Re: 2-deep leadership
Andrew McElhannon (Andrew_McElhannon@BAYLOR.EDU)
Fri, 25 Mar 1994 13:58:57 +0000
I have paid close attention to this discussion thread.
I believe that the two-deep policy is a well thought out policy, but I think it
fails to consider every consideration, but I'm not certain. Let me give a
senario that I believe could be pertinent to spiritual leaders of Scout units,
i.e. troop chaplains.
Suppose a local pastor is the Troop Chaplain for my troop, and on a campout or
at a regular meeting a kid finds himself very disturbed over a grave matter, at
least to the kid it is grave. He approaches the chaplain and says that he must
discuss this with the chap. immediately, it's just that important to the kid.
So, the chap. askes the scout what the matter is and the scout looks around at
his peers and says that he needs to speek to the chap. confidentially. Now at
this point the chap gets the SM to sit in on the group, but the kid looks
frantically at the chap, like he is violating the boys "right" to confidential
counseling.
This puts the chap. in a particular bind, because BSA policy prohibits one on
one, yet the chap. a man of God is required by his faith to help the boy out and
to help the boy one on one if that is necessary, which in this case it may be.
So the chap. sees that to counsel the boy is a voilation of BSA policy but to
not counsel the boy is a sin against God. What should the chap. do?
Please don't feel I am trying to create a problem or more discussion, this isn't
my intention, and I am not trying to put holes in BSA policy. I have a sincere
question here and I would apreciate sincere answers to this.
Terry Howerton Sakima Group, Inc. SCOUTER Magazine Kansas City |
