Aug 1, 2014 | Christian Colleges and Universities that offer Outdoor Leadership & Wilderness Ministry Courses/Degrees, Program Management
Colorado Christian University has been on my Recommend Outdoor Programs (ROP List) for a few years. Yet recently, CCU has made huge strides in their Outdoor Leadership Minor under the leadership of the department chair, Jim Doenges. I highly recommend their outdoor...
Sep 27, 2012 | Business Lessons from the Wilderness, Christian Colleges and Universities that offer Outdoor Leadership & Wilderness Ministry Courses/Degrees, Outdoor Jobs, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Program Management
Maybe you’ve said or have heard others say: I want to do outdoor ministry or look at outdoor leadership jobs, but where are the outdoor leadership jobs? I’ve been asked this question so many times that I thought I’d start blogging about it. This is the first of...
May 8, 2012 | Christian Colleges and Universities that offer Outdoor Leadership & Wilderness Ministry Courses/Degrees, Decision Making, Leadership Skills, Rapid Decision Making, Risk Management
Paralysis in decision-making can plague leaders and cause their followers to suffer for lack of strong leadership. In my earlier post, “The 3 E’s of Rapid Decision-Making in Outdoor Leadership” we looked at how the outdoor environment helps leaders...
Nov 28, 2011 | Christian Colleges and Universities that offer Outdoor Leadership & Wilderness Ministry Courses/Degrees, Leadership Skills
by Ashley Denton How an Outdoor Orientation Program Impacted My Life The summer before I started college, I experienced a life-changing outdoor orientation program at Young Life’s Beyond Malibu in Canada. That intense time in the wilderness prepared me for the...
Apr 20, 2011 | Christian Colleges and Universities that offer Outdoor Leadership & Wilderness Ministry Courses/Degrees, Churches with Wilderness Adventure Ministry Programs, Discipleship, Evangelism, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Leadership Development, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Program Management
Do you want to start an outdoor ministry in your church? Make sure you check out Wilderness Ministry Institute. The Wilderness Ministry Institute (WMI) serves to equip churches and Christian non-profit organizations to develop their own outdoor ministry or wilderness...
Apr 16, 2011 | Adventure Therapy, Book Reviews, Christian Colleges and Universities that offer Outdoor Leadership & Wilderness Ministry Courses/Degrees, Jesus' Teaching in the Outdoors (Wilderness Bible Studies Blog Series), Resources
Gary Fawver is one of the most respected Christian outdoor leaders of this century. Gary is Professor Emeritus at George Fox University and strong ties to Outward Bound. I respect Gary’s review of my book on outdoor ministry as much as anyone’s. The...