Summer Camps and Retreats are amazing opportunities but they also are large ticket items for families, especially in a recovering economy. Make sure to provide a local option in the Summer as well. If students can stay on campus, go for it. If not, make it a day camp where they come in the morning and leave at night. A VBS for "big kids." The theme and target can be discipleship or a missional focus, etc.
We had our students serve as VBS leaders in the morning and then had some fun activities in the afternoon followed by youth group each night of the week. You can also do a service or missions week for folks in the church or community. One church I know served others all week and then ended with a big party in the parking lot of their church. This is also a great way to do an inexpensive mission trip. Simply partner with another church in another location that will let your group come and stay while they do work in the community away from home.
Borrowing from Mike Novelli, we began to call our youth weeks "Merge" like "Merge into God's Story" or "Merge into God's Mission," etc. What are some other themes and ideas you have?
Consumed is all about equipping students and their youth ministries for greater impact in God's Kingdom. I have a huge desire to see you change the world for Jesus Christ, and I am tired of seeing ineffective us-4-no-more youth groups. It’s time to create a movement impacting our schools and communities! Thanks for stopping by, and let me know if there is anything I can do. Andrew
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