Aug 22, 2014 | Leadership Development, Leadership Skills, Wilderness Core Knowledge
God has used the wilderness throughout all of history to tune up and shape leadership skills for his grand purposes in the world. One of the most straightforward texts in the Bible that illustrates the type of development a person can experience by spending regular...
Jan 1, 2013 | Leadership Skills, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Risk Management
WE NEED MORE SHEPHERD-LIKE OUTDOOR LEADERS WHO AREN’T SELF-SERVING GURUS, BUT APPROACH RISK MANAGEMENT FROM A DEEPER MOTIVATION Do we love adventure for what we get out of it, or do we love it because it bends us more toward dependency on God? Leading others in the...
May 8, 2012 | Christian Colleges and Universities that offer Outdoor Leadership & Wilderness Ministry Courses/Degrees, Decision Making, Leadership Skills, Rapid Decision Making, Risk Management
Paralysis in decision-making can plague leaders and cause their followers to suffer for lack of strong leadership. In my earlier post, “The 3 E’s of Rapid Decision-Making in Outdoor Leadership” we looked at how the outdoor environment helps leaders...
May 7, 2012 | Decision Making, Leadership Skills, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Rapid Decision Making, Risk Management
A Recipe for Developing Rapid Decision Making Skills Most leaders start out as slow decision makers. This is natural because they don’t have the well of experience to draw from, and haven’t had enough exposure to scenarios which demand a decision. Everyone...
May 3, 2012 | Adventure Therapy, Facilitation, Leadership Development, Leadership Skills, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Risk Management
This had been one epic trip so far. The group of high school kids were loving life as we had traveled deep into the heart of the Weminuche Wilderness area of southern Colorado. We camped that night high on a ledge in Snowslide Basin and after a great dinner and...
