Mission & Training
Our mission is to LOVE GOD and LOVE OTHERS.
Love is poured out at Jesus Camp to all who attend. God pours out his love upon us, and we pour out our love to God and others. Love is poured on the kids through the Arts and crafts, the nursing, the teaching, lifeguards, praise, Counselors as they lead, and Jr. Counselors as they support the counselors. Everything we do at camp is a ministry. This is all pointing to a God who has so much love for us! This is Jesus Camp!
We are going to be spending time with God through praise, prayer, and reading his word. We are going to be loving people that are assigned to us. We are going to have fun, laugh, and enjoy camp. It’s going to be an incredible time.
Counselor Agreement
1. I am a Christian. I have committed my life to God. I believe there is only one way to God through Jesus.
2. I commit to showing love to God through praising God, seeking God, listening to God, and reading His Word at camp.
3. I commit to showing God’s love to others and treating them with respect.
4. I will be responsible for the overall supervision of my assigned campers. I will be with my campers or know where they are at all times.
5. I accept responsibility for meeting the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of my assigned campers to the best of my ability.
6. I will point my campers to Christ through my actions, and through my words, and set a Christ-like example at all times before campers and other counselors.
7. I will support the camp program, policies and procedures, and spiritual and doctrinal guidelines established by the camp.
Specific Responsibilities
1. I will drink plenty of water throughout the day. I understand that I can get sick from not drinking enough water. I will encourage my campers to drink plenty of water throughout the day.
2. I will sleep when it is time to sleep. I will not leave my sleeping campers alone in the cabin.
3. I will supervise and participate with campers in all activities in the schedule, including cabin clean up, kitchen clean up, bathroom clean up, meetings, and “free time”.
4. I will sit and interact with my campers at meals.
5. I will supervise bathroom times (brushing teeth, etc.), evening worship, and bedtime activities.
6. I will be on time for meetings and activities in support of the schedule.
7. I will be responsible for planning devotions (as provided or not provided), sharing Jesus, and ministering to my assigned campers.
8. I will pray with my campers before going to bed.
9. I will build relationships with my campers. I will know their name, family life, spiritual needs, and whether they have a relationship with God through Jesus.
10. I will be prepared to give my campers an answer to why I believe in God.
11. Discipline issues – I will report to my mentor immediately.
12. Medical issues of any kind – I will take the camper to the camp nurse, or if necessary, send for help immediately for an emergency.
13. I understand that anything that I bring to camp (money, jewelry, cell phone) could be stolen.
14. I will not check or use social media on my phone, text or receive calls during events at camp. I will only use my phone as an alarm, a clock, a camera, and to call for help in case of emergency.
Our mission is to LOVE GOD and LOVE OTHERS.
Love is poured out at Jesus Camp to all who attend. God pours out his love upon us, and we pour out our love to God and others. Love is poured on the kids through the Arts and crafts, the nursing, the teaching, lifeguards, praise, Counselors as they lead, and Jr. Counselors as they support the counselors. Everything we do at camp is a ministry. This is all pointing to a God who has so much love for us! This is Jesus Camp!
We are going to be spending time with God through praise, prayer, and reading his word. We are going to be loving people that are assigned to us. We are going to have fun, laugh, and enjoy camp. It’s going to be an incredible time.
Counselor Agreement
1. I am a Christian. I have committed my life to God. I believe there is only one way to God through Jesus.
2. I commit to showing love to God through praising God, seeking God, listening to God, and reading His Word at camp.
3. I commit to showing God’s love to others and treating them with respect.
4. I will be responsible for the overall supervision of my assigned campers. I will be with my campers or know where they are at all times.
5. I accept responsibility for meeting the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of my assigned campers to the best of my ability.
6. I will point my campers to Christ through my actions, and through my words, and set a Christ-like example at all times before campers and other counselors.
7. I will support the camp program, policies and procedures, and spiritual and doctrinal guidelines established by the camp.
Specific Responsibilities
1. I will drink plenty of water throughout the day. I understand that I can get sick from not drinking enough water. I will encourage my campers to drink plenty of water throughout the day.
2. I will sleep when it is time to sleep. I will not leave my sleeping campers alone in the cabin.
3. I will supervise and participate with campers in all activities in the schedule, including cabin clean up, kitchen clean up, bathroom clean up, meetings, and “free time”.
4. I will sit and interact with my campers at meals.
5. I will supervise bathroom times (brushing teeth, etc.), evening worship, and bedtime activities.
6. I will be on time for meetings and activities in support of the schedule.
7. I will be responsible for planning devotions (as provided or not provided), sharing Jesus, and ministering to my assigned campers.
8. I will pray with my campers before going to bed.
9. I will build relationships with my campers. I will know their name, family life, spiritual needs, and whether they have a relationship with God through Jesus.
10. I will be prepared to give my campers an answer to why I believe in God.
11. Discipline issues – I will report to my mentor immediately.
12. Medical issues of any kind – I will take the camper to the camp nurse, or if necessary, send for help immediately for an emergency.
13. I understand that anything that I bring to camp (money, jewelry, cell phone) could be stolen.
14. I will not check or use social media on my phone, text or receive calls during events at camp. I will only use my phone as an alarm, a clock, a camera, and to call for help in case of emergency.
Please open this file and read the counselor packet. We will go over this during counselor training.
counselor-jc_training_2024.docx
counselor-jc_training_2024.docx