by Jared Rendell | Feb 18, 2025 | Camp Staff, Children & Youth Ministry, Guest, Podcast
The most impactful ministry just might happen in the under-programmed times, the times sitting by the well (or the campfire) hearing someone’s story. When we give our staff members, and even campers themselves, the “how” – meaning the skills...
by Jared Rendell | Jan 7, 2025 | Camp and Church Leadership, Camp and Culture, Camp Programs, Camp Staff, Podcast
Campy New Year! Our 4th annual New Year’s resolutions for camp episode is here! We have a blast with this each year, and we’ve got 5 fresh data-backed resolutions for camps and their leaders in the year ahead. Here is your keyword teaser: Scripture...
by Jared Rendell | Oct 23, 2024 | Camp Staff, Generalities
What? A Wedding? Hear me out. We’re approaching camp conference and gathering season, and I think we can maximize our experience at these events if we give ourselves a dose of intentionality inspired by an old wedding adage. Many camp pros absolutely love this...
by Jared Rendell | Sep 10, 2024 | Camp Programs, Camp Staff, Generalities
Dance Summer Mode One of the things baked into the realities of outdoor ministry that many of us appreciate and thrive in is seasonality. For everything there is a season, and then another one, and then another one. It’s a beautiful cycle, and we usually love...
by Jared Rendell | Sep 3, 2024 | Camp Staff, Podcast
Season 4 of the Sacred Playgrounds Podcast is here! We’re back behind the mic and behind the research for another season of camp-centric content focused on leaders like you. On this episode, we’ll share a quick what-to-expect from this season, and then...
by Jared Rendell | May 7, 2024 | Camp Staff
You’ve done so much work these past few months to get to this point. You’ve spent hours on the road and on the phone and behind a screen tirelessly finding pathways to those that will share the best news ever at your camp this summer. You’ve...
