Sacred Playgrounds Podcast
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We're turning insights to impact as we talk camp and why it matters based on the latest research. Each episode we'll focus on one thing that's making a difference right now in outdoor ministry.
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S5E20 Summer Staff Bonus Episode for 2026
Summer is here! Camp leaders, your staff have arrived, or are arriving soon. This episode is designed specifically for them. We're speaking right to those emerging adult summer staff about to make…
S5E19 PANIC Button! A Season 5 Finale
It's the season 5 finale! Summer is almost here, and for some, it feel like it's time to PANIC!We get it, you get it, your fellow leaders get it. The sprint up to staff arrival and camper arrival can…
S5E18 Character at Camp Success: Guest Episode with the ACA Character at Camp Team
Character.This word is, as our guests on this episode will say, a "big tent" concept. As the American Camp Association has been exploring, building, and developing the Character at Camp Initiative…
S5E17 10 Concepts to Create a Robust Summer Staff Support System
They're coming. And then, they're staying, and working, and playing, and praying, and connecting, and serving, and living this moment of their lives together at camp.Your staff, when fully equipped…
S5E16 Word Association: Unpacking the Value of Creating Multiple Levels of Insights & Impact
This episode features good friends of ours, Jess and Jessica, who lead vibrant associations of camps, conference centers, retreat centers, and farms. We'll hear where, how, and why generating…
S5E15 5 Strategies to Lead Parents to Action
We're in an action phase at camp, or at least we hope they are in an action phase. That "they" is camper parents.On this episode, we're laying out five strategies backed by recent insights that can…
S5E14 Five Voices from the Field on Summer Staff Skill Building
On this episode, we're around a table with five incredible camp leaders bringing different perspectives from their role, to geography, to camp journey, to denomination, and more. We're sharing this…
S5E13 The Camp Enrollment Cliff
There's a shift coming, and it affects camp in significant ways. On this episode, we'll talk about why, how, and when it's coming, and leave you with some ideas to get ahead of it.When you lay out…
S5E12 Summer Staff Journey Insights: How to Maximize Recruiting, Preparing, & Training Based on Staff Data
We've learned so much about summer camp staff over the past few years. With insights from more than 2000 summer staff members at more than 120 camps in the last 5 years, plus additional data from…
S5E11 Pilgrimage on Purpose: Reflections from Mt. Sinai & Why Camp Can Be This Kind of Journey
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…
S5E10 5 Camp New Year’s Resolutions for 2026
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…
S5E9 A Mailbag & A Merry Christmas
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…
S5E8 Grownups Need Camp Too
It's true. Adults are a deeply important audience for your camp in one way or another - or more likely, in many ways. Not just as a donor, parent, or partner, but as one who can have personal,…
S5E7 Breaking Down Breakdowns in the Camp Model
Camp is perfect, right? Right? At least, my camp is...You've thought it. So have we, and so has every camp enthusiast since the beginning of camp-time. And yet, we know that sometimes people have an…
S5E6 Live from the OMC Great Gathering: Insight-Driven Actions & Best of the Best Practices from Camp Leaders
Our team spent the week at the Outdoor Ministries Connection Great Gathering! It's been an incredible week connecting in person with 500+ of our closest friends. From insightful keynotes to leading…
S5E5 Get On The Same P.A.G.E with Church Leaders & Parents
This is a cutting edge for outdoor ministry right now, and camps, when we understand our role as a catalyst, is poised to have an outsized impact on faith lives of countless campers and families. The…
S5E4 Church Camp, The Book: Guest Episode with Author Cara Meredith
On this episode, we're excited to sit down with Cara Meredith, a lifelong camp enthusiast, experienced camp speaker, and author of the book Church Camp.This book has been stirring in many ways for…
S5E3 Camper Confidence Over Time: What We Learned from Summer 2025 Data
Each fall, early in our podcast season, we try to spend time talking through some of our, really your, learnings from the summer. We aggregate data from Effective Camp and Power of Camp projects -…
S5E2 Behind the Scenes of the #OMCGG & Why Cross-Denominational Camp Partnerships Matter
If you've ever planned an event, fundraiser, conference, or other significant gathering, you know that there is so, so much that goes on behind the scenes to make that happen.On this episode, Jake…
S5E1 Season 5 Kickoff & Camp Leader Pulse Check Insights
We're back! Welcome to season 5 of the Sacred Playgrounds Podcast!On this episode, we've got some words of welcome, a quick summer in review from our Sacred Playgrounds team, and what to expect from…
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Sacred Playgrounds Podcast has published 95 episodes since September 2021, covering topics in Christianity, Religion & Spirituality.
Sacred Playgrounds Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 42m.
