By Kyle Cravens Even though summer feels distant at the beginning of a new year, it will be here sooner than we expect. Deciding whether the kids and students in your church will attend summer camp deserves thoughtful, early planning. When your kids and student ministry teams plan ahead, the benefits are substantial. Here are eight compelling reasons to begin planning … [Read more...]
Nearly dead for camp cred, but totally worth it
By Laura Erlanson NASHVILLE (BP) – During June, I did what many said could not be done. I pulled off the exhaustion hat trick, the triathlon of tired, the white whale of weariness – the SBC annual meeting, Vacation Bible School and CentriKid in back-to-back weeks. It was the Baptist Ironman of sleep deprivation. The first week of the month, I flew to Anaheim, where I … [Read more...]
Lifeway Announces Camp Registrations for 2021
By Joy Allmond NASHVILLE, Tenn. – After kids and student camps around the country were canceled due to COVID-19 this year, Lifeway now looks ahead to 2021 as camps have opened registration for next summer. “I’ve heard some describe our camps as a week to ‘starve the flesh and feed the spirit,’ and I resonate with that statement,” said Ben Trueblood, director of Lifeway … [Read more...]
Lifeway cancels June camps in response to the coronavirus
By Carol Pipes Update: This article has been updated as of April, 8, 2020 (4-8-20) to indicate the cancellations in June do not include Camp Ridgecrest for Boys and Camp Crestridge for Girls held at Ridgecrest Conference Center in N.C. NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Lifeway Christian Resources announced that FUGE, StudentLife, Student Life for Kids and CentriKid camps, as well as … [Read more...]
Lifeway camps plant seeds of gospel work in today’s SBC leaders
By Joy Allmond NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It’s safe to say Jamie Dew’s road to seminary presidency involved some unexpected twists and turns. He was arrested twice during his junior year in high school, then moved to Raleigh, N.C., to live with his dad until he graduated. The current New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary leader said that soon after the move, “the Lord started … [Read more...]
