New Mission Guide: Mountain Biking
The Mountain Biking Mission Leader’s Guide offers a thrilling four-week adventure that combines the excitement of mountain biking with valuable less…
Author: Brigade Leader
New Mission Guide: Canoeing
Dive into the Canoeing Expedition Mission Guide and prepare your Battalion for an exciting four-week adventure on the water! With hands-on canoeing sk…
Footfalls on the Path Behind Me
From being mentored in Battalion to mentoring in Battalion It wasn’t my plan to return. In 2015, at our Battalion’s end-of-the-year banquet, some of my…
Duct-Taped Shoes: The Cost of Mentoring
Mentoring a boy or young man who is at risk is arguably one of the most influential and meaningful ways to leave a legacy. However,…
Strategies for Leading Games
At first glance, from the very connotation of the words, it would appear that the “game time” would be the easiest, happiest, portion of any…
What to do when… Introduction
View a list of all the problems covered in this series. —————————- The ideas presented in this series of articles are based on principles recognized through…
What to do when … Boys physically fight during a competitive game
View a list of all the problems covered in this series. —————————- Competition is a tricky element in ministry to boys. On the one hand, games…
What to do when … Boys don’t listen when games are being explained
View a list of all the problems covered in this series. —————————- Trying to tell a mob of jabbering boys how to play a game can…
What to do when … Boys talk or fool around during formations
View a list of all the problems covered in this series. —————————- A Battalion or Stockade lines up in formation for the purpose of organization and…
What to do when … Boys whisper and fool around during prayer
View a list of all the problems covered in this series. —————————- Administering discipline during a ” Spiritual” activity, such as Bible study or prayer, is…