1) EveryBoy Initiative is a cooperative effort between the National Boys Ministries/Royal Rangers office and AG U.S. Missions to provide curriculum and resources free of charge to every qualified evangelical church to enable them to reach every boy in the U.S.

2) EBI provides the funding to support the development of boys ministry resources in a variety of formats to enable every church to provide some form of an effective ministry to boys.

An Evangelical church is one which believes and teaches the following core doctrines:

1) There is one God in three persons: The Father, the Son, in the person of Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.

2)‍ The Bible is God’s inspired and inerrant word.

3) Salvation: Individuals are saved by faith. Only through the gift of Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection can sin be forgiven.

4) Second Coming: Jesus Christ is returning for His bride—the church, after which He will rule and judge the world

1) Although regular monthly contributions are preferred, one-time gifts are also welcome. One-time gifts may be made via the same portal as used for setting up recurring giving online. Please also complete a faith promise form and email to rangers@ag.org. We will need to link the one-time gift with the faith promise to count the donation toward our monthly giving. Please fill out the monthly amount by taking your total donation and dividing by 12.

2) If you prefer to give your monthly commitment in an annual contribution via check, complete the Faith Promise form with the monthly amount filled in the appropriate blank. However, you would mail the entire annual contribution with the form. Although, you have given one donation, EBI will receive the amount indicated on the form each month.

1) No. The church must be the donor for the church to receive a complimentary charter.

2) Until we reach the point where EBI is fully funded, all churches are asked to continue chartering as they have always done. However, if your church is currently supporting EBI you may contact the national office to receive a complementary charter. This is a way for us to say Thank you for seeing the need to reach our boys and being willing to pay it forward. Note that this waiver is only available to churches that are supporting EBI, not individuals.

1) No. The church must be the donor for the church to receive a complimentary charter.

2) Although a church can continue with traditional chartering for one more year, we are asking that churches move to supporting the EveryBoy Initiative. If your church is currently supporting EBI you may email the national office (rangers@ag.org) to receive a complimentary charter. This is a way for us to say “Thank you” for seeing the need to reach our boys and being willing to pay it forward. Note that this waiver is only available to churches that are supporting EBI, not individuals.

No. Royal Rangers has been the name of the Boys Ministries program for over sixty years and there are no plans to change the name.

National Boys Ministries is the comprehensive name for the ministry department in the national office tasked with oversight of all boys ministry programs and resources. Royal Rangers is the primary component of National Boys Ministries.

For the same reason a restaurant offers a menu, people want choices. Royal Rangers is a completely developed customizable program, and for the past sixty years has been the most effective mentoring program for boys. However, for a variety of reasons some churches want to do something different. Through National Boys Ministries, we are expanding our influence into more churches so that more boys are reached. From our more than sixty years of experience, we are providing resources to assist those churches in reaching boys in their unique settings.

EBI will support the continued operation of the Royal Rangers national ministries as we expand our lessons, training, and events. EBI will also support the development of resources for mentoring and general ministry to boys.

Some resources will be created by the National Boys Ministries/Royal Rangers office. EBI support includes funding for updating and expanding curriculum and training. Some resources will be developed by the field, and some will be created in cooperation with other ministry departments with the National Boys Ministries/Royal Rangers department providing tools and training on how to utilize them in a focused mentoring model for boys.

Digital distribution is our preferred method due to the elimination of printing, storage, and shipping costs although selected items may be available in print format.

Some resources, such as Royal Rangers curriculum, will be available for free, while others, such as training may have a cost.

The National Boys Ministries/Royal Rangers department will bear the primary responsibility for the promotion and distribution of boys ministry resources in cooperation with the districts.

Your giving to EBI will allow the following:

1) Development of resources to bring awareness to churches of the critical need to reach the boys of our nation and of the resources and opportunities available for each church to effectively reach the boys of its community.

2) Underwrite the cost of providing a fully developed curriculum that is written with boys in mind and guides in the development of boys spiritually, mentally, physically, and socially from ages 5 through 18 years of age.

3) Further develop the new online advancement tracking and curriculum delivery platform.

4) Enable the expansion of the national office team through hiring additional staff to resource and assist churches, develop new materials, continue the updating of current materials, and aid in the training of men to effectively disciple boys.

5) Eliminate charter fees for the Royal Rangers program and thereby remove a financial obstacle for churches to reach boys.

1) The stated benefits of EBI will be released progressively as funding becomes available.

Funding received to date is already being used for some of the stated objectives, such as funding the ongoing efforts of the National Boys Ministries/Royal Rangers office, providing complimentary chartering to churches supporting EBI, and funding the development of the new Royal Rangers app and online platform.

2) Additional benefits will be released as specific benchmarks are reached in funding.

3) As with missionary support, the initiative must reach full funding before it can be completely released to the field.

a) The most current information will always be available on the EveryBoy.org website. The homepage shows a status of funding graph.

b) An email newsletter is currently being created to actively communicate information about EBI to contributors on a regular basis.

a) Our vision for Royal Rangers is to influence more boys than ever, more effectively than ever. There has never been an assault against the young men of our nation as is currently happening. There are very few resources to counter that assault. We must continue to stand in the gap and help our boys become Christlike men!

b) Royal Rangers has long been a popular and effective program for providing an effective gender-specific ministry to boys, and we plan to continue supporting this ministry among our churches and districts for many years to come. We will work continually to improve our leader training processes and curriculum resources to ensure they are relevant and effective with each new generation of leaders and boys.

Districts can aid in this initiative in the following ways:

1) Ensure that all men and boys are welcome at male specific events. District powwows can be rebranded as “man camps” or father/son campouts. Whenever there is a Rangers event, be intentional to include those who are not part of Royal Rangers but are still mentoring/discipling boys.

2) Provide leadership training and invite leaders of non-RR groups to participate. Much of our training is focused on reaching boys and best practices for discipling boys, which is beneficial for all. Furthermore, the national office will be creating additional trainings focused on ministering to boys more so than on program.

3) Promote this initiative and help bring awareness to the needs of boys in our culture. Speak about it at district councils, during minister meetings, and in district publications. The national director and team are available to speak, to offer training and articles, or to assist in helping districts address the needs of boys in any way possible.