by Jake Sorenson | Feb 13, 2018 | Camp Research, The Logic of Camp
It is the number one concern of camp directors. It is the most anxiety-producing element of the experience for parents. When this characteristic breaks down, it has the clearest consequences for camp outcomes. Let’s talk about SAFETY at camp. Camp directors get that...
by Jake Sorenson | Sep 26, 2017 | Camp Research
“Camp changed my life.” I have heard this (or something similar) over and over again from staff members, campers, parents, and church workers. I have even spoken these words about my own camp experiences. Some camp professionals speak about camp as a “mountaintop...
by Jake Sorenson | Apr 5, 2017 | Camp Research, Parenting
There is nothing quite like picking up a child from summer camp. I watched thousands of parents do this over the years that I worked at various camps, and now I get the chance to do it myself when I pick up my own children. I am convinced that there is really only one...
by Jacob Sorenson | Jul 27, 2016 | Camp Research, The Logic of Camp
There is a lot of hateful talk on our television screens and on our social media sites of late. We need camps to teach us how to be respectful to one another. Our society is experiencing an unhealthy dosage of disrespectful dialogue and rhetoric of despair. Simply...
by Jacob Sorenson | May 25, 2016 | Camp Research
Those of us who love camp think we know what it’s all about. The camp critics think the same thing. Ask around and you will hear all sorts of things about camp. Camp is life-changing. Camp is theologically shallow. Camp is a mountaintop experience. Camp offers a brief...
by Jacob Sorenson | Feb 1, 2016 | Camp and Congregation, Camp Research
Christian camping ministry in the Mainline Protestant tradition is often broken down along denominational lines. We have Lutheran camps, Methodist camps, and so forth. These distinctions are not always helpful because camps have varying programmatic goals and ministry...
