by Sacred Playgrounds | Sep 13, 2022 | Book Reviews, Young Adults
Like most people, I had a summer reading list. I finally got around to finishing Back Pocket God (Denton and Flory, 2020), the latest book from the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR). It is full of fascinating statistics and implications for...
by Sacred Playgrounds | Mar 16, 2022 | Camp and Church Leadership, Camp Research, Camp Staff
This summer, thousands of young adults will serve at Christian camps across the United States and around the world. Serving on summer camp staff will be one of the most rewarding and highly impactful experiences of their lives. They will walk away from the experience...
by Sacred Playgrounds | Mar 2, 2022 | Camp and Culture, Theology and Culture
We have another historic first: President Biden’s nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States. If confirmed, she will be the first black woman to sit on the court. I applaud this move toward greater diversity and representation. I...
by Sacred Playgrounds | Feb 15, 2022 | Camp and Church Leadership, Camp to Congregation, Rethinking Church
There are four key ministry spaces that are particularly important for faith formation and call to ministry. I focus a lot of my writing on camping ministries. I do this because camping ministry has gotten surprisingly little scholarly attention over the years. This...
by Sacred Playgrounds | Feb 2, 2022 | Camp and Culture, Parenting
We all have COVID-fatigue. Two years into the pandemic, activities continue to be canceled, and we wonder how long it will last. Tradition has it that the groundhog can predict the coming of an early spring. It comes at a time when most people are getting tired of...
