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You live and work at a sacred playground. Now, you have access to research and resources to maximize your ministry's impact. SHOW ME HOWWe generate insights, equip leaders, and connect partners to help camp ministries thrive.
How could the ministry you care about benefit from actionable research, next-level training, insightful strategy, and increased capacity? Let’s find out.
CURRENTLY RESEARCHING
Since 2015, the Effective Camp Project has been gathering data on the key characteristics and impacts of the Christian summer camp experience. Through 2020, we have gathered data from more than 7,000 campers and more than 2,000 parents at dozens of camps across the USA and in Canada.
Power of Camp participants measure camper growth in faith outcomes, gain valuable parent perspectives, and learn how their camp compares to other CCCA camps, and utilize the results to create impactful improvements. The Power of Camp Study is a deep dive into the effectiveness of outdoor ministries in the Christian Camp and Conference Association (CCCA) and includes camps from across the country with diverse programs and perspectives.
CampWell is a multi-tiered training course that guides participants to identify, understand, cultivate, and create a community of wellbeing at camp.
Created in collaboration with the American Camp Association and supported by the H.E. Butt Foundation, the program aims to help all be well at camp and seeks to create consistent care across the spectrum of all summer learning spaces. As a partner in this project, Sacred Playgrounds is helping expand an understanding of spiritual wellbeing at camp.
CampWell is a six-hour skills-based, in-person, multi-tiered, training course that guides participants to identify, understand, cultivate, and create a community of well-being. Created in collaboration with the American Camp Association and supported by the H.E. Butt Foundation the training program aims to help all be well at camp and seeks to create consistent care across the spectrum of all summer learning spaces. As an immersive learning program CampWell is uniquely designed to help leaders shape programs that incorporate the tools, self-awareness, and understanding needed to enhance the experience and safety for all.
The Sacred Playgrounds Podcast
Behind the mic. Behind the research. For the future of ministry.Founder and Lead Researcher for Sacred Playgrounds, Dr. Jake Sorenson, is joined by host and camp enthusiast Jared Rendell for some intriguing conversations about camp and why it matters based on the latest research. Each episode we’ll focus on one thing that’s making a difference right now in outdoor ministry.
THE LATEST episodes & articles
S3 E2: Ok Boomer? Generational Theory Meets Camping Ministry
Have you heard that phrase? "Ok, boomer..." Or how about the not-insignificant number of millennial-bashing parody songs across YouTube? What leads us to slap these "Gen ___" labels on people? Where did they come from? In this episode, we're unpacking generational...
The Sacred Act of Play
I looked out through the tree branches and stifled a laugh building deep in my belly. It was late October in Wisconsin, and I was fifteen feet up in a tree stand. The first snow of the season was slowly accumulating on the leaf-covered ground. The sight was...
S3 E1: Kickoff & A Panoramic Review of Summer ’23
Welcome to Season 3! We're kicking off this season with a what-to-expect and introducing two new segments we're including in each episode this season. Read more about them and download your free graphic below! We'll be behind the mic every other week bringing you...
