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Why we stopped going to summer camp

by Kenny Conley | Jul 8, 2013 | Ideas | 2

This year we made what would seem like one of the hardest decisions a ministry team would make. After three years of very successful summer camp experiences for kids, middle school and high school, lets not do them any more. When I proposed this to my team back in the fall and explained why I wanted to kill summer camp, it took very little convincing. I was kind of surprised actually.

Why did we kill summer camp?

Two reasons really.

To better align with our strategy
To make room for something better

Has it really been two weeks?

by Kenny Conley | Jun 16, 2011 | Ideas | 0

I’m slightlyÂ embarrassedÂ by how little I’ve posted in the last 2-3 weeks. It’s certainly not because I’ve got nothing to say. Things have been busy on an epic level and I’m devoting all my time to...

Thoughts on Summer Camp: Getting Kids to Register

by Kenny Conley | May 26, 2011 | Ideas | 0

Up to this point I’ve talked about deadlines, registration discounts, and other philosophical points about camp. But what about getting kids to just sign up? Trust me, I know the feeling of checking the website or email...

Thoughts on Summer Camp: Catalytic Experiences

by Kenny Conley | May 25, 2011 | Ideas | 0

As a Children’s Pastor, I’ve gone to summer camp for 9 years. This summer will be my 10th Summer Camp (where I’ve actually taken my own kids to camp). Of the 9 camps, seven of them were what I would call...

Thoughts on Summer Camp: Deadlines, Discounts, and Limited Capacity

by Kenny Conley | May 24, 2011 | Ideas | 1

I have some personal opinions about getting parents to register their kids to camp. I know that others do it differently, but this has worked for me for years. Here’s what I’m taking about. Limited Capacity: If at...

Thoughts on Summer Camp: Determining registration capacity

by Kenny Conley | May 24, 2011 | Ideas | 0

Last year was really the first year we have taken kids to camp. When you’ve never taken kids to camp before, there are a lot of unknowns. Really, it’s a numbers game. How many kids should you commit to take?...

Summer camp video

by Kenny Conley | Jun 30, 2010 | Random | 0

After this week I don’t plan to publish any more camp posts. My production director was on a post-camp vacation last week, so I just got the final day of camp video. It’s a great video that shows a snapshot of all...

Purpose for camp

by Kenny Conley | Jun 10, 2008 | Ideas | 3

I’m right in the middle of kids camp. It’s going pretty good. Like I said in a previous post, it’s one of the few times I’ve taken kids to camp and simply came as a participant. When you’re used to...