by Sacred Playgrounds | May 6, 2025 | Camp Programs, Camp Staff
The thing about our team at Sacred Playgrounds is that we really love camp. Really, really love camp. This sure isn’t just a job for us – it’s vocation and calling and passion. We’ve also been where you are right now, ramping up for a summer of...
by Jared Rendell | Mar 18, 2025 | Camp Programs, Family Ministry, Podcast
Good news! Camps are, in general, keeping parents satisfied with the level of communication and preparation prior to camp. We learn that much in this week’s #StatOfTheWeek. And, there’s an opportunity to go beyond satisfactory amounts of information, to a...
by Jared Rendell | Feb 4, 2025 | Camp Programs, Camp Research, Podcast
Self-confidence. Leadership. Resilience. Faith in daily life. These are all character traits we measure. There is real data that says camp in exceptional at building character through the highly experiential, highly relational programs you offer. And that’s a...
by Jared Rendell | Jan 7, 2025 | Camp and Church Leadership, Camp and Culture, Camp Programs, Camp Staff, Podcast
Campy New Year! Our 4th annual New Year’s resolutions for camp episode is here! We have a blast with this each year, and we’ve got 5 fresh data-backed resolutions for camps and their leaders in the year ahead. Here is your keyword teaser: Scripture...
by Jared Rendell | Sep 10, 2024 | Camp Programs, Camp Staff, Generalities
Dance Summer Mode One of the things baked into the realities of outdoor ministry that many of us appreciate and thrive in is seasonality. For everything there is a season, and then another one, and then another one. It’s a beautiful cycle, and we usually love...
by Jared Rendell | Apr 9, 2024 | Camp Programs, Family Ministry, Parenting
According to the American Camp Association, The number of family camps have doubled over the last 15 years In 2022, The Skit Guys released the movie, Family Camp. That same year, I published my memoir about my family’s experience at Deer Valley YMCA Family Camp,...
