Jake Sorenson, PhD, Author at Sacred Playgrounds

What is Camp? Part V: Small Group Ministry

by Jake Sorenson, PhD | May 5, 2015 | Camp Research

Christian camping is about ministry. Camps are places with intentional goals and desired outcomes, but it is important to recognize that ministry itself is the primary goal. Theologian and Christian martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer famously said, “Cheap grace means grace as...

What is Camp? Part IV: Partner in Ministry

by Jake Sorenson, PhD | Apr 28, 2015 | Camp Research, Camp to Congregation, Rethinking Church

Christian camping is about ministry. Previous posts in this series have emphasized that camp is much more than fun and games. Camps are centers of faith formation. The ministry at camp focuses on meeting participants where they are in their faith journey and...

What is Camp? Part III: Center of Faith Formation

by Jake Sorenson, PhD | Apr 16, 2015 | Camp Research

The American Camp Association published the Directions study in 2005 (click for the report), which gave empirical evidence that summer campers show significant gains in 10 positive development constructs, and most of these gains continue over time. One of these...

What is Camp? Part II: A Place to Unplug

by Jake Sorenson, PhD | Apr 13, 2015 | Camp Research, Outdoors and Wilderness

The Outdoor Ministry Research Project questionnaire was distributed last fall, and more than 300 camps responded. One section of the questionnaire asked camp directors to assess their camp’s overall philosophy with respect to 13 statements on a scale of 1 (strongly...

What is Camp? Part I: More than Fun and Games

by Jake Sorenson, PhD | Apr 8, 2015 | Camp Research, The Logic of Camp

In the fall of 2014, Christian camps across the country were surveyed to get a first of its kind snapshot of Christian camping ministry. Directors from 332 camps in all 50 states and representing multiple mainline Protestant denominations responded to the survey. In...

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