Speaker: Our speaker for camp this summer is José Torres! José is a veteran youth pastor who has been serving in ministry with students and young adults for nearly two decades. José currently serves as the student pastor at Heritage Church in the Quad Cities.

Worship: We are excited to have Gerardo Espinoza and the student ministry worship band from Breiel Church in Middletown leading us in worship this year.

Other Quick Details: We are going to have a great week of camp. Come prepared for our "end of the week banquet" on Thursday night. Whatever your "best camp clothes" are should be reserved for this fun banquet. As in years past, students will have the opportunity to choose one of several "Activity Tracks"  and one of several "Bible Study Tracks" to participate in all week long. 

Our Bible Study tracks will meet for a total of 4 hours throughout the week. When registering for camp, students must choose a 1st choice "Bible Study Track" and a 2nd choice "Bible Study Track". Students will participate in the same Bible Study track all week long.

The Basics

Are you new to this whole idea of Christianity? Wondering what it even means to be a Christian? Then this might be the discipleship track for you. Come and hang out with us as we spend some time learning about God and his plan for our lives. We'll spend time talking about who Jesus is, what he has done, and what it means to live as a follower of Jesus.

How to Study the Bible

Studying the Bible is one of the best ways that we can grow in our relationship with God. Just like each of us grows physically, we are also created to grow spiritually as we follow God with our lives. Come hang out with us as we learn how to grow closer to God through studying the Bible. As we study the Bible, we discover how God calls us to live, what it means to have a relationship with him, and the plan that he has for our lives.

Family of God

You were not made to do life alone. You were created to live in relationship with God and others. When we give our lives to Jesus, we are reborn into a whole new family: the family of God. This Bible study track is all about how we are called to live as part of the family of God. It may not always be easy to get along with others, but we were created for community. We need others to support, challenge, and encourage us as we live our lives for Jesus. Come and learn what it truly means to belong to the family of God, living in a loving relationship with others that helps all of us grow closer to God.

Renewing Your Mind

What does the Bible have to say about mental health? When we give our lives to Jesus, the Holy Spirit comes and lives in us and transforms our lives. We are called to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. But what do we do when that is easier said than done? How do we grow to have a renewed mind? Come and learn what the Bible has to say about mental health, about building a strong and God-honoring thought life, and also responding to mental struggles like anxiety and depression.

Inside Out

People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. That is our theme verse for camp this year. It is the verse that our whole Below the Surface theme is based on. So, if God is primarily interested in our heart, then our internal life must be pretty important! Come and learn what it means to have an inside out faith. Come and learn how to develop a faith way deeper than merely our actions that nonetheless influences all of our actions. Come and learn what it means to be one who follows after God’s own heart.

The Upside Down Kingdom

God has a way different perspective than our world. His thoughts are not our thoughts and his ways are not our ways. His thoughts and ways are higher than ours. The things that the world cares so deeply about do not matter to God. Yet, there is so much that does matter to God. When we give our lives to Jesus, we are welcomed into an upside down kingdom with a whole new set of values and priorities and a completely different measure of success. Come and learn what it means to live as a follower of Jesus in the upside down kingdom of God, seeing our lives be changed to focus on the things that matter to God.

Our activity tracks will meet for a total of 9 hours throughout the week. When registering for camp, students must choose a 1st choice "Activity Track" and a 2nd choice "Activity Track". Students will participate in the same activity track all week long.

Arts & Crafts

Our Arts & Crafts track will provide students with an opportunity to learn about pottery making, painting, sketching and much more. This track will work from our recently renovated Craft Shack and receive some hands on opportunities in a variety of arts and crafts genres.  Our craft track will be led by some amazingly gifted people who love arts and crafts. 

Outdoor Training

Our outdoor track will give students a chance to learn about and try out fishing,

catching and storing fish, food processing, preparing food from the wild (fish and small game), fire building, wood processing, cooking over an open fire, fire building techniques, how to identify and use materials to build fire and some other great fun. This track will spend much of its time in the woods & around the fire ring.

Sports & Rec.

Our sports and rec. track is going to be amazing. This track will provide students with an opportunity to take morning runs, play awesome games and learn more about healthy habits. Our sports and rec. track will be led by John Trussel. John is a long time camp veteran and comes with a bunch of great ideas for making camp a blast.

Table Top Gaming

This track is a few years old and centers around all things "gaming". Centered around developing teamwork and social skills, students will be divided up based on their interest in table top RPG's and board games. 

Culinary

Now in its fourth year, the “Camp Lebanon Culinary School” (CLCS) track will have students learning culinary skills from knife sharpening, and kitchen safety, to creating a one-of-a-kind dessert for the entire camp on Thursday evening.