What if camp is life as it should be? What if camps are places and spaces where the veil is thin and the inbreaking of the kingdom of God feels close? What if the way we live and breathe and have our being at camp is exactly who we were made to be as people of God, community of Christ, and the whole of creation?

On this episode, we'll begin to break open some of these theological and philosophical ideas that give foundation and relevance to outdoor ministries. We'll talk about 4.5 of many critical observations of our culture and communities today and consider where camp excels in offering an antidote to what's broken and breaking.

We've got a #statoftheweek that speaks to the emotional reality of our youth, a #QuickQampQuestion that begins to call us to our, "What now?", and the debut of a new occasional podcast segment called More or Less.

Book Mentions:
A Common Book of Camping by Jerry Manlove
Theology of Hope by Jürgen Moltmann
Surprised by Hope by N. T. Wright
Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
The Nature Fix by Florence Williams
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
Grit by Angela Duckworth
Together by Vivek H. Murthy

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