by Jared Rendell | Aug 14, 2023 | Camp Research, Family Ministry, Rethinking Church
We’ve got incredible news to share. In partnership with Wheaton College’s HoneyRock Center for Leadership Development, Sacred Playgrounds is embarking on a 5-year initiative, a project titled Rhythms of Faith that will engage more than 25 camps, 500...
by Jared Rendell | Apr 4, 2023 | Camp Research, Podcast
These are some of the most impactful findings on the pulse of outdoor ministry today, draped in a really hopeful outlook. We unpack things like the biggest threat to outdoor ministry this year, what we’re learning about director demographics, the four types of...
by Jake Sorenson | Mar 29, 2023 | Camp Research
It is an exciting but nerve-racking time for Christian camping. The uncertainty and persistent stress of the past three years has given way to cautious optimism. A new survey of Mainline Christian camp directors sheds light on the state of camping ministry. This was...
by Jared Rendell | Mar 23, 2023 | Camp Research, Podcast
To know and listen – these is the best gifts we can give our camp community. This applies throughout our ministries, from the connection between a counselor and camper, to how we engage our trusted supporters, and everything in between. Life is loud, input is...
by Jared Rendell | Mar 9, 2023 | Camp Research, Podcast, Stories from Camp
In 2018, after hearing about some of the data from the first Power of Camp Study with Christian Camp and Conference Association ministries, Camp Judson and Executive Director Kevin Saxton decided to join the project. After their first year of data, they were struck...
by Jared Rendell | Jan 10, 2023 | Camp Research, Camp Staff, Podcast
Happy New Year camp friends! It’s here – one of our favorite and most downloaded episodes of season 1 gets a 2023 reboot. These 5 New Year’s resolutions were built directly from what we heard over the last year and see unfolding in the year to come....