A resource mentioned in the podcast was https://theweekjunior.com/.

Jake Sorenson of Sacred Playgrounds joins Don Johnson on this podcast.  They talk about the importance of camp in the life of the church and how camp really does raise up committed leaders.

This is an important conversation for a LOM leaders.

Ross Murray is the Senior Director of Education & Training at The GLAAD Media Institute, which provides activist, spokesperson, and media engagement training and education for LGBTQ and allied community members, the media industry and advocacy organizations desiring to deepen their media impact. Ross uses the best practices perfected by GLAAD to train a new generation of advocates in order to accelerate acceptance for LGBTQ people, as well as other marginalized communities.

Ross is also a founder and director of The Naming Project, a faith-based camp for LGBTQ youth and their allies. The Naming Project has also been the subject of much media, including the award-winning film Camp Out, as well as the controversial episode "Pray the Gay Away?" of Our America with Lisa Ling.

Ross is a producer for the "Yass, Jesus!" podcast, a faith and sexuality affirming podcast that believes you don't have to pick between gay and God.

Ross is a consecrated Deacon in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, with a specific calling to advocate for LGBTQ people and to bridge the LGBTQ and faith communities.

Ross punished "Made, Known, Loved: Developing LGBTQ-Inclusive Youth Ministry" in April 2021

The podcast is with Kathryn Schaefer, program director, Cross Roads (NJ), and Jena Vander Broek, program director at Luther Crest (MN). These two camps have been collaborating on a project called the Bold Transformational Faith Initiative which was the winner of the 2020 LOM Innovative Program Award. 

https://mybtf.org

Today's episode is with Drew Benson, staff psychologist at LeaderWise. Mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Taking care for ourselves and those we work with. Practical ideas and tools that will help you at any time and especially during these days of pandemic.

Resources:

https://leaderwise.org

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An interview with LOM LTE Committee members Dana Isaacson, program director, EWALU (IA), Anthony Briggs, executive director, Cross Roads (NJ), and chairperson Gretchen Bachman, operations director, Voyageurs (MN). all the news about the virtual educational opportunities being planned in lieu of the in-person LTE for November that had to be cancelled because of COVID-19.

Don Johnson talks with leaders of four LOM camps discussing the alternatives and virtual experiences they developed in the wake of cancelling summer camp in 2020.