by Jared Rendell | Apr 30, 2024 | Camp Research, Guest, Podcast
On this episode, we’re sharing the mic with a good friend and camp research colleague! We’re deeply honored to chat with the Senior Director of Research and Education for the American Camp Association (ACA), Laurie Browne, PhD.Laurie joins us to...
by Jared Rendell | Mar 5, 2024 | Camp Research, Podcast
We’re constantly learning. Every season, we take care of each individual and/or group of camps we work with – creating reports, digging in with consults about the findings, and creating ways to help those insights tell stories. And, we take that data and...
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 | Nov 1, 2023 | Camp Research, Podcast
We’ve been doing what we’re built for, turning data into stories, and today on the podcast we’re sharing some of these findings via 3 questions: What’s changed? What’s stayed the same? What’s surprising? And, most importantly, why...
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...
