Cool Facts

Did you know that outdoor leadership ministries majors get to:

• Participate in wilderness dogsled and ski treks.
• Practice living outdoors in winter and summer conditions.
• Learn how to construct snow shelters.
• Analyze and interpret American youth culture for the purpose of understanding and ministering to adolescents.
• Gain an understanding of backpacking equipment, trip planning, camping skills, group management and backpacking trips.
• Learn how to conduct beginning top rope rock climbing experiences in camps, adventure programs and other wilderness settings.
• Gain essential skills in nurturing spiritual development in children.
• Practice providing emergency medical care in remote areas by using portable and improvised equipment.