Jun 2, 2016 | Camping, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Leadership Skills
I look forward to summer all year long because it means more camping around a campfire. Campfires are a great tool to gather people and get to know them better. Whether you are leading at a summer camp or taking out your youth group or your family on a campout this...
May 11, 2012 | Camping, Marketing Outdoor Ministry, Program Management
I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. (Mark 11:23) I serve as the Vice President of Nexus International, a mission...
May 10, 2012 | Awareness, Camping, Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Storytelling, Teachable Moments
4 WAYS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE “MESMERIZING EFFECT” OF A CAMPFIRE Have you ever notice how campfires have a mesmerizing effect? They are community magnets–drawing people together like nothing else. Campfire stories are icon of camping. It must have...
Apr 13, 2012 | Camping, Teachable Moments, Wilderness Bible Studies, Wilderness Core Knowledge
Why Three Days Journey? Afterward Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.'” But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord, that I should obey...
Feb 27, 2012 | Adventure Pastors Blog Series, Camping, Community, Men's Ministry, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Outdoor Recreation, Program Management
Camping | A Doorway Into Men’s Hearts Gunfire erupted on the edge of the canyon like thunder, followed by exclamations, “wow” “nice shot,” and laughter. No, it wasn’t a gun club, just a bunch of guys from the men’s ministry in our church on our first Bibles and...
