Mission of Service for Earl Hipp

Action in the World:

In keeping with his mission and passion, Earl has written the book Man-Making – Men Helping Boys on Their Journey to Manhood. This is a book that calls men to show up for service in the lives of the boys in their communities. It describes a variety of ways men can step into action, and provides both role models and resources. He maintains the Man-Making website, with resources for men on the topic of mentoring boys. Since 2004, has also been providing men with weekly motivational ideas and mentoring examples on his Man-Making Blog. He currently maintains contact with boys who are or have been incarcerated and over a half-dozen ongoing mentoring relationships with young men. He has staffed three Boys to Men rite of passage weekends, spoken at conferences on the topic of mentoring, and personally sponsors annual men-and-boys events. In 2008 he will hold the “5th Annual Tucson Guys Hike” and the third, almost annual, “Guys Paintball” outing in Minneapolis.