The Next LOM Live Podcast: CONNECTING YOUR OUTDOOR MINISTRY TO THE ELCA FOUNDATION Wednesday, October 2 2 Eastern, 1 Central, 12 Mountain, 11 Pacific   Join LOM and the ELCA Foundation for a webinar focused on the importance of building an intentional planned giving program for your camp and how to go about getting started. Learn about all the services provided by the ELCA Foundation and the benefits of building a strong partnership with the regional gift planner for your region. Representing the ELCA Foundation will be Josh Kerney and Sister Marianne Brock, former camp director at Camp Nawakwa (PA)....

Thursday, October 24 , 1 Eastern, 12 Central, 11 Mountain, 10 Pacific – with ACA A description of what the webinar will cover Join us to learn more about this grant opportunity. This webinar will talk about next steps in this initiative and grant process and how it might apply to you. ACA received from Lilly Endowment Inc. a significant grant, over $20 million of which will be regranted to camps. This initiative will be conducted over the next six years and will include peer learning opportunities, networking, training, and tools. Beginning in 2025, eligible nonprofit camps will have the...

All LOM Outdoor Ministry Professionals and Board Members are invited! Registration for the 2024 LOM Conference will be available in mid-2024. It will be great to get together November 11-15, 2024, at The Maritime Conference Center, Baltimore, MD. The theme of Be More will play out over three days as the gathered outdoor ministry professionals will focus on ways to be BOLD leaders, LOVING leaders, and SENSIBLE leaders in their contexts. Workshops for each day will focus on these themes, and large group engagements will carry the thread through the event so participants will leave with a toolbox that empowers...

Learn Foundational Skills Necessary to Lead Experiential Programs Have you ever…wanted to learn how to lead experiential activities and programs? This three-day training provides an important first step in building the foundational skills necessary to lead experiential programs. Learn More

Registration will open immediately after the November Conference

A vital gathering designed to bring together Board members, committee leaders, territory coordinators, and contract staff for a time of strategic planning, collaboration, and community building.

This session will provide an overview of certain Federal tax energy credits for businesses and related incentives for nonprofit organizations.  The session will include an update on how the Inflation Reduction Act has modified how these incentives will be paid to tax-exempt organizations and explain how these developments have created opportunity for exempt organizations to receive direct payments for investments that reduce their carbon footprint. More Info & Register

About the Course Program is the most important facet of outdoor ministry. From determining the need for a program to evaluating the final product, today’s camp and retreat leaders need to be knowledgeable in how programs are designed and implemented. This course will focus on an overview of human growth and development in relation to outdoor ministry, and will look at program models and how they serve as an extension of a ministry’s mission statement. Participants will also study how our summer programs can be part of a year-round ministry.This course will be held at Columbia Theological Seminary (near Atlanta,...

Learn from a panel of Camp Professionals who are Native American and allies will address the issue of cultural appropriation at Camp and what you can do to bring awareness and guidance to prevent cultural appropriation.  Strategies and Tools will be shared to help in the process.    More Info & Register

Storytelling for Impact “So Faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the word of Christ” (Romans 10:17) Register Now When you are on a fitness journey, you can work out at home, sure. Sometimes it will be a decent workout. Other times it will be packed with distractions, forcing yourself to keep going, and lack of confidence that you are doing the right things. OR, you can go to a gym and workout where you have time to focus, a coach to help you get the right movements and reps, and the confidence that you...

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at First Lutheran Church in Duluth and Online 9:30am - 5:00pm (see the plan for the day here) Free Childcare Provided​​ The ever-increasing cries of creation in crisis could easily overwhelm us. Instead let them serve as a clarion call to help bring life out of potential death, to help give renewed birth to all creation, to all creatures including ourselves. More Info & Register

April 8, Check-In between 1:30-3:00 pm - April 10, conclusion 1:30 pm; Optional LOM Curriculum Intensive, April 10-11, 3:00 pm - 1:30 PM Cost $99 for Double Occupancy, $149 for Single, and an additional $60 for the Curriculum Intensive Location: Sugar Creek Bible Camp, 13141 Sugar Creek Bible Camp Rd, Ferryville, WI 54628 Primary Lodging: Koinonia Lodge (https://www.sugarcreekbiblecamp.org/rental-facilities/) Registration: https://forms.gle/W9w5747yCLyxPNc59 Open to all staff positions from all LOM territories & to friends outside of LOM.

New date (thanks to a Zoom outage!) We as professionals in outdoor ministry plan for and take care of so many kids year-round! But who helps us do that with our own kids? Join us for a Parents in LOM Zoom on Wednesday, April 23rd at 3:00 pm (ET). During this first meeting we’ll discuss this upcoming summer and parents’ plans for childcare, summer schedules, balancing camp and family, and what being a “camp kid” looks like. If have any questions or topics to add to the conversation, please email Kaitlyn Blend at kaitlyn@lclcenter.org. We look forward to this camp...

From ACA: Are you wondering what you might see from campers, staff, parents, and other camp stakeholders this summer as a result of our current polarized world? While your stakeholders all likely believe in your camp's mission, they may bring a wide range of perspectives to camp.  Managing conversations and behavior thoughtfully this summer is more important than ever. This isn’t a political event—it's a practical conversation about preparing for potential challenges that might arise this summer with campers and staff. Hear from an interfaith panel of camp professionals focused on character-building. Walk away with real tips you can use in your organization. All are welcome....