EDUCATION
M.A. in Experiential Education, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN, 1979
B.S. in Teacher Education with major in Social Sciences, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, 1972
History & Sociology major, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, 1968-70
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Adventure Challenge Activities (KIN 146)
Adventure Challenge Education (CFM 564)
Camp Ministry (CE 452)
Camp Programming (KIN 461)
Canoeing (KIN / AHS 115)
The Church in Outdoor Ministry (CFM 563)
Equestrian Activities (KIN / AHS 134)
Independent Study (CFM 695/CE 495)
Internship (CFM 696/CE 496)
Introduction to Spiritual Formation (CE 131)
Leadership Development (CE 453)
Theology & Practice of Outdoor Ministry (CFM 662)
Wilderness Learning Seminar (CFM 562 / CE 472)
Wilderness Programming & Leadership (CFM 663)
Wilderness Skills (Summer environment) (KIN / AHS 148)
Wilderness Skills (Winter environment) (KIN 148)
Winter Sports (KIN 143)
RELATED TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology & Christian Education (CE/CFM), Wheaton College (HoneyRock) 1985 – 2007
Program Manager (varied JD’s) Wheaton College (HoneyRock) 1977 – 2007
Senior Instructor, Colorado Outward Bound School, 1975 – 1977
Internship Coordinator, Macalester College, St Paul, MN 1973 - 1976
AFFILIATIONS
American Camping Association
American Canoe Association
American Red Cross (certified as a CPR & First Aid Instructor – 1989 to 2003)
Association for Challenge Course Technology
Association of Experiential Education
Christian Adventure Association
Christian Camping International
Christian Environmental Association
Christian Wilderness Leaders Coalition
Coalition for Education in the Outdoors
Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness
National Network of Youth Ministries
National Challenge Course Practitioners
National Safety Council (certified as a Wilderness First Aid Instructor –1999 to 2004)
North American Professors of Christian Education
Outdoor Orientation Program Symposium
Professional Ski Instructors of America – certified as Nordic Ski Instructor (expired)
Sierra Club
Wilderness Education Association
Wilderness Emergency Medicine – certified as Wilderness EMT (expired)
Wilderness Risk Managers
Upper Peninsula (MI) Environmental Coalition
Youth Ministry Educators
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
The Life Significance of the Wilderness Solo & Strategies for Intentional Design Co-author: Dr. Andrew J. Bobilya & Dr. Brad Daniel, Journal of the Wilderness Education Association: Winter, 2006.
An Investigation of the Role of the Instructor in the Solo Experience, Co-author: Dr. Andrew J. Bobilya, Journal of Experiential Education. Volume 27, Issue 3, 2005.
The Power of the Instructor in the Solo Experience: An Empirical Study and Some Non-Empirical Questions, Co-author: Dr. Andrew J. Bobilya, Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning. Volume 5, Issue, 1, 2005.
Lessons from the Field: Participant’s Perceptions of a Multi-day Wilderness Solo, Co-author: Dr. Andrew J. Bobilya, Chapter in collected works: Exploring the Power of Solo, Silence, and Solitude. Clifford Knapp & Thomas Smith, Editors. (Boulder, CO: Association of Experiential Education, 2005)
A Mixed-Method Investigation of the Solo in a Wilderness Experience Program, Co-author: Dr. Andrew J. Bobilya, Journal for Research in Outdoor Education. Paisley, Bunting, Young & Bloom (Eds.) Volume 7, 2005.
An External Review of the Outdoor Education Department at Montreat College Co-author: Dr. Charles Yaple, Unpublished Report for Academic Dean of Montreat College (NC), April 2001.
Man’s Search For Meaning and In the Name of Jesus (Two contributions to collection)
Reading For Life: 100 Christian College Teachers Reflect on the Books That Shaped Their Lives.
Edited by J. Davis, L. Ryken, & T. Martin. Xlibris Corporation, 2001.
The Role of the Instructor in the Outward Bound Educational Process, Kearney, NE: Morris Publishing, 1999 (Revised Edition). (Professionals in the field have given the book a “classic” status due to steady use as a leadership text over the last 25 years by many colleges and outdoor programs.)
The Role of the Instructor in the Outward Bound Educational Process, Kearney, NE: Morris Publishing, 1979 (Original Edition). (Written to meet a growing need for a leadership text in the field of outdoor education.)
“Wilderness Camping: Fad or Ministry”, Written by request for Christian Camping International, Ideas Unlimited Publication, 1979. Reprinted thru 1980’s and sold as a resource to camp leaders by CCI national office.
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