Nov 11, 2011 | Awareness, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Seasons, Wilderness Core Knowledge
What do we make of the changing of seasons? What are the spiritual lessons we can learn from observing the transition of one season to another? There are so many ways to approach the topic of “seasons” from a biblical perspective, but a few passages and...
Nov 8, 2011 | Expedition Planning, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Wilderness Areas
The Visionary Legacy of Theodore Roosevelt Lives On through the 50 State America’s Great Outdoors Report From 1901-1909, as President of the United States, Teddy Roosevelt enacted 5 national parks which were the precursor to today’s wilderness areas....
Nov 6, 2011 | Expedition Planning, Gear, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series)
Winter has definitely arrived here in Fort Collins. Last week I was up all night shaking my trees to keep them from snapping in half under the weight of nearly a foot of very wet October snow! Winter provides some of the richest opportunities for outdoor ministry,...
Nov 4, 2011 | Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Facilitation, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Spiritual Formation
by Ashley Denton Have You ever Wondered what the Coach is Saying to his Team During a Time Out? I stepped out of my comfort zone this year and agreed to help coach the 8th grade basketball team at Liberty Common School here in Fort Collins. I played high school ball,...
Nov 3, 2011 | Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Facilitation, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series)
Comfort Zone: Model or Metaphor? I recently read through an interesting research paper called, Comfort Zone: Model or metaphor? written by Mike Brown, of the University of Waikato (Australian Journal of Outdoor Education, 12(1), 3-12, 2008). The paper has a lot of...
