1. SPIRITUALITY AND ROVERS
COMPETENCY
Apply the Scouting Principle of “Duty to God” within a Rover Crew

2. Spirituality and Rovers
AIM
To raise the awareness of Spirituality within the Rover Section
LEARNING OUTCOMES (What)
Demonstrate an understanding of Spirituality
Display a knowledge of the resources that are available
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA (How)
Explain how to raise the awareness of Spirituality within your Rover Crew
List six references dealing with spirituality and Rovers

3. 2nd Australian Rover Forum
Topic 2
Does the Rover program cover all aspects of the Scout Program (social, physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual) adequately and equally or are some bits neglected?
How could this be improved?

4. Aim of Scouting
To encourage the PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL and SPIRITUAL development of young people so that they may take a constructive place in society as responsible citizens, and as members of their local, national and international communities.

5. 2nd Australian Rover Forum
Recommendations
Develop a training course on spirituality and Rovers
Increase awareness of what spiritual development encompasses
Encourage discussion about the meaning of the Scout Promise
Rover Councils should develop and hold a library of useful resources

6. Principles of Scouting
Duty to God
Duty to Others
Duty to Self

7. Scout Promise On my honour I promise that I will do my best
To do my duty to my God
And to (the Queen of) Australia
To help other people
And to live by the Scout Law

8. Religious Obligation (Duty to God)
Belief and conviction in the existence of God
Encourage the spiritual growth and development of Scouts
Regular use of selected prayers and Scouts Own
Encourage attendance to sponsored groups activities
Facilitate Scouts attending services of their own denomination

9. Religion and Spirituality
Religion can be defined as having a relationship with God through a Church or other religious organisation.
Spirituality can be defined as encouraging the spiritual growth of Scouts (ie Rovers) and providing opportunities for self examination and development of personal values.
David Cossart (Branch Rover Adviser-ACT)

10. BP said in Rovering to Success
“Religion very briefly stated means:
Firstly – recognising who and what is God.
Secondly – making the best of life that He has given one and doing what He wants of us. This is mainly doing something for other people.”

11. What do we do now? Induction Squire Training Vigil Investiture
Rover Prayer
Rovers Own
Award Scheme
Faith Awareness Badge

12. Rover Prayer By the spirits of the just,
made perfect in their suffering,
teach us in our turn, O Lord,
to serve Thee as we ought;
to give and not to count the cost;
to fight; and not to heed the wounds;
to toil; and not to seek for rest;
to labour and not to seek any reward
save that of knowing that we do Thy Will.
Amen

13. Some Programming Ideas
Sessions on self awareness
Guest speakers
Visits to churches or a local war memorial
Visits to Aboriginal areas of spiritual significance
Anzac and Remembrance Day activities
St Georges Day service
Crew Service Activities
Debates and discussions

14. Resources National & Branch Policy and Rules
Rover Handbook (including previous editions)
Rover Record Book
Australian Scout Prayer Book
Prayers for the Future (National)
Rovering to Success
Scouting for Boys
Introducing Scouting (National)
Squire Training Handbook (Victoria)

15. Resources (continued)
Scouting and Spiritual Development (WOSM)
To Find Our Way (South Australia)
Embassies and Consulates
Local churches & other religious bodies
Yarns by BP (National)
Scout magazine articles
Duty to my God (National)
What’s this all about God (National)
Others Scouters & Trainers

16. Spirituality and Rovers
Here endeth the lesson