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WORKSHOP & SPEED NETWORKING DETAILS
There are 7 Tracks, with concurrent events during the conference. Attend all the sessions in the one track that fits you best, or choose different workshops and speed networking sessions from multiple tracks. Click on the images to view a full description of each session, topic and speaker for that Track.
ADMIN TRACK
FACILITIES TRACK
FACILITIES TRACK
Location: GARDENVIEW - C
(Lower Level)
FACILITIES TRACK
FACILITIES TRACK
FACILITIES TRACK
Location: GARDENVIEW - E
(Lower Level)
FOOD SERVICES
FACILITIES TRACK
GUEST SERVICES
Location: MOUNTAINVIEW - A
(Upper Level)
GUEST SERVICES
FACILITIES TRACK
GUEST SERVICES
Location: GARDENVIEW - D
(Lower Level)
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
LOCATION: GARDENVIEW - A
(Lower Level)
PROGRAMMING
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
LOCATION: GARDENVIEW - B
(Lower Level)
SPIRITUAL
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
SPIRITUAL
LOCATION: THE LeCONTE BOARDROOM
(Lower Level)
ADMINISTRATION TRACK
LOCATION: GARDENVIEW - C (Lower Level)
All about FunFangle - all those questions you want to ask!
Moderator: Lori Hancock, High Hill Christian Camp
REFUND POLICIES - How do you handle "giving money back?"
Moderator: Lori Hancock, High Hill Christian Camp
Navigating Employee Hours (time off, comp time, time sheets, etc.)
Moderator: Shannon Kubisiak, North Florida Christian Camp
Calculating Camper Cost
Speaker: Randy Pim, Camp Allendale
- Does your camp have a consistent formula to calculate camper costs?
- Has your board established guidelines as to what expenses are included in camper cost (i.e. building projects, long term debt, etc.)
- Has your board established a percentage of actual cost that will be charged to the campers?
- Do you have an accurate method to determine camper days?
This is How We Do It (Camper check-in and check out, with focus on multi-session weeks.)
Speaker: Chris Osborne, Butler Springs Christian Camp
Visiting Churches (Strategies for getting into your member churches)
Speaker: Gary Baker, Hanging Rock Christian Camp
- What types of things can you do at churches?
- Is it worth it?
- What to Take: Keeping in mind the size of the church
- Balancing visiting churches with being a member of a church
Fundraising/Engaging Your Donor Base
Speaker: Tyler Mulvaney, Oil Belt Christian Service Camp
FACILITIES track
LOCATION: GARDENVIEW - E (Lower Level)
Tricks of the Trade
Moderator: Kevin Reynolds, Camp Calvary
What to do with donated items?
Moderator: Kevin Reynolds, Camp Calvary
Spiritual Guidance for Summer Staff
Moderator: Kevin Reynolds, Camp Calvary
Network and Camera Security in The Camp World
Speaker: Chris Sears
- Basics of Network security and isolation with a limited budget
- Use of off-the-shelf cameras for monitoring camp grounds
- Live Demos and Examples
LIMBLE CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Software)
Speaker: Garrett Louie, via Video Chat Session
- Application of Maintenance Management Software
- Computer aided asset and maintenance request tracking
- Preventative maintenance schedules
How to Fight and Deal with Burn-out in Your Job
Speaker: John Kelley and Adam Tipton
- What are the signs of burnout?
- What can you do to prevent burnout?
- How can you find value in your work and feel that others do as well?
Bed Bugs and other pests Question and Answer
Speaker: John Hines, Orkin Pest Control
- Current Bed Bug Issues
- Bug and Pest Question and Answer
FOOD SERVICES TRACK
LOCATION: MOUNTAINVIEW - A (Upper Level)
Dealing with food accidents. You dropped the bowl of Oreo Fluff! What's your backup plan?
Moderator: Diana Follmer, Southern Illinois Christian Service Camp
Do you have Theme meals? Ladies' Teas, Mexican Night, Every Day in Heaven is a Holiday
Moderator: Diana Follmer, Southern Illinois Christian Service Camp
What is your WOW thing at each of your meals?
Moderator: Diana Follmer, Southern Illinois Christian Service Camp
Milk and Honey Cooking School
Speaker: Diana Follmer, Southern Illinois Christian Service Camp
"Milk & Honey Cooking School" is a combination of scripture references, historical data, cultural tidbits, and a little that we know of the hospitality of the lands of the Middle East to take you on a cooking and eating adventure. The Cooking School begins with Adam's first bite of the forbidden fruit and shows how foods, seasonings, and preparation methods changed as the Hebrew people came in contact with the outside world. It focuses on the major historical periods; the Patriarchal Period (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob & Joseph), the Egyptian Period (Joseph through Moses), the time of the Babylonian Exile, the Greek period, and the New Testament Period into which Jesus was born.
