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Full Spectrum Youth Ministry: The Full Picture Jesus had in Mind for Making Disciples
January 20, 2020
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 youth workers who have a passion […]
How Wilderness Leadership Instructors Changed and Saved My Life
December 30, 2019
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 INTO THE WILDERNESS Creation has been a sanctuary […]
You are Needed Now More Than Ever! An Invitation from Ashley Denton
November 12, 2019
You play a vital role to our world as a Christian outdoor leader. You are a guide to people who desperately need direction and plans for their life. Read my last post “Can Outdoor Leaders Change the World” for some more perspective on why I believe this is true. 2020 is going to be significant […]
Take Ownership: 5 Tips for Offering Feedback on Blog Posts & Social Media
November 11, 2019
“Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.” (Proverbs 27:17) If you’ve ever attempted to serve or help other people by writing a blog post, you know that it takes a lot of effort to create a quality post. I would love to see more readers taking ownership of the content they take in […]
Can Christian Outdoor Leaders Change the World?
October 31, 2019
Can you imagine a world where fears are confronted? Where traps of entitlement are exposed and plans for living in more spiritual freedom are offered? What would it look like if entanglements that hold you back from God’s purposes were severed? Imagine if you and people in your church overcame trivial emotional distractions and learned […]
Latin American Fruit | The Patience of Discipleship
April 30, 2019
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 imagine a way to achieve this goal? We invest in leaders who invest in other leaders […]
How Christian Community is Found in the Aspen Trees
April 9, 2019
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 out you look, you will find […]
5 Outcomes that Consistently Happen on Wilderness Trips
February 26, 2019
There are five basic outcomes I consistently see in the wilderness. As a youth pastor, these are things that I want to see in young people and I think the wilderness is a really powerful tool for that. These outcomes are what full spectrum youth ministry is after. AWARENESS (see Exodus 19:3) The first outcome […]
Whispering Willows
February 25, 2019
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.— John 10:27 Mountains Quietly Call Me From the moment I arrived at camp I felt the mountain call out to me. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? – Psalm 42:2 Our […]
Glamping: A Remedy for Busy City Life
September 12, 2018
“God’s voice is still and quiet and easily buried under an avalanche of clamor.” – Charles Stanley THE PACE OF URBAN LIFE CAN DULL OUR ATTENTIVENESS TO GOD’S VOICE There is no question that urbanization is on the rise. Highways are more congested, city skylines are evolving, development projects are pushing into empty fields and into […]
Wilderness for All – The Interruptive Space Where God Reacquaints us with Real Life
September 7, 2018
“The great thing, if one can, is to stop regarding all the unpleasant things as interruptions of one’s ‘own,’ or ‘real’ life. The truth is of course that what one calls the interruptions are precisely one’s real life — the life God is sending one day by day.” ― C.S. Lewis The wilderness is a […]
Wilderness Experiences with Jesus on Ocean and Sea
August 29, 2018
“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 never have enough of nature.” ― Henry David Thoreau The tonic […]
PURE SPIRITUAL MILK CONTAINS LIFE-CHANGING POWER
February 26, 2018
BE SATISFIED BY PURE SPIRITUAL MILK When a baby drinks it’s milk, it’s demeanor changes from anxious, angry, upset, and hungry to almost immediately pleased and satisfied. The peace that comes from a baby drinking its milk is such a contrast to the agitated demeanor they had when they were hungry. The same is true […]
Outdoor Crisis’ & Decision Making Fosters Unity in Diverse Communities
I’m thankful to Ryan Kerrigan for his recent guest post. What a great story about how the wilderness is a place that naturally brings about crisis’ that challenge group dynamics and can help us learn good decision making! I think we all can point to specific moments in the outdoors where we faced adversity and […]
The Power of Wilderness Experiences | Video Testimony
A common theme on my blog is the value of church-based outdoor ministry. This video really affirms church-based outdoor ministry as pastors share 4 perspectives on the power of wilderness experiences. I hope these testimonies encourage you as an outdoor leader to keep bringing people from the busyness and chaos of life to the solitude and […]
Put Your Eyes on Jesus to Renew Hope in Hopeless Situations John 5:1-18
February 23, 2018
Have you ever said under your breath about another person, “Oh they will never change?” Sadly, I have, many times. I’m Glad Someone Didn’t Give Up On Me I can think of many instances where I gave up on a kid in a youth group, or gave up on a participant on a wilderness trip […]
Don’t Doubt Your Ability to Interpret Truth
February 21, 2017
This is the last post in the series on How Wilderness Navigation Informs a Quest for Truth. Guest blogger, Emily Huguenin, examines a third obstacle that you can overcome in your quest for “What is true?” OBSTACLE #3: DOUBTING OUR OWN ABILITY TO INTERPRET TRUTH Years ago, I guided a group of college students in […]
What’s the Best Map for Wilderness Navigation? The Bible
February 13, 2017
Guest blogger Emily Huguenin, is taking a closer look into how wilderness navigation informs a quest for truth. In her past post How Wilderness Navigation Reconnects You To Truth, she addresses the deep longing of our heart for truth and how backcountry navigation is a representation of this seeking. In the quest for truth obstacles arise. […]
How Wilderness Navigation Reconnects You To Truth
February 7, 2017
In a climate-controlled existence, it can be easy to disconnect from reality and we begin to doubt our ability to know what is true. Conflicting news headlines and clamoring voices make truth seem like an ideal just out of our grasp. Deep in our hearts, we long to find solid truth upon which to build […]
Need Time to Plan or Make Decisions? Intentional Outdoor Recreation is a Remedy
February 6, 2017
G.K. Chesterton was a 20th century poet probably never tried mountaineering or backcountry skiing, but he wrote something that will make anyone think again if they haven’t placed much value on recreational pursuits. He writes… It is the happy man who does the useless things; the sick man is not strong enough to be idle. Jesus […]
