Staff

The Reverend John Cook is the Presbyterian Campus Minister at the University of South Carolina. For over 16 years, he has explored his call to ministry in sharing the beauty of God’s creation with teenagers. In exploring this call, John has helped lead trips out West for 350 young adults with 479 days in the field in more than 23 states and Mexico. Over the years he has acquired extensive practical experience in expedition behavior, relationships, counseling, adolescent development, and the assessment and satisfaction of the needs of young adults.

Through this ministry, John is committed to bringing a safe, challenging, eye-opening growth experience to students, their families, and their churches that includes making new friends, accepting responsibility, and exploring the nature of ourselves, our country, and God.

At least two other staff members accompany John on the journey. The staff members are college graduates who are selected based on their safety awareness, capacity to form interpersonal relationships, decision-making ability, and commitment to making a difference in this world. The ratio of staff to young adults is 1 to 4.