For Blog #8, I have asked a Scouting professional to share his perspective on Venturing in the Church. I hope you find his thoughts not only interesting, but helpful as we all strive to strengthen our young men through the Venturing program and the Church. So, please sit back and enjoy. Venturing has often been […]
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This is the final blog installment dealing with the ALPS framework of the Venturing program. The hope is that as you have read these blog articles each of you has gained a better understanding of ALPS, and have been able to come up with your own ideas on how ALPS and the Venturing recognition program […]
Read more Welcome back to ALPS (Adventure, Leadership, Personal Growth, and Service). This “part 2 of a three-part blog” will strive to address the relevance of the Venturing awards and recognition program. Back in 2014 the BSA National Venturing Task Force developed a new recognition program that was structured to complement the four pillars (ALPS) of the […]
Read more As we all know, the Venturing program is to be carried out through a youth-led Venturing crew. Coupled with the weekly priesthood quorum teaching moments, Venturing’s purpose is to provide life-changing experiences that will help young people mature and to prepare them to become responsible and caring adults ready to move forward in the Church […]
Read more If you recall, I mentioned in a previous blog post that I believe in “R & D” for almost all aspects of Venturing. In case you missed it — that stands for “Rip Off & Duplicate.” I don’t think we really need to reinvent the wheel when it comes to Venturing. There are some […]
Read more Let’s look at the priests’ quorums and the Venturing program using the Learn-Act-Share model of teaching and learning. Instead of my writing a lot of things down and such, I want each of you to ponder on the following questions and ideas. Remember, this is your program to strengthen your young men. Ready? Let’s begin: […]
Read more The following is an adaptation of a document, “Scouters’ Pledge to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,” developed by the Utah National Parks Council as part of their commitment to better serve their major customer base. (Over 90% of all units chartered in this council are sponsored by the Church.) The quoted material […]
Read more I want to keep this blog entry simple and easy. But with that being said, I hope that each of you associated with the Venturing program will look at the myriad of ways you can incorporate these three words seamlessly into your program: Learn, Act, Share. Be creative, innovative, and daring! Think about the manner the […]
Read more As you know, the BSA no longer does “business as usual.” Change seems to be a bit more of a constant than it was a few years ago. Over 15 years ago the BSA national office was dramatically reorganized, in a manner that redefined the organizational structure at every level from the national offices down to […]
Read more Welcome to the first “blog” (article, musings, thoughts, opinions, or whatever you want to call it) regarding the relationship between The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Venturing program of the BSA (with a strong emphasis on the Western Region). I’m a bit excited, scared, unsure, overjoyed, and whole lot of emotions […]
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