Jacob Sorenson is the founder and director of Sacred Playgrounds, a ministry offering research and training to camps and congregations. He has a PhD in practical theology from Luther Seminary, an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary, and twenty years of experience in camping ministry and congregational youth ministry. He has directed several major research projects, including the Effective Camp Project, the Camp2Congregation Project, and the Camp and Church Leadership Project. He lives in rural Wisconsin with his wife Anna (a Lutheran pastor) and their two boys, Elijah and Nathanael.