Investiture Achievement/Voyager/Serving Others

Standard Level

IMPORTANT NOTE: These Serving Others requirements have not to been updated to match changes to the AY honors. In an effort to follow the originally intended requirements we have shown the honor requirements as they existed when the Investiture Achievements were last updated. We also point you to the correct new or revised honors.

For Pathfinders outside the North American Division follow the General Conference-ADRA version of these Honors and for Pathfinders inside the North American Division follow the North American Division-Community Service version. There are some differences.

Requirement 1

Fulfill requirements #1, #2 and #3 of the Identifying Community Needs Honor.

The requirements are reproduced below. For instruction and tips on meeting the requirements, please see the Identifying Community Needs honor in the AY Honors.

1. Jesus understood the needs of his community because he went out and saw their needs. Read Matthew 9:35-38.

2. Select an urban or suburban neighborhood, a small town or a rural region on which to focus in the completion of the requirements for this honor.

3. Compile a file folder of information on the selected community, which could include:

a. A map of the area

b. A demographic profile

c. Public health statistics

d. Economic indicators

e. Housing information

f. Environment and transportation

Requirement 2

Fulfill requirement #4 of the Identifying Community Needs Honor.

The requirement is reproduced here for your convenience:

4. With an adult sponsor, take an awareness walk of or drive around a specific part of the selected community with the goal in mind of seeing human needs. List all of the needs you see such as yards and public areas that could be cleaned up, litter that could be picked up, lonely or aged people that could be helped, low-income families with children that could be assisted, etc.

For instruction and tips on meeting the requirements, please see the Identifying Community Needs honor in the AY Honors.

Frontier Voyager

Requirement 3

Complete Voyager requirements.

You must complete the requirements listed above this one on the current page.

Requirement 4

Complete the Identifying Community Needs Honor, if not previously earned.

For Pathfinders in North America: See the Identifying Community Needs honor in the AY Honors for guidance on the requirements. There are only two more requirements, reproduced here for your convenience.

5. Ask a civic leader or community professional about the needs in the community, the various organizations that provide services in the community, and how a Christian youth group might make a contribution to the community. Take notes during the interview. Alternate Requirement: Invite a civic leader or community professional to make a presentation to your Pathfinder Club, youth group, or church group to talk about these topics. Takes notes during the presentation.

6. Make a presentation of at least 10 minutes to a local church committee, community service organization, your Pathfinder Club or Unit, or a similar group. This presentation should include a report of the information you collected and at least 3 suggested projects that the local Adventist Community Services (in the United States), ADRA Canada (in Canada), Youth Empowered to Serve, or Pathfinder Club might provide which are needed in this community.

For Pathfinders Outside North America: The Identifying Community Needs Honor may not be available to you so the similar ADRA Honor Community Assessment should be substituted.