Saints Global
The main program: ages 11–17. Seven ranks, skill badges across the four pillars, and the Beacon of Light Project as the capstone. Youth-led, mentor-supported.
Leadership you earn by leading.
Saints don't read about leadership in a workbook — they lead. From rank one to rank seven, the program puts responsibility in their hands: squad roles, mentoring younger Saints, leading service projects.
Saints earn every rank through the work itself. They demonstrate each badge to a leader before it's signed off, and they design and lead their own service projects — start to finish.
Lead from the front
Authority earned by example. Heaviest pack, first watch, first question asked.
Teach what you've learned
The fastest way to master a skill is to teach it. Every advancing Saint mentors a younger one.
Own a project end to end
Every rank carries one — and the capstone, the Beacon of Light Project, is the proof. A Saint plans, leads, and answers for it.
Speak when it counts
Saints address peers, defend advancement before counselors, and give devotional words around the fire. Voice trained where stakes are real.
The Beacon of Light Project
Before earning the Beacon of Light — the program's final rank — every Saint plans and leads a service project of their own design. Like the Eagle Scout service project that came before it, this is a real, measurable act of leadership: a problem the Saint identifies, a plan they own, and a community that's better for it.
“Leave your corner of the world brighter than you found it.”
Seven ranks, Lightbearer to Beacon
Each rank carries its own tagline, tests, and badges to earn along the way.
Lightbearer
Age 12Where every Saint starts. Take the pledge, open a journal, and learn what showing up looks like.
- Join a Saints Global troop and be an active member for at least three months since your twelfth birthday.
- Recite the Saints Oath, Testament, Motto, and Slogan with your Troopmaster, and demonstrate the Saint Sign, Salute, and Grip.
- Explain the Covenant Path, identify the milestone you most recently passed, and describe the duties of a Deacon.
Office: Lightbearer is earned the year a Saint turns 12, as he is ordained a Deacon in the Aaronic Priesthood.
Skill Badges: Badges earned at each rank are cumulative and build toward the 30 required for Beacon of Light.
Recognition: A Recognition award is given when the Saint receives a priesthood or temple ordinance during his time in the program.
Beacon of Light
Ages 15–18Capstone rank. Plan and lead a Beacon of Light Project, train two rising leaders, and leave the path lit for the next Saint.
- Earned the Ensign rank.
- Earned 30 badges total: 21 BOL Required + 9 Elective.
- Explain the Covenant Path.
Spiritual Badge Count: Earn any 6 of the 7 spiritual skill badges listed.
Recognition: Beacon of Light is the highest rank in the Saints Global program. All listed approvals must be obtained prior to award.
Saints Global launches with the pilot.
We're forming the founding cohort now. Add your family to the list, or write us if you'd like to mentor or charter a unit.