Dec 30, 2019 | Danger, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Leadership Skills
A simple google search for “outdoor ministry” changed my life. And saved it. This search led my husband, Aaron and I to Wilderness Ministry Institute and a community of outdoor leaders and instructors that made an impact on us we could never have seen coming. OUR WALK...
Jul 6, 2019 | Book Reviews, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Leadership, Resources, Rhythm of Retreat, What is Wilderness Ministry?
You can now access the AUDIO VERSION of Christian Outdoor Leadership on Audible! Dr. Ashley Denton’s book on Christian outdoor leadership offers a relevant and innovative approach to leadership development, evangelism, discipleship, and spiritual formation through...
Apr 9, 2019 | Community, Facilitation, Outdoor Devotions, Trail Talk (series)
Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain – Henry David Thoreau Nature is packed full of complex systems that work together to sustain life. Regardless of how zoomed in or...
Aug 29, 2018 | Creation Care, Ocean Wilderness, Outdoor Recreation, Scuba Diving, Sea Kayaking, Wilderness Areas
“We need the tonic of wildness…At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us because unfathomable. We can...
Feb 2, 2017 | Discipleship, Encouragement, Facilitation, Prayer, Program Management
As an outdoor leader, I always find summers end to bring a time of debriefing and rest. Summer, while amazing and full of adventure, can be quite draining. Leading others into the wilderness is physically, emotionally, and spiritually demanding. This rest is welcome...
