Camp Ministry

Camp Ministry Concentration

BS Christian Leadership | 120 Credits

Every year in the United States the lives of 9 million children and adults are impacted through more than 12,000 camping and retreat ministries hosted by organized camps, local churches, colleges, agencies, and mission boards. In addition, almost every church and school integrates experience-based learning principles into their core curriculum whether it be at youth meetings, VBS, AWANA, Sunday school, cell groups, missions trips, or work trips.

Camp and recreation programs are becoming key components of mission outreach strategies around the world. Mastery of the skills and competencies surrounding the use of camping and recreation programs for impacting the lives of people will prepare students to play a valuable role in the mission of the global church.

Concentration Highlights

1. Understand the history, philosophies and current trends within the outdoor education and organized camping movement.
2. Effectively use impact ministry environments and dynamics, as tools for introducing others to a growing, intimate relationship with their God.
3. Apply current experience-based learning theories, models, and tools.
4. Understand the program development cycle endemic to typical camping environments, from assessment and design to implementation and evaluation.
5. Apply principles necessary to move participants towards growth in the context of short-term impact ministry environments.