Outdoor Leaders ⛰️ https://outdoorleaders.com/ Ashley Denton's Blog on outdoor leadership. Mon, 29 Dec 2025 18:25:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://outdoorleaders.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/favicon-150x150.png Outdoor Leaders ⛰️ https://outdoorleaders.com/ 32 32 A Light in the Darkness; How illumination Can Light Our Path to Jesus https://outdoorleaders.com/ten-essentials-blog-series/a-light-in-the-darkness-how-illumination-can-light-our-path-to-jesus/ https://outdoorleaders.com/ten-essentials-blog-series/a-light-in-the-darkness-how-illumination-can-light-our-path-to-jesus/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2025 13:11:56 +0000 https://outdoorleaders.com/?p=15676 Andrew Underwood of Wilderness Ministry Institute continues to draw spiritual analogies from the 10 essentials of wilderness travel. Enjoy the incredible truth on how illumination can help us understand the power of God.     In college, I had the incredible opportunity to go on a multi-day cave expedition in a large cave system in […]

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]]> https://outdoorleaders.com/ten-essentials-blog-series/a-light-in-the-darkness-how-illumination-can-light-our-path-to-jesus/feed/ 259 Starry Night https://outdoorleaders.com/abraham/starry-night/ https://outdoorleaders.com/abraham/starry-night/#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2025 14:27:30 +0000 https://outdoorleaders.com/?p=15717 “For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.” — Vincent Van Gogh God loves to teach through experience, even through a Starry Night. The Old Testament is packed with experiential learning stories —around 72 of them, if you look closely. One that always grabs me […]

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]]> https://outdoorleaders.com/abraham/starry-night/feed/ 21 How to Share the Gospel Using God’s Creation https://outdoorleaders.com/top-20-questions-how-to-start-a-wilderness-ministry/how-to-share-the-gospel-using-gods-creation/ Sun, 15 May 2022 12:31:52 +0000 https://outdoorleaders.com/?p=15469 Guest blogger, Claire Lemp shares excellent strategies for question 7 of the How to Start a Wilderness Ministry: Top 20 Questions: How do I effectively share the Gospel using the outdoors? There’s no more natural place to talk about Jesus than the outdoors. Outdoor leaders have the ideal setup for facilitating gospel conversations. The wilderness is […]

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]]> Where Can I Find Christian Outdoor Leadership Training? https://outdoorleaders.com/top-20-questions-how-to-start-a-wilderness-ministry/where-can-i-find-christian-outdoor-leadership-training/ Tue, 03 May 2022 12:20:58 +0000 https://outdoorleaders.com/?p=15170 In the last post of this How to Start a Wilderness Ministry: Top 20 Questions series, we looked at recommended skills for facilitating outdoor ministry. Feeling like you may need to sweep up on some skills?  I will highlight some of my recommended outdoor programs that offer high-quality, outdoor leadership training. *Not all programs on the […]

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]]> What Skills Do You Need to Facilitate Effective Wilderness Experiences? https://outdoorleaders.com/top-20-questions-how-to-start-a-wilderness-ministry/what-skills-do-you-need-to-facilitate-effective-wilderness-experiences/ Wed, 27 Apr 2022 17:28:39 +0000 https://outdoorleaders.com/?p=15475 In this Top 20 Questions: How to Start a Wilderness Ministry series, we have answered questions relating to ministry foundations, casting vision (exposure), and recruiting staff. Now it is time to think about training. What skills will you and your staff need in order to safely and effectively facilitate trips? Excellent guide training is a […]

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]]> 5 Reasons Wilderness Can Help Heal the Impacts of the Pandemic https://outdoorleaders.com/youth-ministry/5-reasons-wilderness-can-help-heal-the-impacts-of-the-pandemic/ Wed, 30 Mar 2022 15:26:20 +0000 https://outdoorleaders.com/?p=15530 Youth are navigating some serious spiritual terrain today! The impacts of the pandemic are only making it more challenging. My post, Urgent Need for Discipling Leadership, talks about some alarming data that has emerged from quantitative and qualitative research done on the State of Youth and Religion. Read that post now if you have not […]

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]]> HOW INSULATION TEACHES US TO BE IN THE WORLD, NOT OF THE WORLD https://outdoorleaders.com/ideas/how-insulation-teaches-us-to-be-in-the-world-not-of-the-world/ Mon, 29 Nov 2021 18:41:28 +0000 https://outdoorleaders.com/?p=15512 The post HOW INSULATION TEACHES US TO BE IN THE WORLD, NOT OF THE WORLD appeared first on Outdoor Leaders ⛰️.

]]> Sun Protection Reminds Us to Be On Guard Against a Hidden Enemy https://outdoorleaders.com/ten-essentials-blog-series/sun-protection-reminds-us-to-be-on-guard-against-hidden-enemy/ Mon, 02 Aug 2021 21:41:33 +0000 https://outdoorleaders.com/?p=15485 Please enjoy this post from Andrew Underwood, from WMI as he continues to share insights in this Biblical Reflections on the Wilderness Essentials series.  SUN PROTECTION WORKS FOR OUR BEST OUTCOMES I was working at a camp in Tennessee years ago. We had a morning at the lake planned for my group of kids and I […]

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]]> 2 Training Opportunities to Take Advantage of this Summer https://outdoorleaders.com/leadership-development/2-training-opportunities-to-take-advantage-of-this-summer/ Wed, 26 May 2021 16:52:04 +0000 https://outdoorleaders.com/?p=15455 After many months of putting things on hold, summer holds some much-anticipated chances to get back to our passions.  I want to share 2 professional development opportunities available for outdoor and youth leaders that I believe will be valuable training to broaden your leadership. Please join me at Yellowstone Theological Institute for one or both […]

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]]> How Fire Can Illuminate Us to the Nature of the Holy Spirit https://outdoorleaders.com/ten-essentials-blog-series/how-fire-can-illuminate-us-to-the-nature-of-the-holy-spirit/ Tue, 04 May 2021 19:51:00 +0000 https://outdoorleaders.com/?p=15445 Presence of Fire Changes Everything A few years ago, on a cold snowy night in the mountains of Northern California, my friends and I worked for hours to get a fire started. Everything was wet and we were cold and tired. Somehow, by the grace of God, we got it started. It changed everything about our experience that evening. […]

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