The Blessed Wilderness

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Articulating our Theology of Outdoor Ministries

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I spent the past week at an outdoor ministry conference in Lake Tahoe with a group of Presbyterian ( PCCCA ) and Lutheran ( LOM ) camp peo...
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Theology of the Cross and Camp: What a Mess!

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Let’s get something straight: “Cleanliness is next to Godliness” is not in the Bible. (All the camp directors give a collective sigh of ...
Monday, October 28, 2013

Encountering the Other: Vocational Discernment at Camp

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Like the adults who teach them, few young people live with a conviction that God is calling them. They live compartmentalized lives in wh...
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

The Camp Guy Amidst the Academy

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This past weekend, I attended my very first academic conference. I was nervous not only because I did not quite know what to expect from a g...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Emerging Adult Faith Formation and the Camp Experience

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In diverse studies on emerging adult religiosity, three essential factors consistently rise to the top as important for lasting faith form...
Monday, October 14, 2013

Christian Camping in Light of Emerging Adult Research

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Christian outdoor ministry is an incredibly understudied field. As scholarly attention increases in the fields of youth ministry and emer...
Tuesday, October 8, 2013

The Awkward Place of Camp at the NYWC

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I had the opportunity to attend Youth Specialties' National Youth Worker's Convention (NYWC) this past weekend in San Diego. Besides...
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I am a youth ministry scholar and camp enthusiast with a strong interest in bringing deeper theological reflection and scholarly analysis to bear on outdoor ministry. I have a Ph.D. in practical theology from Luther Seminary. I have ministry experience in congregations and camps. My wonderful family (wife and two young sons) are incredibly supportive of my work and keep me grounded.
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