Jan 2, 2013 | Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Outdoor Recreation, Program Management, Spiritual Formation
Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” (Matthew 8:21) The thermometer hovers just above freezing. Raindrops pitter patter endlessly on the roof and deck. The sun rises only to be hidden behind low clouds. It’s dreary. I...
Mar 20, 2012 | Experiential Teaching & Facilitation, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Outdoor Recreation
I am offline the rest of this week conducting training for two outdoor ministry organizations. I have asked several guest bloggers to post while I’m away. This is a guest post by my friend, Edy Sutherland, author of the Whee Factor. You can visit her website and...
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...
Jan 25, 2012 | Leadership Skills, Outdoor Leadership Training Tips (Blog Series), Surfing
A Bright Hope for Visionary Leaders from a 20th Century Poet Usually this time of year, I start thinking about surfing in Costa Rica, or Samoa (my friend Wayne from Line Up Surf Australia leads tours here). G.K. Chesterton was a 20th century poet who probably never...
Jan 11, 2011 | Adventure Pastors Blog Series, Camping, Leadership Skills, Rhythm of Retreat, Youth Ministry
This inaugural edition of the Ashley Denton’s Adventure Pastor’s Blog Series is an excerpt from his book Christian Outdoor Leadership: Theology, Theory and Practice: . “When I was twelve years old, the pastor of my church, Doug Self, invited my dad,...
