Ultimate Inductions Perfecting the Ordeal Your Trainers John

Ultimate Inductions Perfecting the Ordeal

Your Trainers John Cozart: johncozart@bellsouth. net Edward Mc. Carty: emmail 456@gmail. com Christopher Jones: crjones@gmail. com

Ultimate Inductions - Objectives • Explain "The Order is a thing of the Spirit" and the Ordeal is about making that first impression • Demonstrate identifying factors that lead to an internalization of the tenants of the Ordeal • Guide participants in reflecting upon the significance of the Ordeal events • Enable Arrowmen to deliver meaningful and memorable Ordeal experiences for new members

Ultimate Inductions • “The Order is a thing of the Spirit. ” • Who said this? • Dr. E. Urner Goodman • How does the Ordeal set the stage for this meaning?

Ordeal Essentials - Preparation • Group Discussion: – What are the essentials to hosting an ideal Ordeal weekend?

Ordeal Essentials - Preparation • • Prior Planning Trainings Event registration Logistics Work project(s) Kitchen and Clean-up Elangomats Ceremonies

Ordeal Emphasis – 4 Tests • What are the 4 tests? • • Scant Food A Period of Silence A Day of Arduous Labor A Night Alone • What did we learn about these during the Pre-Ordeal ceremony?

Ordeal Emphasis – Scant Food Nutiket tells us: “ So tomorrow, eat you nothing but the scant food you’ll be given. So tomorrow learn by fasting, sacrifice and self denial to subordinate desires to the spirit’s higher purpose. Test yourselves and so discover that a cheerful heart is lively as this bow wood under hardship. ”

Ordeal Emphasis – Silence Meteu tells us: “ Therefore, from this moment onward, thil you take the Obligation, strictly keep a pledge of silence. Hours spent in thoughtful silence help us make the right decisions more than days and days of talking, help us feel the cords of sunlight tying all the world together. ”

Ordeal Emphasis – Arduous Labor Allowat Sakima tells us: “ As the chieftan, I exhort you. Spend the day in arduous labor, working gladly, not begrudging, seek to serve and thus be faithful to the high ideals and purpose of the Order of the Arrow. ”

Ordeal Emphasis – Sleep Alone Kichkinet tells us: “ So tonight, beneath the heavens sleep alone upon your groundsheet. Be you steadfast as the Polestar, self-reliant, undiscouraged. ”

Ordeal Emphasis – Why? What is the significance of the Spirit in each of these tests?

Ordeal Emphasis — Spirit of the Arrow Booklets • What are these pamphlets? • How should they be used? – Each should be distributed at it’s scheduled time. – MUST be printed/folded ahead of time!

Ordeal Emphasis — Spirit of the Arrow Booklets • Distribution Schedule: – Call Out: Spirit of the Arrow No. 1 – Upon a Lofty Journey – Pre-Ordeal: Spirit of the Arrow No. 2 – Are You Prepared? – Ordeal: Spirit of the Arrow No. 3 – Good Morning, My Friend – Ordeal Ceremony: Spirit of the Arrow No. 4 – What Am I?

Ordeal Emphasis — Spirit of the Arrow Booklets • Distribution Schedule: – Orientation: Spirit of the Arrow No. 5 – A New Task Lies Before You – Brotherhood: Spirit of the Arrow No. 6 – Those Who Chose You, Need You – Brotherhood: Spirit of the Arrow No. 7 – The Ties of Brotherhood – Brotherhood Hike: Spirit of the Arrow No. 8 – Journey’s End. . . and a New Beginning

Ordeal Emphasis – How? How can the Spirit of the Arrow booklets add to the Ordeal experience?

Ultimate Inductions • Extended Elangomat – Continued contact – Brotherhood Elangomats/”Nimats”

• • Ordeal Emphasis – Examples & Exemplars Breakout portion You teach other Share examples of good and bad Ordeal experiences within your group Pick the best examples of GREAT Ordeal experiences to share with the whole class

Ultimate Inductions – Final Thought Be sure to take one thing from this class back to your lodge so that you improve the Ordeal experience for future candidates and members

You can find this… …and every other NOAC presentation at: training. oa-bsa. org/noac 2015