Mar 17, 2012 | Creation Care, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Leadership Skills, Spiritual Formation
Saint Patrick’s Day (March 17th) commemorates the day Patricius, legendary leader and missionary to Ireland, passed away. Saint Patrick poured out his heart for the Irish people from 438AD onward until the day he died. And Celtic Spirituality (which is highly...
Mar 11, 2012 | International, Mission, Risk, Snowboarding
Shoveling Your Way Out of the Cabin is a Good Sign that It’s a Powder Day I woke up early to go out and warm up the vans to take a group of 30 high school kids up to Monarch Ski area for a day of skiing and snow boarding. Having been so preoccupied with planning...
Mar 3, 2012 | Awareness, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Spiritual Formation, Wilderness Bible Studies, Wilderness Core Knowledge
How easy it is to spread yourself thin I’m convinced Jesus is not impressed by how physically or mentally busy I can be. If you are busy, that goes for you too. One litmus test that I hate to take is to ask others around me, like my wife, how they think I am...
Mar 2, 2012 | Community, Leaving a Legacy, Youth Ministry
Every Frodo Needs a Sam | In Memory of Sam Sinclair Today the family and friends of Sam Sinclair grieve his loss and celebrate his legacy. Sam Sinclair was an amazing son and brother, and a great friend to so many people. I’ll never forget the days I had with him when...
Feb 28, 2012 | Journal, Leadership Development, Leadership Skills, Resources
For Christian outdoor leaders there are some really important reasons why journaling is crucial. I believe in this so much that I’m now offering a FREE OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP LOGBOOK that you can DOWNLOAD as a PDF! But before you do that let me share four main...