Feb 18, 2014 | Churches with Wilderness Adventure Ministry Programs, Experiential Learning, Leaving a Legacy, Program Management
For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it— (Luke 14:28) This post offers some challenge for the faith-based outdoor industry, so I want to make sure that my motivation is clear. My...
Feb 17, 2014 | Churches with Wilderness Adventure Ministry Programs, Marketing Outdoor Ministry, Program Management, What is Outdoor Ministry?
Recently a leader from a church called my friend Matt Scott to ask him for some advice in starting a new church-based outdoor ministry. Below are 7 profound insights and “how-tos” that he shared from his experience directing Mountain View Backcountry, a ministry of...
Feb 13, 2014 | Gear, Leadership Skills, Spiritual Formation
This week my friend Joel Vermillion shares some insight from a letter he got from Black Diamond about a recent harness failure. It is a great teachable moment for how we need to care for our relationships the way we care for our outdoor gear. Recently an email from...
Feb 11, 2014 | Business Lessons from the Wilderness, Leadership Skills, Rapid Decision Making
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. (Isaiah 40:31) We live in an age where information is moving faster than any previous generation. We...
Jan 27, 2014 | Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Rhythm of Retreat, What is Wilderness Ministry?
It is critical in our increasingly urban world for people to have opportunities to meet Jesus through wilderness experiences. Wilderness ministry is about connecting people to Jesus Christ through outdoor adventure. Here are three things that people yearn form that...
