Tag Archives: Trail Life

Boy Scouts’ Compromise Happened Long Ago

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Troop113

Boy Scouts’ Compromise Happened Long Ago. (LINK) Repost of an article (from a year ago) by another thoughtful blogger that was pivotal in changing the way I looked at BSA. It’s not about membership issues for me — now or … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional, Leadership, Scouting Ideals | Tagged Alternative to Boy Scouts, Christian Alternative to Scouting, Christian Alternative to Scouts, Christian Scouts, GARBC, Trail Life, Trail Life USA, Youth Group, youth ministry, youth pastor | 4 Comments

Misaligned Objectives May Lead to Unintended Results

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Troop113

A colleague recently shared an article of interest titled “How to Raise a Pagan Kid in a Christian Home”. That article, in full, can be reviewed by clicking HERE. The blog author interviewed Phil Vischer (the creator of “Veggie Tales”) … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional, Scouting Ideals | Tagged Associ, Boy Scouts, Boy Scouts of America, Calvinist Cadet Corps, Christian Alternatives to Boy Scouts, Christian Service Brigade, Duty to God, royal rangers, scout ideals, Scout Law, Scout Oath, Trail Life, Trail Life USA | 5 Comments

History Hikes

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Troop113

What is a “History Hike”? It is a hike that requires scouts to learn about the history of the area as they progress along the trail. Often, there is a “history scavenger hunt” form that each scout or each patrol … Continue reading →

Posted in Outing/Camping | Tagged Boy Scout, Boy Scouts of America, Hike, History, History Hike, History Trail, Trail Life, Trail Life USA | Leave a comment

Last Troop Meeting Tonight!

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Troop113

Troop 113 families, come celebrate with us tonight. We’ll have popcorn, games, activities. This is our last troop meeting as BSA Troop 113. You see, after three years of operating a Faith-Based Troop, the families have decided that they can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in News Item, Troop Meeting | Tagged Alert Cadets, Alternatives to Scouting, Boy Scout, Boy Scouts of America, BSA, Calvinist Cadet Corps, Christian Alternatives to Boy Scouts, Christian Service Brigade, Pathfinders, royal rangers, Scout, Trail Life, Trail Life USA, Walk Worthy | 3 Comments

20,000+ Views Since “day one”

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Troop113

Hooray, today (12/13/13) represents a milestone for our blog — we topped 20,000 distinct views! Woo-Hoo! You can see that the blog got launched at the tail end of October, 2010, and steadily grew its readership until January 2013 — … Continue reading →

Posted in News Item | Tagged Boy Scout, BSA, Christian Alternatives to Boy Scouts, Epistle to the Philippians, Epistle to the Romans, First Epistle of Peter, First Epistle to the Corinthians, Scouting, Second Epistle to the Corinthians, Trail Life, Trail Life USA | 2 Comments

Is Leadership (Good or Bad) Contagious?

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Troop113

A recent Forbes article on leadership (December 5, 2013 – click here for full article) suggests that bad leadership begets bad leadership in those people who are direct reports to that affected leader. The good news was that great (positive) … Continue reading →

Posted in Leadership, Scouting Ideals | Tagged Boy Scouts of America, Business, Christian Alternatives to Boy Scouts, Communication, COPE, Employee engagement, Leadership, leadership effectiveness, Leadership Style, leadership styles, Management, NYLT, Project COPE, Servant Leadership, team members, Trail Life, Trail Life USA | 1 Comment

Kind-hearted Leadership: Oxymoron or Better Together?

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Troop113

A recent Forbes article titled “Kindness Does Not Equate To Weakness in Leadership” (Click Here) got me thinking about the Scout Law — A Scout is Kind. Being kind is typically defined as being generous, friendly, agreeable, tolerant, humane, considerate, charitable … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional, Leadership | Tagged Boy Scouts of America, Christian Alternatives to Boy Scouts, COPE, Forbes, Kind, Leadership, Patrol, Project COPE, Scout, Scout Law, Scouting, Scouting Ideals, Scouts, Trail Life, Trail Life USA, Youth Group, youth leadership development | Leave a comment

The Walk Worthy One Month Challenge

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Troop113

In two prior blog articles, we introduced some initial thoughts on Trail Life USA’s Motto – “Walk Worthy”. In the first posting we explored how the phrase “walk worthy” is a call to integrity – to be consistent in … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional | Tagged Boy Scouts, Boy Scouts of America, Christian Alternatives to Boy Scouts, Ephesians, scout ideals, Scouting Ideals, Trail Life, Trail Life USA, Trailhead USA, Walk Worthy | Leave a comment

Troop Meeting (9/23/2013)

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Troop113

At tonight’s troop meeting, scouts will continue to plan out the upcoming invitational Winter Outdoor Challenge. Each scout who volunteered to prepare a draft of one of the challenge events will come ready to discuss his plan and work on … Continue reading →

Posted in Troop Meeting | Tagged Boy Scout, Boy Scouts, Boy Scouts of America, Faith Based Boys, Trail Life, Trail Life USA, Trailhead USA, Youth Group | Leave a comment

“Walk Worthy!” (Part Two)

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Troop113

In a previous article, we looked at how the phrase “Walk Worthy” applied to living out one’s ideals. I think that the phrase also applies in a very meaningful way to our interpersonal relationships — not just how we behave … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional | Tagged Boy Scout, Boy Scouts, Boy Scouts of America, Christian Alternatives to Boy Scouts, Christian Scouts, Duty to God, Eagle Scout, Homeschooling, Interpersonal relationship, Leadership, Motto, Scout Law, Scout Oath, Scouting Ideals, scoutmaster minute, Trail Life, Trail Life USA, Trailhead USA, Walk Worthy, Youth Group | 3 Comments