CENTERS / ROTATIONS
Accounting Program General Sessions Rotations Games Bible Study
MOTTO:
"Learning about God, Using the Bible, Living For Jesus"
MISSION CENTER
Lead a 30 minute session to help campers understand that God can use them anywhere.
Look for ways how to better present this 30 minute materials.
ACTIVITY CENTER:
Activities that help emphasize the camp theme, camp spirit and camp messages.
For children : Provide coloring sheets that reflect the theme and color it the way they want to best remember the camp.
For Middle school
The Courageous Egg (Suggested for all grades)
Materials: Wide mouthed glass or jar, uncooked rice, egg
Place the egg in the middle of the glass completely covered by rice. Explain that the egg represents someone who
hanging with the crowd. One day the group starts making fun of other people, the egg doesn't like it so he tells
them to stop (tap the top of the rim, the egg will rise up from the rice with each tap). Next, the group of friends
starts excluding others from their games (tap the rim) and they start telling lies. Each time the egg refuses to go
along with his friends and stands up for what's right (tap again). Continue until the egg has completely risen above
the rice. Tell the students it takes courage to do the right thing when others are not. A courageous person will rise
to the top and stand out from the rest!
Elect to do a game that exemplifies courage. Here is an example:
Sound Ball—Have the group stand in a circle. One person makes a sound—any sound—while also making a throwing gesture towards another person in the group. That second person then ‘receives’ the sound with a physical motion like catching a ball or a sack or a ray of light and—importantly—repeats the sound sent to them. Then, without hesitation, the first receiver sends a new sound with a new gesture to another person in the circle. Keep the sound moving quickly and boldly to get everyone involved. Insider Tips:
- Make sure to get the body involved and not just the voice. An active, athletic stance—like you would need if you were prepared to catch a real ball—helps loosen up the mind.
- Encourage kids not to predict or plan what sound they’ll make if the ball comes their way. Better to receive the one sent and then send a new one that emerges of its own accord.
- Make sure that folks do actively receive the sound sent to them before sending one out. It’s a great affirmation to the sender and helps build a spirit of generosity.
- Add in your own variations as your group gets better with Sound Ball. We’ve played City Ball, Vegetable Ball, Names that Start with M Ball, and so on. Keep encouraging folks not to have one waiting in the wings to use. Or, even better, let them have a response in the wings—but then choose another one in the moment.
For High School
Snapshot. Have students gather in groups (preferably two groups, the more people per group the more participants). Instruct the group to find a bible story that exemplifies courage. Dismiss both groups to read and to process the story. With their imagination, they recreate an epic portion of the story. Both teams starts at the same time and they pause after 45 seconds like a snapshot. The "judge" takes a picture and declare the strength of each group's snapshot.
PRAYER CENTER
As a show of respect toward God, direct the campers to kneel and raise their hands and faces to God in prayer.
-Explain why these gestures are important. When we kneel, we show God that we humbly ackolwedge His greatness and awesomeness.
-Say, "Imagine that you are in heaven talking to God Praise Him for his awesomeness, and use some words we have discussed in camp to describe how you feel about Him. Also, thank Him for the many good things He has given you."
-On a piece of paper, write things that God has done in your life in the past. Help the campers by saying, "I thank God for...."
