WELCOME
Hello and welcome to a special edition of our eNews. You have received this email because the team at Grow Ministries wanted to share with you some new resources.
Recently in many LCA districts around the nation mid-year Christian Life Weeks were held involving many campers, leaders and directors.
Research shows that camping provides peak experiences for young people and can have a lasting impact on their faith formation. A week-long journey, often through a specific topic such as identity, provides an opportunity for young people to ‘go deeper’ than they can at a one-off or once a week event.
Faith is deepened through the mixture of meeting new people with a real faith, hanging out with inspiring leaders who have a vibrant faith and living in community together. It is a place where the presence of God can be felt in a real and tangible way through others. Young people often report a camping experience as a turning point for them in the formation of their faith.
Then there is the next step....what now? As we've travelled around the nation and certainly in our experiences mentoring the young people in our own congregations, often there is a what now question. So we have put together some fact sheets to help congregations and parents navigate this time.
We hope you are encouraged as you walk alongside the young people in our church families.
We have also included some other resources for you to investigate. If you would like to sign up for our monthly newsletter please do so. You are also free to forward this email to congregation members and parents.
Blessings,
The Grow Team
Jodi, Leah, Rachel and Vicki
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