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The Outdoor Leadership Blog
Read by people who use the outdoors for ministry in 55+ countries. We love adventure, Jesus, and the outdoors.
How Humility Helps Us Recognize God’s Power
Outdoorleaders.com is the official blog for Wilderness...
Trail Talk: Hike with Jesus to Higher Places
I just returned from an expedition in the...
Sage Leaf Trail Talk: The Crushing, Beautiful Reality of Jesus in Isaiah 53
Have you ever felt crushed? I bet you have in some way. Emotionally we are crushed by grief, loss, and loneliness. Physically we feel crushed by injuries, sickness, or chronic pain we can’t do anything to change. Intellectually we feel crushed by limitations, failures, or comparison. Spiritually we feel crushed at times by wondering where God is in our circumstances. In all of these human experiences, we have a kind and loving Savior who can identify with our aching pain.
Understand this Connection to Develop Rapid Decision Making Skills
Thanks for checking out my new webcasts on outdoor...
Leaders are Rapid Decision Makers | 1 Samuel 17
Welcome to my first webcast for outdoorleaders.com! I am...
7 REASONS PASTORS SHOULD CONSIDER OUTDOOR MINISTRY IN THEIR CHURCH
In my last post Which Wilderness Ministry Should I Start?...
5 Questions that Focus the Scope of your Outdoor Ministry Marketing
Especially youth workers are discovering that outdoor ministry programs are cost-effective and incredibly fruitful for building relationships, presenting the Gospel, and helping young people grow deeper in their faith.
New Outdoor Gear Technology for Outdoor Ministries
Rather than having to buy a satellite phone, which can be too costly for a start up outdoor ministry, this week DeLorme launched a bit of outdoor gear that will be a game changer for start up outdoor ministries.
Nepal Trekking | Choose Nepal Outdoor Adventures for Missio-Tourism
Recently a group of my friends just returned from a Nepal trekking experience on the Annapurna Base Camp circuit. They traveled through a missio-tourism company called Nepal Outdoor Adventures.
Why We Need Wilderness Areas? 50 State America’s Great Outdoors Report
Regardless of one’s views of conservation of natural resources, if one takes a bird’s eye view of God’s creation, it seems quite curious why God would create so much terrain that is virtually uninhabitable. Maybe it is because we need those places?
Outdoor Layering Systems | Winter Clothing
Winter provides some of the richest opportunities for outdoor ministry, recreation, and solitude….
Great tools
Books and Resources
Christian Outdoor Leadership, The Personality of Jesus and The Master Plan of Evangelism are books that have marked people’s lives and ministry philosophies around the world.
