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Controversy over the Comfort Zone Model? | A Response

Regardless of one’s personal beliefs, I submit that the wilderness theme in the Bible has much to say about the widely embraced “comfort zone” and experiential learning theories…

comfort zone

The Danger & Risk in Avoiding Danger & Risk | Risk Quotes

People intrinsically know that to experience greatness is going to require something form them. Those things that are most precious and highly valuable also come with a commensurate cost. Here are some risk quotes to use in teaching others about the need for risk in adventure…

risk quotes

Spiritual Motivation for Risk Management in Outdoor Leadership

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. -John 10:27 THE WORLD NEEDS MORE SHEPHERD-LIKE OUTDOOR LEADERS Do we love adventure for what we get out of it, or do we love it because it bends us more toward dependency on God? Leading others in the outdoors safely and effectively […]

outdoor ministry, risk management

A DEEPER MOTIVATION FOR SAFETY & RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE WILDERNESS

Do we love adventure for what we get out of it, or do we love it because it bends us more toward dependency on God? Leading others in the wilderness with attention to risk management requires hard skills to protect your group, but even more importantly, it demands having a shepherd-like heart.

risk management

Experience + Efficiency + Exposure = Rapid Decision-Making Skills

Outdoor leaders are life-long learners who engage in a variety of wilderness experiences where they are pushed to be efficient in the midst of repeated realms of exposure.

decision-making skills

How First Aid Points To Our Wounded Healer

Please enjoy this post from Andrew Underwood, from WMI as he continues to share insights in this Biblical Reflections on the Wilderness Essentials series.  Not long ago, in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania, one of the leaders that we were working with became ill. She was experiencing fatigue and a few other worrying symptoms. Being […]

wilderness first aid ran essentials

Practical Stories that Inspire Excellence in Experiential Learning & Outdoor Ministry

Joel’s stories on experiential learning and outdoor ministry come from months of time in the wilderness around the world with a variety of participants in a myriad of cultures.

Stories that inspire excellence

Tent-Like Faith Looks Forward To A Heavenly City – Acts 7:4

Part 2 in the series, “Abraham’s Tent-Like Faith | Outdoor Ministry Inklings from Hebrews 11:8-9” I’m guessing that many of us camp in tents sometime throughout the year. This series on Abraham’s tent-like faith shows us how to seize this teachable moment to connect tent-camping with what our life of faith is supposed to look […]

tent-like faith, aurora borealis

Carving New Tracks | What Snowboarding and Missions Have in Common

Missions and snowboarding have a couple things in common. Missions is about making new tracks. There are risks, but the reward is worth it.

missions

ASHLEY DENTON’S TOP 100 OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP BLOG POSTS FOR 2012

Here are 100 of Ashley Denton’s top blogposts on wilderness leadership and outdoor leadership for 2012.

ASHLEY DENTON’S TOP 100 OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP BLOG POSTS FOR 2012

These Painted Hills Point to the Intelligent Design of a Skilled “Painter”

When I am pressed due to circumstances to fully trust in God, the display of beauty in Creation points me to the Intelligent Design of a Painter who has the sovereign ability to attend to my circumstances. As I snapped this photo in the Wind Rivers in Wyoming recently I couldn’t help but to think […]

intelligent design

HEBREWS 11:8-9 | ABRAHAM’S TENT-LIKE FAITH | OUTDOOR MINISTRY INKLINGS

The author of Hebrews highlights Abraham’s Tent-like faith… Like the pioneers who traveled out West, Abraham set out on a long journey not really knowing where he was going, living in tents with his extended family, believing that in obedience to God’s call there would be reward beyond measure.

tent-like faith

The 3 E’s of Rapid Decision-Making Skills in Outdoor Leadership

The wilderness is just dripping with opportunities to learn how to be a rapid decision maker. I have a half-baked formula for how to develop rapid decision making skills. It’s a combination between 1) experiences, 2) efficiency, and 3) exposure.

decision making

3 Ways to Prepare for the Most Common Crisis’ in Wilderness Leadership

This had been one epic trip so far. The group of high school kids were loving life as we had traveled deep into the heart of the Weminuche Wilderness area of southern Colorado. We camped that night high on a ledge in Snowslide Basin and after a great dinner and stories around the stove, we went to bed for a cozy night’s sleep. Yet unbeknownst to us, a crisis was foreboding.

prepare for crisis n the outdoors

Are You Prepared to Handle Crisis’ As You Lead Others in the Outdoors?

It was one of the first backpacking trips I ever guided. We were halfway into our first day, the group was doing well as we plodded up some moderately steep terrain. I was in the back of the group, having some great conversation with a kid, trying to take our minds off of the physical challenge, when all of a sudden things turned south

handling crisis in the outdoors

Anniversary of a Great Climb: Iwo Jima | Ours is a Different Mountain

They didn’t expect to make it to the top alive, but the danger was not of a technical nature. They were on a combat mission on the front lines of the Pacific war of World War II.

iwo jima

2 Reasons You Should Highlight Risk & Uncertainty in Your Recruiting

British Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton placed this recruiting advertisement in London newspapers in 1900 in preparation for the National Antarctic Expedition: INDIVIDUALS WANTED FOR HAZARDOUS JOURNEY. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in case of success.

uncertainty and risk in recruiting leaders

Outdoor Ministry Facilitation | Bitter vs Sweet Water: Exodus 15:22-27

by Ashley Denton Bitter Waters Make us Appreciate the Sweet Water all the More Outdoor leadership facilitation is one of the soft skills of outdoor ministry that helps us motivate and inspire others to listen to God and learn from others. They story of how God used Israel’s parched thirst and some bitter water to […]

OUTDOOR RECREATION ESSENTIALS | OVERCOMING THE RISING TIDE OF EXCUSES

My recent trip to the San Juan Islands north of Seattle causes me to consider how to resist the rising tide of excuses in my life. How do we apply the adage “just do it” to our journey as a follower of Jesus? Outdoor recreation helps us break the habit of making excuses.

overcoming excuses

The Life & Adventures of Robinson Crusoe | Adventure Quotes

The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe appeared in 1719. Along with its reflections on morals and affections toward God, possibly its greatest contribution is that it is a fictional tale about a non-fictional truth: that adventure is intrinsically valuable because it teaches people that they are capable of overcoming even the most difficult of circumstances.

THE STORY OF TELEMACHUS, adventure quotes

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