From Insights to Impact
Camps are sacred playgrounds, where people explore their way to lives of lasting, difference-making faith. Together, we're gathering the stories and stats that power outdoor ministries forward through effective organizations and intrepid leaders. SHOW ME HOWWe generate insights, equip leaders, and connect partners to help camp ministries thrive.
What could happen if you had access to the resources and research, stories and stats, tools and training to fully maximize your camp or connected ministry? Let’s find out.
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Insights. Ideas. Answers.
Maybe you’re getting ready for staff training, or wondering about connections between camp and church leaders. Maybe you’re planning next summer’s program and are looking for innovative ideas based on current culture. Whatever you’re looking for, this ever-growing body of research projects, articles, and resources is designed to lead you there.
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Our store is designed for you, camp leader. It’s full of resources, tools, bundles, videos, ideas, assessments, courses, Sacred Playgrounds gear, and more. Enter the store and explore what might help you and your team feel fully equipped for path ahead.
The Sacred Playgrounds Podcast
Behind the mic. Behind the research.Founder and Lead Researcher for Sacred Playgrounds, Jake Sorenson PhD, is joined by host and camp enthusiast Jared Rendell for insightful conversations about camp, why it matters, and how to help it thrive based on the latest research and insights from across the Christian camp landscape. Each episode, we explore one big thing that’s making a difference right now in outdoor ministry.
The Latest Episodes
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The 5 Fundamentals: Participatory
The world is more automated than ever. Interactions are mediated through technology, there is an easy button or app for everything, and reality itself is virtual. The rapid development of AI is changing the way we interact with information and each other, impacting...
5 Strategies to Lead Parents to Action
We're in an action phase at camp, or at least we hope they are in an action phase. That they, is camper parents. On this episode, we're laying out five strategies backed by recent insights that can help lead parents to the critical actions we want, and need, them to...
Recap & 3 Free Takeaways from Campwell x Sacred Playgrounds
"I found it to be one of the most helpful and tangible trainings I have participated in." GRACE · CAMPWELL X SP PARTICIPANT To understate it, we had an incredible few days with camp leaders from across the upper midwest at Campwell x Sacred Playgrounds in early March...
