Discipleship & Leadership Development

Discipleship & Leadership Development is life-on-life practice to grow believers to be like Jesus and to live advancing the Kingdom by their gifts, so young and old alike are fully empowered to serve Christ at Camp, in the city, and beyond. Discipleship & Leadership Development is one of Camp’s Initiatives: four major area of focus across Program and Projects that are derived from our Mission & Values. Camp applies Discipleship & Leadership Development to all ministry programs and staff development, as well as the support we offer to our participating churches.

Want to get involved? This initiative is a great place for those who have a passion for personal development, leadership development, evangelism, or discipleship; or for those interested in being part of a community that learns together and supports each other in these areas. The best way to jump in is to sign up to get new and notifications for this initiative:

Discipleship & Leadership Development Programs & Projects

Summer Camp (for children 7-13) runs for 5 weeks each summer and focuses on discipling children in the Belonging phase of their spiritual journey through “faith, friends, and fun”.

Teen Discipleship (for 14-18) runs for a week in August and focuses on transitioning campers from Belonging into the Becoming phase of the discipleship journey through fun and service work.

Summer Camp Staff (for 16+) focuses on developing ministry skills and personal mission while serving Summer Camp and Teen Discipleship. One week of training + 6 weeks of camp.

The Journey Map a collaborative project to create a common framework for discipleship-through-mission to serve as a ministry model for youth work, churches, mission projects and more.

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