by Jared Rendell | May 20, 2025 | Camp Programs, Camp Research, Camp Staff
A Blessing for the Summer Ahead These are good ways to practice rejoicingto notice Christ in the mud on your feetand on the face of friends with flashlightsand the steady buzz or a bug in your ear. This life is a gift. This faith is an adventure.Blessed are you, who...
by Sacred Playgrounds | May 6, 2025 | Camp Programs, Camp Staff
The thing about our team at Sacred Playgrounds is that we really love camp. Really, really love camp. This sure isn’t just a job for us – it’s vocation and calling and passion. We’ve also been where you are right now, ramping up for a summer of...
by Jared Rendell | Apr 15, 2025 | Camp and Culture, Camp Staff, Parenting, Podcast
The more things change, the more they stay the same? The only constant is change? If you’re not riding the wave of change, you’ll find yourself underneath it? Whatever your cliché du jour, the truth is, things aren’t the same as they were a quarter century ago,...
by Sacred Playgrounds | Apr 8, 2025 | Camp Staff, The Logic of Camp
This summer, normalize the regular use of scripture at your camp. This involves more than just having Bible study every day or repeating a theme verse. The aim is to Biblicize every activity, program, and tradition. We lay the foundation for this when we Biblicize...
by Jared Rendell | Apr 1, 2025 | Camp Staff, Podcast
Where will they find spiritual grounding, these summer staff members of ours? These emerging adults that truly make ministry happen at our camps; what does it take to equip and encourage practicing faithfulness in their lives while they are at camp, and foundational...
by Jared Rendell | Mar 4, 2025 | Camp Staff, Podcast
2025 summer camp staffing is top of mind, heart, and task list for many camp leaders right now. We’re in the heart of recruiting season, pre-camp prep time is on the horizon, our staff training schedules are maybe beginning to materialize, and our plans for the...
