Who?

What?

How?

1. 

Bishop and Young Mens President 
 

Identify the adult support for the Crew

Assign or call Crew Advisor and Associate Advisor(s)(must be at least 2 adults to meet BSA rules).  Preferably, the Young Mens President/Priests Quorum Advisor should also be the Crew Advisor. Other men should be both Assistant Quorum Advisors and Crew Associate Advisors.  Also, assign or call a Crew Committee Chairman. 

2. 

Crew Advisor (with support of Bishop)

Organize the Crew Presidency

Assign the Priests Quorum 1st Assistant to be Crew President (and to supervise programs), the Quorum 2nd Assistant to be Administrative VP, and the Quorum Secretary to be the Crew Secretary-Treasurer.  Or, call other young men to serve as the Crew Presidency and have them sustained by the Quorum/Crew. 
Crew Advisors conduct a Crew Officers Briefing with the new Crew leaders.

3. 

Crew Committee Chairman

Organize Crew Committee

Identify/obtain committee members to be experience area consultants.  Use Fathers as much as possible. 
Conduct a Program Capability Inventory (PCI--boys can help). 

4. 

Crew Presidency

Conduct Venturer Activity Interest Survey (VAIS)

Obtain input on Crew members' interests and preferences for Crew activities, by conducting a Venturer Activity Interest Survey (VAIS).

5.

Crew Advisors and Crew Committee Chairman

Conduct Crew Officers Seminar

Generally done as an overnight retreat.  Training outline is in Venturing Leader Manual.  Typically will cover: (1)duties of officers--if not covered by earlier Crew Officers Briefing; (2)leadership skills--could be part of VLSC: (3)preparation of yearly Crew calendar.  The Crew Presidency may conduct the latter based on the VAIS.  If Crew does not yet have DDI or Code and Bylaws, these may be decided/developed (or assignment given to the Administrative VP to bring back recommendations at a later business meeting).

6. 

Crew Presidency

Conduct an Open House or Parents Night

Invite prospective Crew members and/or Crew members' parents.  Present the Crew's yearly program calendar and/or give out recognitions .

7. 

Crew Presidency

Hold Crew Presidency meetings

Meet regularly (at least monthly) as a Crew Presidency to make sure Crew is operating effectively.  Aaronic Priesthood Venturer Crews may typically use part of their Quorum presidency meeting as their Crew Presidency meeting. Go over the next few weeks' calendar.  Confirm activities to be held.  Select a chair for each activity adn complete top part of Activity Planner to give to chairs.

8. 

Crew Presidency

Conduct monthly Crew Business Meeting and oversee activities

Conduct Crew business.  Use Robert's Rules of Order.  Have activity chairmen report on plans for coming activities and have Crews members vote on approvals of activity plans.  See that plans for activities are carried through.  Have crew evaluate completed activities.

9. 

Crew Committee

Meet and provide needed consultants

Meet monthly.  Determine help needed by the Crew, particularly by the activity chairmen, to successfully organize coming activities.  Make sure that needed consultants are notified and involved.

10. 

Activity 
Chairmen

Conduct activities

Prepare activity plan, with help of consultants as needed.  Use Activity Planner.  Present plans in Crew business meetings for approval.  Carry out activities.  Evaluate.

11. 

Crew Presidency and Activity Chairmen

Plan and conduct superactivity

Generally a yearly culmination of the entire activity calendar.  Should include activities in a variety of areas led by the respective activity chairman.

12. 

Crew President or other Crew officer

Participate in TLC

Represent Crew at Stake or District Venturing Teen Leaders Council (TLC).  Give input.  Report back on Stake, District, Area, and Council programs.