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Here are some resources that we had at Train the Trainer and the Houston Base Camp that will be helpful for you and your Camp Hope Staff. God's blessings in your ministry this summer!
Download Special_needs_campers.docx
Here are some resources that we had at Train the Trainer and the Houston Base Camp that will be helpful for you and your Camp Hope Staff. God's blessings in your ministry this summer!
Download Special_needs_campers.docx
At this time, you should all have the entire 2009 Camp Hope Curriclum pieces. if not, please email me today so I can get them to you (neil@camphopeministries.org).
It's also time to write and mail confirmation letters to your campers. Include welcome, dates, outstanding fees and details about your program, especially Monday registration day.
Then organize your camp office with all of your supplies, first aid station, etc. (see the Making Camp Hope Happen checklist for a complete list).
Next, if you have not already done so, prepare your staff for the staff training. You will want to have a time when all of your staff and adult mentors can come together to talk and answer questions about what will be happening in the coming weeks.
Finally, plan a time when your camp staff can be commissioned in Sunday worship. This is a wonderful way to raise up Camp Hope once again to your congregation. This may be the largest community outreach that your congregation does and it is vital that you cover the students and adults in prayer!
God’s blessings to you this year at Camp Hope!!!!
We are excited to see many of you at Lutherhill for Base Camp June 5-7. The training team is working hard to bring you new information and a wide variety of speakers. We are also blessed this year to share our training time with the staff from Lutherhill. This means our staffs will interact and share some training sessions to learn from one another. What a great way to share our ministries!
A few reminders about our time together:
You will find a schedule of our time together below. If you have any questions, contact Kristen at kristen@camphopeministries.org
Thanks!
Kristen
You should be finishing up in collecting your supplies for Camp Hope including any orders for craft and game items as well as the Camp Hope store.
You should also be placing your t-shirt orders so that you will have time to organize them before your campers arrive. (It’s sooner than you think!)
Review the camper registration forms to ensure that they are filled out in their entirety. Begin to group these by age for camper small groups. Then make a master list of any health care or emotional care needs. This will be very helpful for your adult mentors and rotational leaders as they learn and plan activities, snacks and games specific to your Camp Hope. Also design a Camp Hope database of all of your campers and staff information. Use this to create spreadsheets for sign in sheets and Monday camper registration days.
Wanted to get this to everyone the moment it came across my desk. Here is this year's supply list for Camp Hope: Download Supply lists
The Director Guides are currently with our edittor and will be posted within the coming week. Sorry for the delay!
ON year’s when there is a National Youth Gathering, we do NOT have the Disciple Project as an option for Camp Hope staff training. Therefore, in those years, we offer a Houston Base Camp Training. The Base Camp Training for this year June 5-7 at Camp Lutherhill. The cost is $120 per person which includes your training costs, room and board. Training will being at 12:00 on Friday with lunch (included) and end on Sunday at 1:00 after lunch.
As you know, we are dedicated to bringing you the highest-quality training event in order to support your ministries. The Base Camp events are formatted to provide a strong leadership academy for both new and returning staff. We look forward to having you at this year’s Base Camp Training!
You can register by mailing the Group Registration From and your Room Reservation Form to the synod office (Camp Hope Ministries, 12707 I-45 North Freeway, Ste 580, Houston, TX 77060-1239) or fax it to 281-875-4716 by May 15th. You MUST bring your Individual Registration Forms, Medical Emergency Form and your payment with you to Camp Lutherhill (map is in the link below).
You will need to bring your staff manual, Bible, something to write with, comfortable clothes, bedding, toiletries, swimming suit, towel, bug spray, sunblock, extra spending money.
If you have any questions, please contact Neil Christians at Neil@camphopeministries.org.
It’s a Jungle Out There!
Download Group Registration Form Download RoomAssignment
Download Ind Reg Form Download Medical Emergency Form
Download FinancialAssistanceRequest Download Lutherhill map
It appears that the weather for this year's Train the Trainer in Bellville, TX will be warm and wet. Forcasts call for low 60s to upper 70s along with thunderstorms, so you might want to pack a rain poncho to bring along. See you all this weekend!
You should now have a good idea of your staff. Make sure that you have also set up adult mentors for your staff members. Look at the post from last November about how to set up a mentoring ministry at your congregation. In order to have spiritual children and youth, we MUST have spiritual adults! This is why having an adult mentor to walk along side of them throughout Camp Hope is vital for the success of your camp and to help your students grow in their own spiritual maturity.
You should also gathering supplies that you will need for this year’s Camp Hope. Look through the curriculum and identify items that you could collect form donations to keep the cost of your camp most effective.
Look at your facilities and consider any repairs that need to be make in order to provide for a safe environment inside and out this summer. Meet with your congregational leaders to ensure that this will be completed. Then look at how you will be utilizing your facilities for rotational learning and places for your small groups to meet.
Hello my friends.
Camp Hope's Train the Trainer event is fast approacing. We will be meeting at 7:00 pm on Friday April 17 at the St. John's Retreat Center in Bellville, TX.
It is located at 4740 Highway 36 N, Bellville, TX 77418 if you would like to search for it on the internet. Once you are through Bellville, the camp is just outside of town on your right, watch for the three crosses made out of trees. There is also a green road sign that says, "St. John's Retreat Center". We will be meeting until just before lunch on Sunday. You will need to bring your own sleeping bedding, toiletries, towel and other personal items along with something to write with, the curriculum and the training manual. You should ALL have received your user name and password for the website (www.camphopeministries.org) to access these materials. If you have any questions, please email me at neil@camphopeministries.org
Now is the time to start getting organized for this summer’s Camp Hope. Below is a “Getting Organized” resource to help you along the way.
You should be collecting your staff applications and having interviews. Refer to the Training Manual for details on how to do staff interviews. Do this as early as possible so that families camp begin to make plans for the summer.
Download Getting Organized2009 PDF
Download Getting Organized2009 Publisher
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