Sep 24, 2012 | Adapt, Decision Making, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Leadership Development, Leadership Skills
When David’s father Jesse sent David to resupply his brothers on the front lines of the battle against the Philistines, David accepted the task. He had no idea his adaptation skills were about to be tested. When he arrived at the battle lines, he expected to find a...
Sep 21, 2012 | Adapt, Business Lessons from the Wilderness, Decision Making, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Leadership Skills, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Service
Adaptation is one of those qualities of leadership, which makes leaders stand out. The ability to adapt is required when conditions change. For example, when conditions change in the market a previously sought after product can become obsolete overnight. Conditions...
Sep 20, 2012 | Adventure Therapy, Business Lessons from the Wilderness, Marketing Outdoor Ministry, Program Management, Recruiting Participants or Guides
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...
Sep 20, 2012 | Evangelism, International, Mission, Missions, Snowboarding
My friend, Ben in Peru is thinking like a leader. He and some of his pals have started a ministry called Inca Thaki which uses snowboards on sand dunes… a.k.a. “sandboarding.” I heard today that Ben and his leadership team took a group of...
Sep 18, 2012 | Creation Care, Teachable Moments, Theology, Wilderness Core Knowledge
1. WIND & RAIN ARE METAPHORS OF A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW I liken a biblical worldview to a fresh rain in the desert, or a warm Chinook wind in the dead of winter. Desert dwellers leap for joy when the monsoons finally arrive in August. And Coloradoans, like myself,...
