How to plan and organize your Induction ceremony

As a new adventurer director I had no idea how to plan the Induction ceremony the first time I was in charge. I remember feeling really anxious and nervous, if you are feeling the same, don’t worry any more as I’m going to share the program I used so you can have it as a reference.

What’s an induction ceremony?

If you are totally new to club ministries you’re probably wondering what’s an induction and why is important to have one.

An induction ceremony is the process or formal act of accepting someone into a group or job. For the Adventurers and their families, the induction is a ceremony that signifies a commitment for new members, as well as, returning members, to dedicate themselves to the Lord.

When planning an induction try to remember to give everyone a part. They do not all need to be speaking parts, but it is important to give everyone an opportunity to show their commitments and value to the club and the Lord.

If your club is a first year club, everyone should be inducted into the club. For established clubs only new members are inducted . That would include Adventurers and staff joining your club from another club, such as a church transfers, etc.

Setting a date

The first thing you need to do is to set a date in your calendar when planning your yearly activities. The induction should be at the beginning of the cycle, my recommendation would be to have it a couple of club meetings after and not be the first event in your calendar.

I made the mistake of scheduling the induction as the first event in my club, not surprisingly instructors didn’t know the kids, some new members didn’t have the full uniform and overall it was not great in my opinion. But the ones I had after a couple meetings went very smooth, instructors knew their members, we made sure everyone had their uniforms ready, etc.

My recommendation is to have it at least 3 weeks after your start your activities. Check-in with your area coordinator to find a good day for them and your members, a representative needs to be present so I’d recommend scheduling as soon as possible because the area coordinators get busy during this time.

Supplies

Here’s the list of supplies you will need for your induction ceremony. These are the basic supplies only, you can add whatever else you need.

• 🚩 Flags
• American: Place it to the right of stage
• State flag (Optional): Place it to the left, next to the America flag
• Christian Flag: Place it to the left of the stage, but to the left of the State or American lag.
• Adventurer: Place it to the left of the Christian flag.
• 📖 Bible: Can be placed in the middle.
• 🪧 Banners
• Adventurer Pledge: Place it to the right, in front of the American flag.
• Adventurer Law:Place it to the left, in front of the Christian flag.
• 🐑 Alter:Put it in a visible place
• 🕯️Battered Candles:A candle for each class.
• 🧣Scarves and slides: For the new members who will get inducted.
• 📍 Adventurer pin: For new members who will get inducted, I’d recommend to have them out the little plastic bags and ready to be used.
• 🪪 Membership Cards: This could also be a certificate for the new members.
• 📽️ Slides:It helps to have a deck with slides of the program you can show in a screen.
• 🎶 Music
• Adventurer song: To be used as part of the program.
• Onwards Christian Soldiers: Play this song (or any other) when the kids enter the sanctuary.
• Other: Any other that you need for your song service.
• 🎍Decorations: Be creative and try to have something nice the kids and families remember.
• 🍿Refreshments: Optional but nice to have for the end of the ceremony, I usually go for pizzas and some snacks.

Program

Here’s an example of a program you can use, just replace the name of the adventurers participating in the program, use this as a guide but fee to adjust it to your needs.

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Presentation

Along with the program you can use this presentation, make sure to replace the name of the people participating, specially your inductees. Remember, new members to your club should get inducted, including new instructors.

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