Outdoor Kitchens - Grilling and Smoking Meat for a Crowd
Speaker : Tony Augsburger, Mahoning Valley Christian Service Camp
Mahoning Valley Christian Service Camp utilizes 3 outdoor kitchens (near their Dining Hall, Pioneer Camp and Wilderness Camp) to grill and smoke as much as 16 pork butts, 200 burgers, 200 hotdogs, and 200 pork loins. Join Tony Augsburger, executive director and "main meat guy" in a discussion of how he employs his love of cooking and outdoor kitchens to feed an average of 300 people a week, with large quantities of donated pork and beef.
If you feed them, then you can feed them
Speaker: Shannon Kubisiak, North Florida Christian Camp
Dietary Restrictions - how accommodating is your food service? How accommodating do you want to be? Is it important to accommodate allergies and other dietary restrictions? Does it really make a difference? I think it does! If you can get a kid to camp, even a kid with an extreme peanut allergy or gluten sensitivity, and that kid learns about Jesus, then the accommodation is worth it. This workshop will offer practical information, tips, tricks, and advice on how to be accommodating, safe, and cost effective in food service - even for the toughest allergies.
What does "Cooking Camp" look like? and Beyond "Cooking Camp"
Speaker: Diana Follmer, Southern Illinois Christian Service Camp
This session will include an overview of how some of our member camps run a "Cooking Camp" as a summer event.
Beyond "Cooking Camp" will take a look at how to do a Saturday outreach to ladies in the community/churches; or sessions for a Girls' Retreat; for a Ladies' Retreat - 30 Day Cooking or baking bread.
GUEST SERVICES/FIRST IMPRESSIONS TRACK
LOCATION: GARDENVIEW - D (Lower Level)
Tools to Keep you Organized - What are you using?
Moderator: Marley Butler, Camp Allendale
Lost and Found - What in the world do we do with all this stuff?
Moderator: Nancy Pim, Camp Allendale
Hospitality in a Post-Covid World
Moderator: Lori Hancock, High Hill
The Fine Art of Handling Guests (Panel Discussion)
Speakers: Lori Hancock (High Hill), Chris Osborne (Butler Springs), Eric Spaulding (Hidden Haven) and Melissa Stephenson (Camp Rudolph)
This panel of speakers with many combined years of experience in the Christian Camp world will share anecdotal stories of how they've dealt with parents, campers, or retreat guests in interesting situations. They will also share share best practices when dealing with camper/parent complaints including pre-emptive steps to take. Finally, we will turn the discussion to ways you can turned disgruntled guests into loyal supporters
Getting Your Message Out/Online Marketing
Speaker: Tracy Weaver, Weaver Communications
How do we grab the attention of kids who might come to camp? And how do we make it easy for their family or church to pay for it? This session will start with a general overview of the digital tools available for camps to reach their prospective audience of campers, and the adults who will make the financial decision to pay for a week of camp. (Those are 2 totally different marketing groups!)
We'll cover the basics of good web design, and review some of the DIY web platforms available. This will lead into a discussion of what to tackle yourself, and when to hire a pro or semi-pro. We'll get specific about the roles of Web sites, Social Media, Google Business Profiles, Email & Mobile Marketing.
The session will wrap up with a look at the future of digital marketing, how it might change in the future, and the changes you might want to make proactively, as well as time for Q and A.
Pricing Case Study: Setting Competitive Rental Rates
Speaker: Marley Butler, Camp Allendale
We will walk through a case study performed by looking at a variety of camps in different regions to help provide a good pulse on where rates are currently set. This will be an interactive session (hybrid of workshop/speed networking) where people can discuss the process of how they set rates for their rental groups, who they allow to rent, policies, etc.
Creating a Service Culture: Everything I Learned from Non-camp Customer Service Jobs
Speaker: Marley Butler, Camp Allendale
Whether it's thinking "through the eyes of the guest" or providing "second-mile service," different companies have different focal points to providing excellent customer service. This workshop will talk through the different language and training received in roles outside of the camp world that directly relate to interacting with camp constituents.
Learn how to translate the language used in the food service industry and corporate culture to be applicable to camp ministry.
Leave with phrases and ideas to implement intentional customer service in a camp setting - whether during summer camp, retreat season, or simply being out in the community.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRACK
LOCATION: GARDENVIEW - A (Lower Level)
How are you addressing Security Needs at your Camp?
Moderator: Max Aper, Camp Allendale
Bridging the Generational Gap in your Camp Staff
Moderator: Randy Pim, Camp Allendale
Board Members Only: Issues & Challenges
Moderator: TBD
What Works For Us: "Summer Program Staff as Dorm R.A. & Faculty"
Speaker: Gary Baker, Hanging Rock Christian Camp
- Summer Staff Managing Dorms
- Moving from volunteer faculty to paid counselors
- Summer program staff job description
- Dorm security and first aid responsibility
- Benefits of program staff having more opportunities build relationships with campers and faculty
S. M. A. R. T. Goals for Managing & Leading
Speaker: Tim Yankey, Howell's Mills Christian Camp
How to manage without micromanaging (90-day goals that are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timebound).
