Stephen Ashton

Mentoring Parenting

Mentoring Sons to be Men of Honor

Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord, and humility comes before honor. -Prov 15:33
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Stephen Ashton

In The News

Boys’ Christian Program CEO Champions ‘Morality & Uprightness’

Trail Life USA cited by national family values organization for creating different option to Boy Scouts BELTON, S.C.—The CEO of a flourishing outdoor adventure program, Trail Life USA, has been spotlighted by a national organization for helping develop character in thousands of boys and young men.
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Staff

In The News

CHRISTIAN ALTERNATIVE TO BOY SCOUTS After Transgender Decision

(RNS) Since the Boy Scouts of America decided to accept transgender youngsters, there appears to be a growing market for a different kind of scouting group.
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Staff

In The News

Motto: Walk Worthy

Trail Life’s motto is “Walk Worthy” and it has layers of meaning in how we live our daily lives.
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Stephen Ashton

Mentoring Parenting

Trail Life USA CEO, Mark Hancock is Interviewed on FamilyLife Today

On June 30, 2016, FamilyLife Today aired their interview with Trail Life CEO, Mark Hancock.
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Warren Cole Smith

In The News

A New Direction

RELIGION | Organizers of a Christian alternative to the Boy Scouts unveil their program NASHVILLE, Tenn.—More than 1,200 people from 44 states are gathering this weekend in Music City for the inaugural meeting of Trail Life USA, a new group that hopes to be a Christian alternative for the Boy Scouts of America.
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Matt Gidney

In The News Troop Adventures

Beyond the Summit: Troop ID-0412's Journey of Brotherhood and Faith on Mt. Rainier

It was the summer of 2023. Troop ID-0412 had just finished scaling Borah Peak, the highest point in Idaho at 12,662 feet. Just a year before, they’d tackled Mt. Adams in Washington, a 12,281-foot volcano. The crew sat around by the river, airing out sore feet by the fire and jubilantly reflecting on their shared ...
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Matt Gidney

Troop Adventures Masculinity

Troop CA-0110: Adventure, Worship, and Fortitude in the California High Sierra

A chill swept through the morning air as the Trailmen laced up their boots. The crew from Troop CA-0110 stood on the edge of Agnew Meadows, eyes cast toward the distant peaks that stretched across the California High Sierra. Their journey would take them over fifty rugged miles, pushing them up to 11,000 feet, testing ...
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Matt Gidney

Let Boys be Boys Troop Adventures

A Rite of Passage: Troop NC-0834's 36-hour Survival challenge

The sun dipped below the horizon, casting long shadows through the towering pines as the boys of Troop NC-0834 gathered at the edge of the woods, anticipation crackling in the air. This was no ordinary weekend; they were about to embark on the annual 36-Hour Survival Challenge, a rite of passage that would test their ...
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