Work at a Christian camp gives meaning to a summer. It’s not just flipping hamburgers or stocking shelves, but investing in the lives of campers and fellow summer staff, through the ministry of organized camping.
It combines the beautiful outdoors with an opportunity for ministry. Working outdoors is a great way to spend a summer, but it is significant when it becomes an opportunity for ministry in the lives of young campers.
Great first work experience. For younger work crew or CIT (Counselors in Training), camp is a wonderful place to learn good work habits and gain that important first work reference.
Leadership training. Camps not only teach leadership principles during staff training, but the structure of a camp itself gives ample opportunity for staff to learn leadership through their responsibilities in the camp program.
Learn dependence on God. Long days of hard work or endless hours with young campers can stretch staff to the point of learning, in a practical way, how to depend on God.
Explaining your faith helps you to understand your own faith better. Sharing your own faith and testimony with campers and other staff helps to affirm and grow your your own faith.
Teaching Bible studies. The teacher always benefits the most. As a result, camp staff have a wonderful opportunity to grow in their own understanding of scripture and faith, when they open the Bible to prepare and present cabin Bible studies with their campers.
Experience campers coming to faith. It is an inspiring, life-changing experience to see campers come to the Lord. It is even more exciting when a cabin leader realizes that they were part of that process because of the investment they made in the lives of their campers during a week of camp.
Life-long ministry. Firsthand involvement in ministry often begins and reinforces a life-long commitment to ministry. Many pastors and missionaries, as well as committed Christian leaders in the work place, have their roots in camp ministry.
Life-long friends. Friendships formed from the common bonds and experiences of camp ministry are often life-long and life-altering.
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