The Team Approach to Leadership: Utilizing the Gifts of Your Staff
Speaker: Sam Spence, Round Lake Christian Camp
Round Lake Christian Camp implemented a new management model at in 2022. Rather than employing a single camp manager, the camp now employs a management team. This team works directly under the board and shares the responsibilities previously assigned to a single camp manager. This workshop will discuss how the model works and how it might be a good fit for your camp.
Strengthening Your Partnership with Member Churches
Speaker: Randy Pim, Camp Allendale
The relationship between churches and camps is always a challenge. This workshop will explore ways that the camp can be proactive in strengthening that partnership through communication, seeking input, and establishing clearly defined expectations and benefits.
- Has your Camp Board established criteria for membership in your camp? Are there established benefits to the churches who partner with your camp?
- Are the benefits communicated well to the churches?
- Do you have an effective way to gauge a churches involvement in the camp's ministry that is easy to communicate to church leaders?
PROGRAMMING tRACK
LOCATION: GARDENVIEW - B (Lower Level)
Everything Ropes Course: Quick Ropes Course info dump followed by answering your questions!
Moderator: Gus Denzik, The Professional Ropes Course Association
Tips and Best Practices for Recruiting and Training Programming Staff
Moderator: Andrew Johnson, Woodland Lakes Christian Camp
What is Hot and What is Not? Open discussion about what is working for your camp and what is not
Moderator: Andrew Johnson and Tim Becker, Woodland Lakes Christian Camp
Lead Like Jesus Encounter
Speaker: Michael Smith
Transform your camp leadership and your member church leadership through the Lead Like Jesus Encounter. The Lead Like Jesus Leadership Encounter is a highly interactive, participant-driven two day leadership development workshop. True leadership doesn’t start with skills and knowledge – but with character and integrity. Discover a proven pathway towards transformational leadership – centered around the person of Jesus.
Leading like Jesus involves the alignment of our:
- HEART – Why leaders lead
- HEAD – What leaders think
- HANDS – What leaders do
- HABITS – How leaders stay on track
Easing Operations Stress by Going Paperless
Speaker: Jeanna Hoover, FunFangle
In the offseason you plan, prep and get camp schedules all set, but once campers arrive, they bring the energy and also the chaos with them. This chaos results in long lines in the store, at activities and even in the infirmary. Tracking where campers are and making sure everyone is at the right activities is also a challenge building pressure on your operations team. FunFangle has paperless solutions to these and many other scenarios, using our apps to eliminate long lines and cash in the store, record check ins with a quick scan of a wristband, and help with accuracy and ease for your medical team. You can even create a schedule for campers' meds, so there's no guesswork and no missed doses. We'll share experiences and talk through how using simple software tools can solve these issues around common operation stress points
Crisis Intervention
Speaker: Michael Smith
Learn basic information and techniques on how to respond when people experience crisis situations related to: emotional and behavioral health conditions (anger, outbursts, depression, mental health, etc.)
We will be taking a look at the following: What gives Hope, SAFERR Crisis Intervention, ACES, De-Escalation, When to call 911.
We Came to Play!
SpeakerS: Gus Denzik, The Professional Ropes Course Association and Natalie Carnley, Butter and Egg Adventures
Team building games, activities, icebreakers and initiatives to energize and work with your camp groups. We will go quick and fun in this session, so lace up your shoes 'cause we came to play!
SPIRITUAL tRACK
LOCATION: THE LECONTE BOARDROOM (Lower Level)
What's your best Gospel communication tool?
Moderator: Alan Scott, Lifebridge Community Church
Is the Gospel thriving where you work & minister?
Moderator: Alan Scott, Lifebridge Community Church
What are your best Gospel books and devotionals?
Moderator: Alan Scott, Lifebridge Community Church
Gospel Winning When You're Losing It
Speaker: Alan Scott, Lead Pastor at Lifebridge Community Church in Kennesaw, GA., and the founding CEO of Heart For Pastors
- It's not what you know, it's hearing Who speaks.
- Where you find identity determines how you lead.
- Our incessant horizontal search below the line
- Operating above the line and in the unseen.
Gospel Healing For Exhausted Souls
Speaker: Alan Scott, Lead Pastor at Lifebridge Community Church in Kennesaw, GA., and the founding CEO of Heart For Pastors
- How NOT to use your superpowers
- How your limits and weaknesses are good things.
- Recognizing limited energy and time for good.
- The physical cannot be separated from the spiritual.
Gospel Push-Back On Success & Achievement
Speaker: Alan Scott, Lead Pastor at Lifebridge Community Church in Kennesaw, GA., and the founding CEO of Heart For Pastors
- Understanding how the business and busyness of ministry causes unhealthy ministers.
- What to do when doing becomes a relentless idol.
- Recognizing when achievement becomes dangerous.
- Navigating the spiritual minefield of success & achievement.
Gospel Strategy When Ministry Is War
Speaker: Alan Scott, Lead Pastor at Lifebridge Community Church in Kennesaw, GA., and the founding CEO of Heart For Pastors
- Gospel leadership means war.
- How do we prepare with a wartime mentality?
- Knowing where the enemy will attack.
- Is war a part of our conversations?
- What are Satan's wartime devices?
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