Sep 27, 2011 | Leadership Skills, Outdoor Leadership Training (Blog Series), What is Outdoor Ministry?
by Ashley Denton WHO IS THE AUDIENCE FOR OUTDOOR MINISTRY? “Is Outdoor Ministry Most Effective for Discipleship or Evangelism?” Answer: BOTH Jesus Christ spent 3 years with a group of young friends who were all over the map in their spiritual awareness of who...
Sep 18, 2011 | Memorize Mark, VISION Outdoor Inductive Bible Studies, Wilderness Bible Studies, Wilderness Core Knowledge
“One of the best ways to spread a thing is to tell people not to tell.” -A.T. Robertson “A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, ‘If you are willing, you can make me clean.’ Jesus was indignant.He reached out...
Sep 16, 2011 | Adventure Therapy, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), What is Outdoor Ministry?
Spending hours or days with a group in the wilderness affords much time for asking questions and listening deeply to a person’s soul. In a week-long wilderness experience you will typically spend as much time with a person as you would during a twelve-month period of...
Sep 15, 2011 | Adventure Therapy, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Program Management
Faith-based adventure therapy is a relational style of therapy that takes place in a wilderness setting. Also called, “Wilderness Therapy” or “Adventure-Based Counseling”, the aim of this kind of ministry is largely about identity formation and...
Sep 9, 2011 | Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Training
Leading others toward personal transformation requires thoughtful facilitation. And facilitation is a learned art. Implementing your desired outcomes and aims requires thinking about how you will facilitate the learning process. It’s one thing to recognize a teachable...