NEW Scouting for God

A blog from one Scouter to others — along with ideas for delivering the Reverence aspects of Scouting

  • I love Merit Badge Colleges

    I love Merit Badge Colleges

    I really do ! There are a lot of folks out there that think that Merit Badge Colleges (MBCs) diminish earning the Merit Badges (MB), and they certainly do when the MBC is delivered with the intent to “Spend a Saturday, take home two badges.” Similarly, there are folks that treat MBCs kind of like…

  • Ideas for how to deliver School Night for Scouting

    Ideas for how to deliver School Night for Scouting

    There are lots of ways to deliver an evening recruiting event, but I’d like to share mine for those looking for different ideas. School Night for Scouting (SNfS) actually begins a few weeks before the recruiting event itself. See my earlier blog on the T-minus-two-week plan for recruiting and the mid-day Rally video.   So…

  • Wood Badge Ticket Ideas

    Wood Badge Ticket Ideas

    If you are signed up for Wood Badge, you probably have heard of the ticket:  Five tasks/projects/things that you will do that will benefit Scouting and enable you to grow your impact on the boys, while leveraging your new found leadership skills. WB Ticket items are very personal and will vary greatly between a second-year…

  • Research Project: Measurable Impact of Commissioners on Unit Health and JTE Attainment

    Research Project: Measurable Impact of Commissioners on Unit Health and JTE Attainment

    In 2014, I conducted a quantitative research project in support of my Doctorate in Commissioner Science in regard to the “Measurable Impact of Unit Commissioners in support of their units’ program effectiveness and their Journey to Excellence (JTE) Attainment” CLICK HERE to download the final Research Report Hypothesis Even a small amount of time provided in unit…

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