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...
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...
by Jared Rendell | Dec 1, 2014 | Camp Research, Children & Youth Ministry, Family Ministry
This article was first published in the Connect Journal in 2014. Members of the ELCA Youth Ministry Network have access to these archives. FIND THE ARTICLE
by Jake Sorenson, PhD | Oct 14, 2013 | Camp Research, The Logic of Camp
Christian outdoor ministry is an incredibly understudied field. As scholarly attention increases in the fields of youth ministry and emerging adult ministry, camp is conspicuously absent from nearly every study. Evidence for camp’s effectiveness is left largely to...
