When you were younger, do you remember getting a balloon for your birthday or some other special occasion? The person giving it to you probably warned, “If you don’t hold onto it tightly it will blow away and you’ll lose it!” So you wrapped your little fingers around it, gripping it with as much strength …
We know it’s a big step to send your student to camp for the first time. Although your youth leader is the liaison between you and us, we wanted to address some FAQs you as parents might have.
“For three out of every four Americans, [Christmas] will be a hollow holiday, a Christless Christmas. Unless, of course, the other one of those four chooses to introduce them to the One who can make them whole and fill them with hope, peace, and joy.” – Andrew Knight To help us be the ones who …
During camp this past summer, one of the staff’s favorite worship songs was “Only By the Blood.”The song asks:”Does anybody want to be holy,Righteous, purified, and spotless?Let me tell you,It’s only by the blood.Does anybody want to be worthy,Forgiven, justified, really living?Let me tell youIt’s only by the blood.”Only by what Jesus has done for …
My teenagers are learning what it looks like to love their peers. They know love is the best wayto show the gospel based on John 13:35, “Your love for one another will prove to the world thatyou are my disciples.” But what about when they have a chance to actually give the gospel toone of …
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. …
