Jesus calls his people to counter the culture so they can ultimately love it well. Jesus does not call us to oppose the culture simply or to assimilate to it blindly but rather to be a loving counterculture in the midst of it—a community that can look similar in some ways but is distinct as it follows Christ. This begins with heart change and moves to our actions and behavior in such areas as sex, our relationship to possessions, and the way in which we worship. Using several metaphors to describe the Christian life, youth will be challenged to think critically about their identity and purpose on earth and gain tools that they can use to help them on their journey.

The youth camp will focus on four areas where we believe adolescents will be exposed to the mission previously stated above; first, hosting workshops that tackle hot topics like; identity, sexuality, purposeful living, sin, and relaxed morality that are fighting for the attention of our youth today. Second, we encourage our young people to get to know each other by hosting interactive games and moments of fellowship to promote positive Christ-like relationships and friendships. Thirdly, we will also create ample space for anointed worship and powerful messages at our general sessions encouraging youth to seek an authentic relationship with Jesus Christ. Lastly, as a Pentecostal and biblically-based community, we desire the Spirit of God to operate throughout each session and altar call moment where we believe the inner soul work happens; therefore will encourage youth to engage in altar call moments where they can practice the power of confession and will be prayed over by our leaders. 

Because we are also a missions-oriented community, we will strongly encourage “Speed the Light” and share the importance of giving to missions. We will offer more information on this extraordinary ministry at the youth camp.