Description
This course builds upon "Adventure Education in Ministry with Youth" (CY4552). Low and high adventure education is widely utilized by schools, camps and outdoor ministries. The facilitating of the experience usually passes through a humanistic or secular lens, or what Luther would call the civil use of the law. The purpose of this course is to explore the unique character of a Christian hermeneutic for adventure leadership and group faciliation as it relates to adolescent faith development. The course examines a variety of practical theological models, Lutheran theological sources and current brain development studies, and their relationship to an advanced high adventure challenge experience. Strong emphasis will be placed upon integrating Lutheran theology, brain science and adventure experience into a holistic approach to kinesthetic spirituality and faith formation. In addition to the intensive adventure/class experience, students will be expected to do pre- and post-class me