Takeaways
Why camp?
- Goal is to see student’s lives changed
- Creates a new environment that is outside of their comfort zone
- Exposure to God’s Word multiple times daily
- Doing things bigger and crazier than normal youth group
What do I want to get out of camp?
- Life change through the gospel and the Word of God
Mission’s trip or camp?
- Why not both?
- Where are my students at?
- Are my students being challenged to grow in their personal walk with the Lord?
- Camp at Word of Life is very evangelistic
- Use camp as a launching pad for a launching
What makes WOL camp different?
- Focus on the Word of God and the gospel and challenging them to change
- Word of Life counselors
- Both the platform ministry and personal ministry are the focus
- We take having fun very seriously
“Every life reached and changed for eternity” WOL Florida Youth Camp
“Every camper, next step, with Jesus” WOL Island
WOL Summer Camp Theme: “Forward – Take the Risk”
“A risk without accountability is just a resolution waiting to fail”- Kyle Gray
Worship Arts Week (WOL Island) – July 15-21, 2018
Resources
Camp Crew – https://camps.wol.org/youth-camps/camp-crew/
Scholarship Program to help with financial needs – https://camps.wol.org/scholarship/
Tommy Sewall is the director of Word of Life Youth Camps in Schroon Lake, N.Y. He has been in leadership there for the last 11 years and has been involved in camp ministry for 18. He and his wife, Britney, have a son named J.T., and enjoy spending time on the lake in the summer and at the mountain in the winter.