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 Kelsey Blinn | Nov 19, 2024 | Family Ministry, Generalities
Tradition! Does anyone else have the song “Tradition” from Fiddler on the Roof jump in their head when you hear that word? It plays in mine…and let’s be real I also start belting it out! Every year this happens and probably drives my husband a little crazy but that is...
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,...
by Jared Rendell | Feb 20, 2024 | Family Ministry, Parenting, Podcast
We’re making a new friend in this episode as we talk with author Maria Warner who wrote a book all about her family’s transformational experiences at family camp, a specialized kind of camp that can, as Maria passionately shares, help families thrive....
by Sacred Playgrounds | Oct 24, 2023 | Family Ministry, Parenting, Rhythms of Faith, The Logic of Camp
“I guess I just don’t understand why some people have to be jerks all the time.” Our ears perked up, and we sat up a little straighter. We were gathered in our usual spots, but this was a bit unusual. We were more accustomed to getting a perfunctory one-sentence or...
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...
