Meet Faith! Faith is such a blessing to TEAMeffort since she not only serves at camp in the summer, but works on Office Staff year around. Jesus is the focus of her life and all she does and says reflects her love for Him. She is such an important part of TEAMeffort’s ministry to launch …
Meet Luke! 1. Serving Location for the Summer Gulf Coast Mississippi 2. Are you a New, Return, or Office Staff? If Return or Office Staff, how many summers/years have you worked at TEAMeffort? New Staff 3. Were you a TEAMeffort camper? If so, when? Yes! Summer of 2023 in Pensacola, FL. 4. What is your …
Meet Lexi Jo! 1. Serving Location for the Summer Altoona, PA 2. Are you a New, Return, or Office Staff? If Return or Office Staff, how many summers/years have you worked at TEAMeffort? New Staff 3. Were you a TEAMeffort camper? If so, when? Yes! Last summer in Athens, TN 4. What is your favorite …
Meet Justin and Carly Jones! They are our humble and gifted leaders at TEAMeffort. They keep our ministry moving forward by living in the Word, praying in faith, administrating, hiring, managing, planning, and so many other things. They love TEAMeffort a lot but they love Jesus the most which makes them the best leaders we …
If we asked the majority of students what they’re looking forward to most about the freedom of summer, they probably have different expectations than we as parents or youth leaders have for them. Of course we all need rest, and a change of schedule and a break from homework and test prep is also welcome. …
In the fall we introduced personal spiritual retreats and provided Volume 1 of a 4 part Personal Retreat Book series. In January, we released Volume 2 and now are providing Volume 3 to you. A spiritual retreat is a period of time set aside for more intentional focus on Jesus and his Word for your growth and refreshment. It …
To wrap up our Teens and the Bible series, we’ll be concluding with how to avoid some common obstacles that can keep you from enjoying your Bible. Help to Avoid Common Obstacles 1. Write a list of the framework or lens through which you see Scripture. We all have frameworks. Whether generational, social, cultural, political, …
In our last post, Teen, the Bible is for You, we encouraged you to see the Bible as written for you. Contrary to what culture tells us, it isn’t a dusty old book that is outdated and irrelevant to life today. We hope those encouragements inspired you to pick up the Bible and start reading it. …
We know the Bible is an old book - eternal, as a matter of fact. We know a lot of the context is ancient and the practices culturally unfamiliar. We know in some parts, the writing is poetic which can be challenging to interpret, and in other parts about as exciting as reading a history …
Can you imagine what it would be like living life with Jesus when he was here on earth? To talk with him over a meal? To hear him pray to his Father in heaven? To walk with him into a village and see his servant’s heart as he ministered to others? To hear his voice …
