Youth Camp Tip #5 : Three Ways To Follow Up With New Commitments

Youth Camp Tip #5 : Three Ways To Follow Up With New Commitments

How come we spend so much time getting ready for camp but very little time on the follow up after camp? This is a question I’ve asked youth workers for years. We love to talk about camp and the camp experience and all God does in the lives of our kids, but I am...

Youth Camp Tip # 4: Four Youth Camp Game Ideas

Since I did not get any feedback on games you all use, that must mean you have no idea what games you are going to play this year. So, I thought I;d help you out with 10 Youth Camp Game Videos you could “borrow” from. Enjoy. I like the game in this next...

Youth Camp Tip #3: Six Best Practices for Camp Discipline

Discipline is no fun, but especially no fun at camp; but sometimes it has to be done. I had a student one time who had signed up for our camp. I did not know the camper very well, but he seemed a bit young to go. I was right. The first thing you want to make sure if...
Youth Camp Tip #2: Three Ideas To Get Your Campers To Bed

Youth Camp Tip #2: Three Ideas To Get Your Campers To Bed

I am old. Yes, old. I am old and I like to sleep, a lot. I have a routine and I do not like it messed with. “Then why are you at youth camp?” Good question. I have to be, I’m the youth pastor. Just because I am old and like to sleep does not mean...
Youth Camp Tip # 1: 3 Tips For Sharing Devotions

Youth Camp Tip # 1: 3 Tips For Sharing Devotions

I love youth camp. I gave my heart to Christ for the first time at a camp called Life For Youth Camp in Vero Beach, Fl. I worked there for 7 summers and four years full time. I have been camp speaker, once a week, every summer, for the past 20 years. Oh, and I met my...