Mark Hancock

Mark Hancock
Mark Hancock has served in ministry as a Youth and College Pastor, Associate Pastor, Homeless Ministry Director and Global Event Director for an international ministry, organizing events on five continents. He holds two Masters Degrees in the Mental Health Counseling field and spent a number of years in private practice and in teaching at both secular and Christian colleges. Mark has been a guest on numerous radio and television programs including: Fox Nation’s Starnes Country, Family Life Radio, The Eric Metaxax Show, and James Dobson’s Family Talk Program. In 2017, Mark was named to the American Family Association’s ‘40 Faithful’. An author, award-winning writer, and conference speaker, he serves as Chief Executive Officer of Trail Life USA and lives near Greenville, SC with his wife of over 30 years. They have two sons.

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Mark Hancock

Service Leadership Masculinity History

MLK Day and the March for Life: One Cause, One Dignity

This op-ed was published by The Christian Post on January 19, 2026. Each January, Americans pause to reflect. We honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who called the nation to reckon with injustice and recognize the God-given worth of every person. We also gather for the March for Life, standing for ...
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Mentoring Parenting Service Leadership Masculinity

Respect for Life Is Not an Issue—It’s a Lens

Every day, boys learn what matters. They watch how adults treat others, notice who gets attention and who is overlooked, who matters more or less.
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Mark Hancock

Mentoring Parenting Service Leadership Masculinity History

Sons of Liberty, Sons of Legacy: Forming the Men Who Will Shape America’s Next 250 Years

This op-ed was published by Townhall.com on January 11, 2026. America turns 250 this year. Across the country, plans are already taking shape—parades, speeches, fireworks, commemorations of a story two and a half centuries in the making. Flags will wave. Bells will ring. We will honor the courage of 1776 and celebrate ...
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In The News Mentoring Leadership Masculinity

Erasing Masculinity Has Created a Generation in Crisis: The Y Matters

America is waking up. After years of being told that gender is fluid, that chromosomes are incidental, and that masculinity is toxic or obsolete, America is rediscovering a truth our culture worked hard to bury: The Y Matters!
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In The News Mentoring Leadership Masculinity History

A Table in the Wilderness: The Quiet Revival of Biblical Manhood

Something is stirring in men today. Have you noticed? Across the headlines, in new studies and stories, a pattern is emerging: men are hungry — for purpose, for community, for truth. The latest research shows about 43% of men now report weekly church attendance, the highest level in five years and a clear reversal of ...
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Mentoring Leadership Masculinity

The Real Problem With “Toxic Masculinity”

Op-ed by Trail Life CEO, Mark Hancock, published by DailySignal.com on October 28, 2025 On a recent 60 Minutes segment, UFC president Dana White was asked whether he worries that the sport might promote “toxic masculinity.” White shot back, “What does that even mean? Can you be too masculine?”
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Mark Hancock

Mentoring Parenting Let Boys be Boys Masculinity

What Every Boy is Asking

A boy doesn’t usually say it out loud. But he’s always asking: Who’s in charge? Who’s with me? What’s the mission?
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Let Boys be Boys

Boys Were Made to Move

What if the thing that drives you crazy about your son… is actually one of his greatest God-given strengths?
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Mark Hancock

Parenting Let Boys be Boys

Raising Sons Who Won’t Be Swept Away: Forming Character in a Changing World

Op-ed by Trail Life CEO, Mark Hancock, published by TownHall.com on May 18, 2025 On April 29, Meta launched a suite of AI tools designed to seamlessly blend into daily life. Ask a question in WhatsApp — Meta AI answers. Search on Instagram — it suggests. Use your Ray-Ban smart glasses — they see and respond, ...
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