The articles found here will rotate monthly and compiled into an archive, beginning June, 2002.

How to Design an RA Web Site  New!
"Where can I get detailed, specific information about putting together a site?"  Right here!

Making Missions Stories Come Alive  New!
Be inspired to use varied methods of delivering missionaries' stories.

Create a Missionary Prayer Trail

On-Mission Children's Sermons  Visit the On Mission Church Network's children's page to find a collection of great sermons for your next RA Recognition service or other event.

Click Here for COW pattern as mentioned in LAD magazine.

Click Here for HOBBY HORSE pattern as mentioned in LAD magazine.

A Sure-Fire Way To Have a Better Crusader Chapter

You are a Lad Leader!!!

Planning A Missions Activity?

What Does That Mean?
A Church drama based on the RA Pledge

Two On-Mission Projects for World Hunger Emphasis  Lead your children's group in a project to emphasize hunger relief. with 2 on-mission field projects and resources. (Adobe Acrobat PDF files)

Begin a Chapter Scrapbook

Understanding Today's Children: Developing Tomorrow's Leaders Today   "Do all children learn the same way?" This basic question is explored through discussions on learning styles (preferences), regarding learning environment, avenues of learning, working alone or with others, time of day, and movement. Spiritual Growth in Children and Discipline & Behavioral Issues are also discussed at length. To visit the web site, go to LifeWay>>.

God Is Love Brochure Full-color front and back PDF of the brochure from the American Bible Society. 

Tricky Ball Bounce
at least 4 boys
two tennis balls
two wastebaskets

1. Divide the boys into two teams.
2. Place the wastebaskets in front of a wall.
3. Give each team a tennis ball. The boys should be in a straight line four to five feet away from the wastebaskets.
4. When the counselor says "go," the boys are to bounce the balls into the wastebaskets. They cannot "shoot" them like a basketball.
5. They can bounce them straight into the basket, or bounce them off the wall into the basket.
6. The first team to get 10 points wins.

Snatch the Cloth
a handkerchief
at least 4 boys

1. Form relay lines outdoors or in a gym about 40 feet apart.
2. Have boys turn so they are facing the other team.
3. Count the boys and give each boy a number. Each team will have a number 1, a number 2, and so on. Make sure teams are even.
4. When the leader calls out one of the numbers on the teams, the boy from each side with that number runs to a place halfway between the groups where the handkerchief is lying on the ground.
5. The boy who succeeds in getting the cloth and running back to his side without being touched by the other boy makes a point for his team.
6. If a boy touches the other boy while he has the cloth, he makes a point for his team.
7. After a period of 5 or 10 minutes, the team having the most points is the winner.