Tradition has us to spend the last and first few days of each year pondering how we could better ourselves. If you are like me, setting New Year’s Resolutions is a chore every year. For one, I am usually so busy with Holiday stuff that I forget and won’t set one. I usually then default Read More …
Category: Christian Youth Camps
Letters From Youth Christian Camps
A Christian Camp Director in Ohio was struggling one year to find a creative way to find out how their programs were being received by their campers. A written survey would likely not be taken seriously and the challenge of constructing the proper questions was overwhelming. He knew in his gut that there had been Read More …
Finding Christ at Fun Summer Camps in Texas
Most campers would agree that when you venture outdoors to enjoy fun summer camps, it is more than just a recreational experience – it can be a spiritual one as well. One cannot walk through a forest, paddle a canoe on a tranquilly still lake, or even stare up at the stars in a clear Read More …
Life Education at Christian Summer Camps in Texas
Finding the right Christian summer camps in Texas can provide a fun, rewarding, and educational experience. Camping has been part of American life for a long, long time. In the mid-eighteen hundreds, pioneers of all faiths and various countries of origin, camped out of necessity in their covered wagons, tents, and on the bare ground, Read More …
The Most Anticipated Christian Camp Activities
In just about every genre, movies like depicting camp. Hollywood has used the setting for so many films that they’ve nearly romanticized the whole concept. Kids who have never been can hardly believe such a place exists, and grown ups retain nostalgic memories of their time at camp. First timers attend in wide-eyed expectation, but Read More …
Help Remember Christian Summer Camp: Make a Field Guide
With all the anticipation leading up to Christian summer camp, the actual time there passes by in an instant. It certainly isn’t a forgettable experience, but with so many activities, friendships, and adventures condensed into a few short days, it’s easy for campers to forget the bulk of their experience. Journaling or writing events down Read More …
Talk about the Body of Christ before You Send Kids to Christian Summer Camp
The biblical Church, the collection of all Christians in the world, is said to work like a body. In his letters, Paul talked often about the importance of every part, the individual gifts every person brings to create a functional whole. The reality, though, is that most groups of Christians, from churches to school clubs, Read More …
Are Christian Summer Camps in Texas Just for Christians?
By their name alone, Christian summer camps in Texas sound like a very exclusive group. Science camps are only for kids who love science; diabetes camps just cater to children whose bodies can’t produce insulin; Christian camps, then, seem as though they would preclude atheist, Jewish, and skeptic boys and girls from attending. Wondering if Read More …
What’s the Best Age for Christian Summer Camps?
These days, you can find Christian summer camps for all ages, from Kindergarten to young adults, which is a confusingly wide range. Proper childhood development has become the subject of endless parenting books, all of which offer a different opinion on how and when children should experience the world. Sending them off to an overnight Read More …
Why Attend a Christian Camp Retreat?
To people who don’t go to church often, a Christian camp retreat might sound a bit cultish, but to anyone who’s been, it’s a powerful experience. Companies, wellness centers, and fraternities have “retreats” pretty often, but they’re usually a long day spent in a hotel conference room. These events tend to be productive gatherings to Read More …