Life Happens after Camp

Life Happens after Camp

For the first time in my ministry career I didn’t go to youth camp. It was strange—less stress—but strange. 

The decision to cancel camp was extremely difficult. For many youth ministries, if not most, camp is the heart of their summer. To think about a summer without youth camp is like having Easter without church. How can that be?

Obviously, we have faced many challenges over the last few months and whether to attend youth camp was one of them. As we struggled with our decision on whether to host camps, I remembered our mantra, “Life happens after camp”. 

This phrase was developed by one of our team members to help us to remember that there is a lot of ministry to students that occurs the other 51 weeks of the year. We believe that those 51 weeks are the most important.

Chances are we will have camp next summer. It will be a great time for students to connect with God and with one another. Hopefully, it will be one week of the year that doesn’t distract from the great possibilities of the other 51 weeks.
I would love to continue the camp conversation with you. You can reach me at  horizon.jerry@gmail.com.

If you would like more information, check out our Camps page for 2021 Summer Dates and more. If you would like to be added to our camp 2021 priority list, click here!