Arrow of Light Duty to God Adventure
Adventure Type: Required
Number of Requirements: 3
Typical Time to Complete: 1 den meeting plus family discussion
Parent Involvement: Moderate
Preparation Needed: Arrange a guest speaker or community visit
Activity Level: Low
Indoor or Outdoor: Indoor
Special Requirements: Meet with a faith-based organization representative
Supplies Snapshot: None
The Arrow of Light Duty to God Adventure helps Scouts explore their family’s beliefs, traditions, and values. They connect those ideas to the Scout Law and think about how faith guides their choices.
Scouts also learn how faith-based organizations serve people in crisis. By meeting a community representative, they see how kindness, compassion, and service can help people of any background.
Through family discussions and personal reflection, Scouts explain what Duty to God means to them. They also identify simple ways to practice reverence, respect, and service in daily life.
Requirements for the Arrow of Light Duty to God Adventure
Arrow of Light Duty to God Adventure Requirements
This Adventure may be earned by completing the requirements below OR by completing a Religious Emblem of the Cub Scouts family’s choosing.
- Discuss with your parent or legal guardian about your family’s faith traditions or one of your choosing. Choose a value of that faith tradition that is related to the Scout Law. Discuss with your family how each family member demonstrates this value.
- Meet with a representative of a faith based organization in your local community that provides a service that assists people in crisis regardless of their faith. Identify who they help and how.
- Discuss with our parent, legal guardian, or adult leader what “Duty to God” means to you. Tell how you practice your Duty to God in your daily life.
Printable requirements for the Arrow of Light Duty to God Adventure
Checkoff sheet to keep track of your den's progress on the Arrow of Light Duty to God Adventure
Printable checkoff sheet for the Arrow of Light Rank (for den or individual use)
Resources for the Arrow of Light Duty to God Adventure
Arrow of Light Duty to God Den Meeting Plan
This den meeting plan for the Arrow of Light Duty to God Adventure helps Scouts explore their faith and values. Through discussion, activities, and a visit from a community helper, Scouts connect family traditions with the Scout Law. They reflect on what “Duty to God” means and learn about serving others. The meeting also includes a creative activity and a snack break to keep it fun and engaging.
This plan is designed to be simple and meaningful. It helps Scouts think about how to live their beliefs and values every day. The activities encourage kindness, gratitude, and understanding while fulfilling the adventure’s requirements.
Get the free Arrow of Light Duty to God den meeting plan here.
More Ways to Complete the Requirements
Requirement 1: Connect Faith and the Scout Law
Discuss with your parent or legal guardian your family’s faith traditions or one of your choosing. Choose a view or value of that faith tradition that is related to the Scout Law. Discuss with your family how each family member demonstrates this value.
Help Scouts choose one value from their family’s faith tradition, such as kindness, honesty, service, or respect. Encourage them to talk with their family about how each person shows that value in daily life.
Easy Option: Send this requirement home with a short discussion prompt. Ask each Scout to return ready to share one faith value and one example of how their family practices it. See Family Traditions & Scout Values Discussion.
Requirement 2: Learn How a Faith-Based Group Helps Others
Meet with a representative of a faith-based organization in your local community who provides a service that assists people in crisis regardless of their faith. Identify who they help and how.
Arrange for Scouts to meet someone from a faith-based group that helps people in crisis, no matter what they believe. Before the visit, help Scouts prepare a few simple questions about who the group serves and what help it provides.
Easy Option: Invite a guest speaker from a local food pantry, shelter, disaster relief group, or community assistance program to attend part of a den meeting. See Faith-based Guest Speaker.
Requirement 3: Explain Duty to God
Discuss with your parent, legal guardian, or an adult leader what “Duty to God” means to you. Tell how you practice your Duty to God in your daily life.
Give each Scout time to think about what Duty to God means in their own life. The answer may include prayer, worship, service, kindness, honesty, caring for others, or respecting people with different beliefs.
Easy Option: Have Scouts complete a short one-on-one discussion with a parent, legal guardian, or adult leader. Ask each Scout to name one way they practice Duty to God during a normal week. See Reverence Discussion.
Faith Requirements for Atheists and Agnostics: Scouters weigh in on how to complete the faith related requirements with Cub Scouts who are raised in agnostic or atheist homes. See their comments and add your own.
Should Duty To God Requirements Be Completed at Home or at a Meeting? Leaders discuss if it is better to do these requirements at a den meeting or to instruct parents to do them at home.
How the Scout Law Relates to the Ten Commandments: A Scout is Reverent. One interesting exercise is to compare the twelve points of the Scout Law to the Ten Commandments. See some discussion ideas.
Frequently Asked Questions for the Arrow of Light Duty to God Adventure
What is the Duty to God Adventure?
It’s an activity where AOL Scouts explore their beliefs and how these connect with the Scout Law. They discuss their faith, meet community helpers from faith organizations, and think about how they live their faith every day.
Why do we need to talk about our faith for this adventure?
Talking about your faith helps you understand how it relates to the values in the Scout Law, like being kind and helpful. It’s a chance to see how your beliefs guide your actions.
What should we do if we don’t belong to a faith community?
You can focus on values that are important to your family or explore other faith traditions. The goal is to learn about values that guide good behavior.
Who should we meet from a faith-based organization?
Try to meet someone who works in an organization that helps people in need, like a food bank or a shelter. They should provide services to everyone, no matter their faith.
How can I show I practice my Duty to God every day?
Think about things you do that show kindness, honesty, or respect. This could be helping at home, standing up for a friend, or taking part in community service.
Scouting for Faith
The Arrow of Light Duty to God Adventure is a key part of the Cub Scout program for AOL Scouts. This adventure encourages Scouts to explore how their personal beliefs align with the values of Scouting. Scouts discuss their family’s faith traditions and how these traditions demonstrate values found in the Scout Law, such as being reverent, helpful, and kind.
During the adventure, Scouts meet with representatives from local faith-based organizations. This meeting helps them learn about the services these organizations provide to the community, especially to those in crisis. It’s a great way for Scouts to see faith in action, helping people regardless of their beliefs.
The adventure also involves discussing what “Duty to God” means on a personal level. Scouts reflect on how they practice their faith daily, whether through acts of kindness, participation in religious activities, or by living out the values taught by their faith and Scouting.
This experience not only helps Scouts understand their own faith better but also teaches them respect and appreciation for the beliefs of others. It’s about putting faith into practice, contributing to moral growth and character development.
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