This conference is designed to equip chaplains to serve at events such as Jamborees, High Adventure Bases, at local council summer camps, and in other capacities in Scouting. Participants will learn to minister to the needs of all youth and leaders and be better prepared to understand and be sensitive to serving a broad spectrum of faith groups. The course will incorporate a wide variety of elements, including counseling, conflict resolution and crisis management in a Scouting context.
The New Testaments that our ABS helped to finance have arrived at Philmont and are ready for any Scout or Scouter at no cost to them!! Thank you ABS!!! AND thank you Brother Chip for being the champion of this huge project!!
Ted started his Scouting as a Cub Scout 60 years ago. Scouting is better because of his lifetime devotion to the program and his “Duty to God”. He exemplifies servanthood and his zeal for Scouting is truly refreshing. He is an Eagle Scout - part of four generations of Spangenberg Eagle Scouts - and a Vigil member of the Order of the Arrow. He was serving as a Scoutmaster by the age of 23. His service includes District Commissioner, Council Executive Board (President), and Southern Region Executive Board. He currently serves on the BSA National Religious Relationship Committee as the Chair of the Chaplaincy Subcommittee. He is a Deacon in his local Baptist church and an ordained minister. He served for 7 years as the National President of the Association of Baptists for Scouting. He has served on numerous National Jamboree staffs in such roles as Subcamp Chief and as Base Camp Chaplains’ Coordinator. He has served at Philmont as the Course Director for Baptist Scouting and the inaugural BSA Chaplaincy course. He has been recognized with the District Award of Merit, the Silver Beaver Award, the Silver Antelope Award, and the Baptist Silver Good Shepherd Award. Ted serves God with Scouting, with his family, with his church, in his community, and across the nation.
Christian Norris's Eagle Scout Service Project is making a broad impact on international communities. Christian Norris, of Troop 312 in Irmo, SC, s partnered with Casa Feliz, an organization that provides meals, housing and treatments for children with cancer, whose families do not have the funds to afford these necessities. He raised money to pay for services from a metal shop to manufacture heart-shaped collection bins for recycling plastic bottle caps, which is a common practice in Mexico. A video to highlight the project can be found at https://youtu.be/94foHJfLEyI
If you wish to contribute as the project continues, the gofundme link is active: www.Gofundme.com/f/future-eagle-fights-cancer (100% of donations are used to purchase additional heart-shaped recycling bins, which create an indefinite sustainable donation to pay for cancer treatments, housing, and meals)
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