Youth are navigating some serious spiritual terrain today! The impacts of the pandemic are only making it more challenging. My post, Urgent Need for Discipling Leadership, talks about some alarming data that has emerged from quantitative and qualitative research done...
FULL SPECTRUM YOUTH MINISTRY? WHAT IS THAT? We're going to be talking about it a lot this year. What is "Full Spectrum Youth Ministry" and what does it have to do with outdoor ministry? On a recent trip to Finland, I had the opportunity to come alongside some Finnish...
Wilderness Ministry Institute (WMI) wants EVERY young person in EVERY culture to have the opportunity to personally encounter Jesus Christ and have an opportunity to grow in their faith through transforming wilderness experiences. That is an enormous task. How can we...
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...
Abandonment is Critical to Spiritual Formation & the Wilderness Provides Tremendous Space to Embrace It In my earlier post, It's not "If", but "When" to Abandon Ship | A Reflection on Abandonment, we took an honest look at the irony of abandonment. It can be good...
