Make Camping a Tool
It is equally impressive watching mechanics talk to the Snap On (Tool Company) representative. Their discussion revolves around the latest and greatest in tools that can solve a host of problems. As they talk, the adrenaline flows, the eyes widen, and the disaster stories of unsuccessful attempts to fix the problem without this tool flow like water over Niagara.
Those who understand Christian camping get excited, just like our mechanic friends do, over the tool of camping and what it can do in the body of believers at a local church. Camping is not the church, but a tool in the hand of the church. Camps make some of the jobs that the local church is working on easier to accomplish.
Camps are ideal places to hear Gods voice apart from the normal distractions. Camps foster a safe, yet challenging environment that forces young people out of their normal comfort zones. Camping is conducive to building rela ...