Jan 27, 2012 | Expedition Planning, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Sea Kayaking
The Power of a Good Quote to Put the Mind onto Matters of Substance Sometimes while you are hiking along or paddling for a destination, the journey can get a little monotonous. Sharing pithy quotes with the person near you or with the whole group can be a great way to...
Jan 27, 2012 | Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Storytelling
The Potency of the Wilderness Wilderness travel with groups has a special potency because it affords extravagant amounts of down-time with people. When agendas subside, and the adrenaline of city life wears off, people start feeling normal again… awake to the...
Jan 27, 2012 | Expedition Planning, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series)
When you are leading others in the outdoors, you have a lot of time to work with to grow deeper in relationships. Outdoor ministry curriculum covers a wide range of topics and it can be challenging to find creative group activities for different topics. Here are a few...
Jan 26, 2012 | Spiritual Formation, Wilderness Core Knowledge
Do you ever wonder what the true legacy we leave will be? Here is an entry from Lewis and Clark’s Journal. It is the reflection of a well-worn wilderness traveler who spent more days in the wilderness than not. It is a reminder of how wilderness is a...
Jan 26, 2012 | Identity, Leadership Development, Leadership Skills, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series)
One noticeable characteristic of successful leaders is that they don’t secretly compare or compete with other leaders in an unhealthy way. That’s not to say that it is not tempting to look at others and think of another leader, “Wow I wish I had the...
