by Jake Sorenson, PhD | Oct 8, 2014 | Generalities, The Logic of Camp
Christian camping ministry has a problematic history with race-relations and diversity. While many camps across the country have gone to great lengths to address the problem, it remains a serious concern for camps and camping ministry as a whole. The problem is rooted...
by Jake Sorenson, PhD | Aug 19, 2014 | The Logic of Camp
There is an immediacy to life at summer camp, a way in which it teaches you to “suck out all the marrow of life,” as Thoreau put it. Those who have been there remember the feeling. The present moment is amplified in intensity and perceived importance. The...
by Jake Sorenson, PhD | Apr 22, 2014 | The Logic of Camp
Many Christians today, particularly in so-called “mainline denominations” (like Lutheran, Catholic, and Methodist), abdicate the work of pastoral care and pastoral theology to the ministry professionals. We attend church to be preached a sermon and to receive care,...
by Jake Sorenson, PhD | Mar 4, 2014 | The Logic of Camp
Bonhoeffer said that following Christ is an invitation to “come and die.” He is referring to the life-changing nature of following Christ that includes intense suffering. You are invited on a journey that passes through death to new life. March is here,...
by Jake Sorenson, PhD | Jan 31, 2014 | The Logic of Camp
“Practical Theology.” Have you ever heard the term? In Seminaries and Divinity schools, it stands alongside biblical studies, church history, and “systematic theology” as one of the major areas of study. With academic emphases placed on learning the Bible (we need...
by Jake Sorenson, PhD | Nov 16, 2013 | The Logic of Camp
I spent the past week at an outdoor ministry conference in Lake Tahoe with a group of Presbyterian (PCCCA) and Lutheran (LOM) camp people from across the USA and Canada. Together, we talked about the changing world of outdoor ministries and ways to collaborate in the...