On this episode, we welcome Jake back from his journey to Egypt, where we travelled with other camp and church leaders on a pilgrimage that lead them to and through places and spaces with deep Biblical, historical, and spiritual significance. We'll hear stories from Mt. Sinai, the Nile River, and more. As Jake weaves key parts of his experience, we'll uncover where pilgrimage and camp intersect, and where scripture stories come alive.

Pilgrimage takes us from where we are, to a set-apart space with significance, and returns us often changed. It is a journey, more for the sake of journey than destination. Camp can often be like this for participants, and this holy concept of pilgrimage can be a good lens for us to look through as leaders.

Our #StatOfTheWeek reminds us of how camp leaders were feeling at the end of last summer and how to set yourself up for post-camp energy. Then, our #QuickQampQuestion asks about camp's potential power to bridge the divide in our country - with real-time reactions to what's happening around the US right now.

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Happy New Year, camp and camp-connected friends! It's 2026, and we're kicking off the new year with our annual installment of the New Year's resolutions for camp.

On this episode, we'll share a fresh set of hopes and dreams for camp based on the latest research data and conversations with camp leaders. We'll talk through these 5 resolutions, and would love to hear your personal or ministry resolutions too! Here are a few curious key words for what we're lifting up in 2026:

1. Net Positive
2. Connect + Reconnect
3. Get Dirty
4. Self-Assessment
5. Parent Partners

In case you missed it, we wrote up a "how did we do" article recapping the 2025 resolutions. You're invited to read that article or listen back to that episode from last season. It's going to be a great year for outdoor ministry!

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As we release this episode, it's almost Christmas 2025! We're wishing you a very Merry Christmas from our sacred playground to yours. We're ever-grateful to share this space with you.

On this (shorter) episode, we're taking a few moments to answer a handful of curious questions from camp leaders. We'll quickly explore things like staff kindness, phrases like "no margin, no mission", staying cool, and the future of tech. Yeah, quite the array.

We'll leave you with a quick Christmas and end-of-year blessing for you and your ministry...

As you step away from the schedules, the cabins, and the constant noise of ministry, may you find a quiet manger for your own soul. You have spent your year creating space for others to encounter God; this Christmas, may you encounter Christ anew for yourself.

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