by Jared Rendell | Jan 23, 2024 | Camp and Church Leadership, Camp Staff, Campus Ministry, Podcast, Young Adults
Camp staff outcomes align remarkably well with the top skills employers identify as most important for the 21st century workforce, including teamwork, communication skills, leadership, and problem solving. Being a member of a Christian summer camp staff builds vital...
by Jake Sorenson, PhD | Jan 16, 2024 | Camp and Church Leadership, Camp Research
by Dr. Jake Sorenson Sunday school. Summer camp. Campus ministry. The Gathering. These are the Big 4 Ministries, the ones that have proven most consistently impactful for developing young disciples and nurturing leaders in the ELCA. They are keystone ministries,...
by Jared Rendell | Jul 26, 2023 | Camp and Church Leadership, Scholarly Publications, Theology and Culture
We’re honored to share this article from Word and World on, Luther Seminary’s quarterly journal of theology, in which Dr. Jake Sorenson and Dr. Rollie Martinson share findings from the Camp and Church Leadership Project and why they matter in theological...
by Jared Rendell | Oct 5, 2022 | Camp and Church Leadership, Podcast
The relationship between your Executive Director and your Board of Directors is a vitally important – maybe the most important – relationship in the infrastructure of your ministry. There are ways to keep it healthy and thriving, giving foundation from...
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 | 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...
