Love is Wild
Trivia In early February, we got to spend time with our friends from the Episcopal Camps and Conference Centers. It was a great few days of friend-making, research-wrestling, and faith-exploring. We went to present some of the latest findings in the Episcopal Church...
S4 E11: Character at Camp
Self-confidence. Leadership. Resilience. Faith in daily life. These are all character traits we measure. There is real data that says camp in exceptional at building character through the highly experiential, highly relational programs you offer. And that's a good...
Engaging Children
Aligned Congregations and Camps have a significant amount of mission alignment - gospel proclamation, building community, ensuring safety for those who enter our sacred spaces and strengthening families for faithful living. One of our greatest areas of mission overlap...
S4 E10: Why Camp? From the Perspective of Moms, Church Leaders, and Camp Enthusiasts
Answer: because kids need a safe place to __________________.Question: Why Camp? This question matters to you, camp or church leaders, because it's a question the parents in your world are asking. They have to, for one reason or another. It's because they have a lot...
Why Camp? Coming Soon
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S4 E9: 2025 New Year’s Resolutions for Camp
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 Enthusiasts Cabin...
S4 E8: Jesus is Coming…to Camp
Happy Advent and Merry Christmas from our sacred playgrounds to yours! We're donning Christmas hats and embracing Advent as we prepare for Jesus to come...to camp! This season reminds us that our ministries have audiences of influence - those we serve, those who serve...
Living in Jesus Time
Happy Advent! In this season of expectant waiting, here is a riddle for you: This thing all things devours:Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;Gnaws iron, bites steel;Grinds hard stones to meal;Slays king, ruins town,And beats high mountain down. So spoke Gollum to Bilbo...
S4 E7: Camp Director Perspectives – Interviews with 4 Current Camp Leaders at Camp Conferences
Leaders who thrive learn from other leaders. Recently, Jake and Jared got to participate in and lead workshops at annual camp conferences for Lutheran Outdoor Ministries and the Campfire Collective (PCCCA, OMA-UCC, OMI, + more). They had the chance to sit down with 4...
Tradition
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...
S4 E6: Leading a Christian Camp After Election Day
Sometimes we love to hang out in our camp bubble, don't we? Sometimes even so far as to, at least in part, shut out the outside world. It makes sense, because there's something special about camp being set apart. And yet, we're part of an ecosystem, a culture, a...
Loving Your Neighbor on Election Day and Beyond
Election day: November 5, 2024. I woke up early this morning and could not get back to sleep. The polls have yet to open. All I wanted to do this morning was write about the clear choice in this election. But that is not where this is going. Disagreeing with those I...