What is Royal Rangers?
Faith Community Church is honored to participate in the boy's ministry of Royal Rangers. Royal Rangers is a ministry that reaches across the United States and in over 65 nations around the world. It motivates boys spiritually through Bible study and memorization, devotionals, and Christian role models. Boys are strengthened mentally by an advanced awards-based weekly program.

Further, the boys increase their physical prowess by participation in age-specific activities and recreation. Finally, they are introduced to church, community, and nature-related activities to develop their social skills and awareness.

Dedicated leaders, called commanders, provide boys the necessary direction during a weekly outpost meeting. The meetings are designed to develop the total boy for Christ and offer love and understanding between the boy and a godly role model.
The experience as a Royal Ranger will be one of growth. He will grow in four ways:

• Mentally - by a merit-based advancement program
• Physically- by participation in age-specific activities and recreation
• Socially - through church and community service activities
• Spiritually- through Bible study and devotions.

What is the Royal Rangers Mission?
The mission of the Royal Rangers ministry is to “reach, teach, and keep boys for Christ.” Our purpose is to evangelize boys for Christ and to keep boys in the church. We aim to instruct, challenge, and inspire our boys in the areas of Bible doctrine, Christian service, moral conduct, and the basic beliefs of our church through interesting activities that the boys enjoy.

What are the Royal Ranger Goals?
The Royal Rangers ministry has four basic goals that we wish to attain. These goals are as follows:

1. To instruct in Bible doctrine - When a boy completes this program he should have a basic knowledge of what the Bible teaches.
2. To challenge for Christian service – When a boy completes the program he should be ready to take his place in the area of Christian service where God wants him to be.
3. To inspire a belief in the fundamental tenets of our church – When a boy completes the program he should be Christian in belief for the rest of his life.
4. To satisfy the boy’s basic need for activity – A boy engaged in this program should have enough interesting activities to do to prevent him from being tempted to engage in undesirable activities.

How do we achieve the desired results?
Here is how Royal Rangers works to attain the stated goals:

1. Through activities - Boys must have activities. If we do not provide a suitable outlet for their energies, they will find them elsewhere.
1. Camping is a magic word to the heart of a boy. It conjures up images of fun, adventure, achievement, and fellowship. Boys dream of camping out, building fires, cooking meals, and hiking in the woods. To fully enjoy camping, however, boys will be taught skills in fire craft, cooking, first aid, sanitation, rope craft, compass usage, nature study, etc. that will remain useful for the rest of their lives.
2. Games are important because through them boys can be taught citizenship, fair play, loyalty, and teamwork.
3. Outings stimulate new interests, provide a chance to do something different, and teach object lessons through discussions of the places visited.
4. Physical fitness activities teach the boys the importance of a strong, healthy body, teach the harmful effects of bad habits on the body, and teach that cleanliness and good health enhance our testimony.
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Stories capture the imaginations of the boys and put their minds to work on Biblical history and important life lessons.
2. Through instruction in Christian living – Through Royal Rangers, boys will learn proper conduct and a sense of responsibility.
1. Only through instruction and example can a boy learn proper personal conduct, social conduct, and moral conduct to be followed as a Christian.
2. Boys are expected to be responsible. The Royal Rangers program will develop the boy’s sense of responsibility to God, the church, their family, and their community.
3. Through Christian indoctrination – Boys in the Royal Rangers will be constantly exposed to God’s Word, educated in Bible doctrine, and taught to observe the fundamental beliefs of the Assemblies of God.

 Age Groups:

Boys in Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade (approximately ages 5-8) participate in the Ranger Kids program. This impressionable age group is foundational in providing the background and training for additional participation in the Royal Rangers program. The boys follow a well-designed three-year advancement trail that ends with their graduation to the Discovery Rangers program.

Boys in 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, and 5th Grade (approximately ages 8-10) participate in the Discovery Rangers program. This program has a flexible advancement structure based in camping and non-camping activities. Boys are able to move at their own pace within the merit-driven advancement system. Merit patches with red and blue borders, along with the orange-bordered Bible merits are aimed at this age group. Like the Ranger Kids program, Discovery Rangers has a three-year advancement trail that ends with the boys graduating into the Adventure Rangers program. 

Boys in 6th Grade, 7th Grade, and 8th Grade (approximately ages 11-13) participate in the Adventure Rangers program. Like the Discovery Rangers program, the boys will develop advanced camping and non-camping skills, and the advancement trail is merit driven. Merit patches with green and gold borders, along with the brown-bordered Bible merits are aimed at this age group. This is also when the boys can begin participation in the Frontiersman Camping Fellowship (FCF). At this time, the boys are working toward earning their Gold Medal of Achievement (GMA), the most prestigious award that any Royal Ranger can attain (and every bit as challenging as becoming an Eagle Scout in BSA).

Young men who are freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors in high school (approximately ages 14-17) participate in the Expedition Rangers program. The boys are able to follow different paths as Air Rangers, Sea Rangers, Trail Rangers, High Action Rangers, and more. Silver bordered merits are designed specifically for the Expedition Rangers program and participants are able to perform Christian service missions and attend HonorBound Men’s Ministries events. Another part of the Expedition Rangers advancement trail is the Spirit Challenge. This is part of the final step in preparing the young men of the church to assume leadership roles (in their home and in their church). Young men wishing to participate in the Expedition Rangers will also need to be highly involved in the Youth ministry. Of course, this means that Expedition Ranger meetings will not take place on Wednesday nights, but rather as can be arranged by the Commander and interested boys.

The information contained on this website has been assembled from a variety of sources including the Ranger Kids Handbook, the Royal Rangers Leader’s Manual, the Ranger Kids Leader’s Guide, and the Royal Rangers national website (found at http://royalrangers.ag.org). Additional information compiled by Commander Sid Zeiler and the commanders of Faith Community Church.
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.