Episode 47 | BootStrapBoots: Building Community Through Campfires and Dragons

About this episode

Boots shares his journey from solo streaming to co-founding a D&D ministry channel focused on community building.

Boots (BootStrapBoots) shares his journey from solo League of Legends streaming to co-founding Campfires and Dragons, a Dungeons & Dragons ministry channel. He explains how the Nerd Culture Ministry Summit helped him realize he was called to do ministry collaboratively, prompting a shift from competitive gaming content to D&D play that builds welcoming community for tabletop gamers. Boots also discusses the importance of knowing yourself spiritually before going live and how his team uses D&D as a tool to reach people who may be isolated or searching for belonging. Website: https://lovethynerd.com/podcastnetwork/ncmu/

People in this episode

Guest: Boots

Topics covered

• community building
• Dungeons & Dragons
• gaming ministry
• spirituality
• tabletop gaming

Keywords

• BootStrapBoots
• community
• D&D
• ministry
• gaming
• League of Legends
• Nerd Culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Campfires and Dragons, Nerd Culture Ministry Summit

Books & works: League of Legends, Dungeons & Dragons

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