Matt Gidney

Mentoring Service Leadership

Daniel Boone Base Camp 2024 - Raising Servant Leaders

What originally started as a Trail Life kick-off event back in 2013 has grown and matured, much like Trail Life as a ministry. The first Daniel Boone Base Camp in 2013 hosted 119 Trailmen. Over the past ten years, it has expanded as Troops from across the Northeast gather to kick off the program year. This year, ...
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Mark Hancock

In The News Service Masculinity

Courage in the Storm: Forging Faith and Character

President Herbert Hoover once said, “The glory of the nation rests in the character of her men. And character comes from boyhood.”
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Staff

Parenting Masculinity

Trail Ready: Guiding Young Men to Honor God

According to Mark Hancock, the CEO of Trail Life USA, we are outsourcing so much within our society, but one thing we cannot outsource is being a dad! Today on Family Talk, Gary Bauer talks with Mark about his new devotional entitled, Trail Ready: 101 Devotions for Dads with Boys. Gary and Mark discuss the biblical ...
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Press Release

Trail Life is Fostering Faith and Outdoor Adventure For Boys and Dads

Eric Inman vividly recalls the moment he first heard about Trail Life USA. It was 2014, and he was sitting in a packed church when a promotional video for Trail Life started to play. “Mirielle, my wife, nudged me with an elbow,” he recalls, “A Trail Life Troop was coming to Denton Bible Church. We knew nothing about ...
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Press Release

Trail Life USA honors fallen 9/11 heroes by instilling honor and patriotism in America’s boys

September 11, 2001, was a monumental tragedy for the United States of America. Millions of people watched terrorists destroy the Twin Towers in shock and horror. On that terrible day, people all across the nation gathered together to mourn what was lost, as well as celebrate the heroic actions of first responders as ...
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Press Release

In The News

Trail Life Troop in Oklahoma Serves Local Community Recovering From a Devastating Tornado

Mark Hancock, CEO: ‘Boys were designed by their Creator to be doers’
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Press Release

In The News

No longer an 'alternative,' Trail Life gets more looks with latest Scouting announcement

Every time the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts makes the news, Mark Hancock knows he’s going to get some phone calls.
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Press Release

Mentoring Service

Trail Life USA Honors American Veterans and Celebrates Duty to God and Country

Trailmen in over 1,100 Troops across the country honor America's fallen heroes.
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Press Release

In The News

Trail Life USA Partners to Bring 'Adventure Zone' Experience to Ark Encounter

Adventure Zone featured at The Answers Homeschool Experience which hosted over 30,000 people from across America
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