Sep 18, 2013 | Book Reviews, Business Lessons from the Wilderness, Resources
I want to share a new resource with you that Joel Vermillion has just published. Available on Kindle, his series entitled, “The Importance of Experience: Essays from the Backcountry: Reflections on Christian Leadership, Outdoor Ministry, and Missions”...
Sep 10, 2012 | Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Spiritual Formation, Teachable Moments, Wilderness Bible Studies, Worldview
Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters. -Albert Einstein C.S. Lewis, described a memory when he, as a boy, looked intently into his brother’s homemade terrarium and was immediately struck with a realization that he...
Aug 30, 2012 | International, Leadership Skills, Mission, Theology, What is Outdoor Ministry?
AFTER 20 YEARS, I NOW SEE THE PAGE TURNING FOR OUTDOOR MINISTRY… After guiding at Young Life’s Wilderness Ranch from 1991-92, my wife Becky and I came away with a vision to use wilderness camps to share the Gospel with urban and suburban kids in the Denver...
Apr 11, 2012 | Backpacking, Gear, Marketing Outdoor Ministry, Program Management, Rock Climbing
Closing the Deal | Getting People Signed up for your Trip One of the greatest challenges for an outdoor ministry is to “close the deal.” It’s one thing to get a group excited about the possibility of a wilderness adventure. But quite another thing to...
Feb 5, 2012 | Backpacking, Hiking, Leadership Development, Leadership Skills, Mountaineering, Teamwork, Training
There’s Just a Windowpane between Me and an Unforgettable Memory I like hiking in the mountains and I also like snow (a little of that white gold is coming down now outside my window). Hmmm… I like hiking + I like snow = I love mountaineering. Why am I in inside...
