Camp Hope

Train the Trainer

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

 

 

2009 Getting Organized

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

2009 train the trainer

Just wanted everyone to know that this year's Train the Trainer is April 17-19.  The deadline to register is March 23rd.  You should have recieved an email from me with the registration form.  If not, please email me at neil@camphopeministries.org

God's blessings in your planning!

2009 Tshirt Ideas

Here are a few ideas for this year's Camp Hope shirts.  These are all in JPG format and should be suitable for a tshirt company.  If you have other ideas, please share them with us so we can all see them. (neil@camphopeministries.org)

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Getting Organized and Staff Interviews

Here are some resources to help you get organized for this year's Camp Hope as well as the Staff Application:

Publisher Format:

Download Getting Organized2009

Download Staff Application Packet09

PDF Format:

Download Getting Organized2009

Download Staff Application Packet09

Camp Hope 2009 Promotion and Registration

To help you promote Camp Hope this year to your community, you will find some promotional materials below as well as this year's Camper Registration form

Publisher format:  

Download Theme Intro 2009    

Download Make a Camp Hope PR Plan2009    

Download Camper registration packet 09

 

PDF Format:    

Download Theme Intro 2009    

Download Make a Camp Hope PR Plan2009    

Download Camper registration packet 09

Camp Hope 2009 Theme and Overview

It is our pleasure to present the 2009 Camp Hope Ministries curriculum: 

It’s a Jungle Out There!

 

This Year’s Theme:  Traveling as Christian in the jungle of life means we look at the hero’s of the faith and Jesus’ life to figure out our own.  The trip into the jungle is a metaphor describing our own lives as we wrestle with our call and practicing the faith.     

Our key Bible verse this year is from Philippians 2:1-8  “If then there is any encouragement in Christ, any consolation from love, any sharing in the Spirit, any compassion and sympathy, make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others. Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death— even death on a cross.”

Weekly Themes:

 · The Call of the Wild!  Travel with Moses discovering treasures for children as they engaging the world.

· Born to be Wild!   Go on a fast trip through Jesus life developing a compass for our own life.  Children practice Jesus-like  compassionate justice for our friends and neighbors.

· Walking on the Wild Side!  Step into the shoes of risk taking  Bible people and people who live out the Christian faith today as we claim our own soggy shoes and go into the jungle together! 

 

disciple camp curriculum

Hello everyone.

We hope that everyone's Camp Hope planning is going well.  The Disciple Camp curriculum is now ready for you to download on the website.  We hope that this will be the final piece to help you prepare for your upcoming staff trainings.  Let us know how else we can be of service. 

We are all in prayer for you and your Camp Hope!

Peace

Neil

"Big Big World", is now online!

Greetings Friends! I hope this finds you well. I wanted to let you know that the "Big Big World" take home piece for all three weeks is now available on our website for you to download. You'll need your username and password to access the resource. Here's a Link to our website for you to access the curriculum. If you need ideas about how to use the, "Big Big World", or you have any trouble accessing the files please let us know.

2008 Curriculum is up!

We hope that everyone had a wonderful Easter celebration!

We are happy to announce that the curriculum for this year is ready on loaded on our website.  If you have paid your curriculum fee, you have already been contacted with your user name and password.  Simple go to the website (www.camphopeministries.org) and access the resources page by using the information that has been sent to you.  If you have NOT paid your curriculum fee, we will email you your user name and password once you mail your curriculum fee of $600 to:

TX-LA Gulf Coast Synod

Attn: Camp Hope Ministries
12707 North Freeway, Ste 580
Houston, TX 77060-1239

Once you have logged in, the first page will show you a table outlining which pieces of the curriculum you will need to assemble for each of your staff members for this coming summer and your staff training.

I would make sure that you look over your supply list (at the bottom of the page) and begin to advertize with your congregation on any supplies that you may wish to collect from members.

If you have any problems locating this information or logging onto the website, please email Neil at neil@camphopeministries.org.