In the last post of this How to Start a Wilderness Ministry: Top 20 Questions series, we looked at recommended skills for facilitating outdoor ministry. Feeling like you may need to sweep up on some skills? I will highlight some of my recommended outdoor programs...
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What Skills Do You Need to Facilitate Effective Wilderness Experiences?
In this Top 20 Questions: How to Start a Wilderness Ministry series, we have answered questions relating to ministry foundations, casting vision (exposure), and recruiting staff. Now it is time to think about training. What skills will you and your staff need in order...
2 Training Opportunities to Take Advantage of this Summer
After many months of putting things on hold, summer holds some much-anticipated chances to get back to our passions. I want to share 2 professional development opportunities available for outdoor and youth leaders that I believe will be valuable training to broaden...
Amber’s Story – How Guides Experience God through Guiding Wilderness Trips for Others
As I sit examining the rock in my hands, it shocks me to realize how accurately it represents my guilt. At first, it looked like an average-sized rock, but when I picked it up over half of it was hidden underground. It is so big I can barely hold it above my knees, yet I feel this attachment to the rock, so strong that I don’t want to set it down.
Be a Follower First | Leadership Skills from 30 Days in the Cascades
Leadership skills and the art of following… If it hadn’t been for that delay we wouldn’t have experienced that stunning sunset-ascent of Eldorado Peak and I wouldn’t have gotten my all-time favorite summit pic.