facilitator for at least two Ethical Controversies
activities for your crew, another crew, your school class, a Boy Scout
troop, or another group.
- Lead or be a staff member putting on an Ethics Forum
for your crew, your church or synagogue, or your school class.
- Serve as a Sunday school teacher
or assistant for a children's Sunday school class for at least three
months, or as a volunteer for a church/synagogue children's activity
such as vacation Bible school. (This must be different than
requirement 4 above.)
- Meet with your church or
synagogue minister/rabbi/leader to find out what he or she does, what
they had to do to become your leader, and what they think is the most
important element of their job.
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