May 11, 2012 | Camping, Marketing Outdoor Ministry, Program Management
I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. (Mark 11:23) I serve as the Vice President of Nexus International, a mission...
May 10, 2012 | Awareness, Camping, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Storytelling, Teachable Moments
4 WAYS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE “MESMERIZING EFFECT” OF A CAMPFIRE Have you ever notice how campfires have a mesmerizing effect? They are community magnets–drawing people together like nothing else. Campfire stories are icon of camping. It must have...
May 8, 2012 | Marketing Outdoor Ministry, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Program Management, Resources
My good friend Stone Crandall is a uniquely gifted photographer. He also studied film-making at CU Boulder and was a videographer for Warren Miller. He has a real knack for the short film. Over a cup of iced tea one day I asked him if he’d help me think through...
May 8, 2012 | International, Marketing Outdoor Ministry, Mission, Program Management
Project 54 is the coolest fundraiser I’ve ever seen (check out the NEW website). On one day (the last Saturday of August) climbers summit all 54 fourteeners in Colorado to raise funds to give gear and outdoor leadership training for outdoor ministry programs all...
May 8, 2012 | Churches with Wilderness Adventure Ministry Programs, Marketing Outdoor Ministry, Resources
In my recent post, “5 Steps to Making an Effective Outdoor Ministry Video”, I shared some insight from a friend and film maker, Stone Crandall. I’m working on collecting links to several outdoor ministry videos from other programs but in the mean...
