Oh, the stories they could tell, those young men who reach the pinnacle of Scouting by earning the Eagle Scout award. In fact, they get a chance to tell their stories at their courts of honor, the award ceremonies where they receive their Eagle badges.
To help ensure that those ceremonies are the best they can be, I wrote and self-published The Eagle Court of Honor Book in 1996. I also developed a comprehensive Web site to promote the book and provide additional resources.
Subtitled "The Complete Guide to Scouting's Greatest Moment," the book includes ceremony scripts, planning checklists, support job descriptions, and inspirational poems and quotations. Since 1996, nearly 40,000 Scout leaders have relied on the book to make Scouting's greatest moment just a little bit greater.
In 2003, I wrote and published a second book, The Scoutmaster's Other Handbook. In this unique and highly personal book, I offer hundreds of proven ideas for building strong, successful, sustainable troops that truly achieve the promise of Scouting. Beginning with Scouting’s aims and methods, the book moves quickly through every aspect of the program, from troop meetings and outings to fundraising and administration.
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I'm also author of Ready-to-Go Devotions for Mission and Service from Abingdon Press and co-author of a forthcoming book that supports the Boy Scouts of America's National Parenting Initiative.