Why Church Groups Stay Together Here

I’ve noticed something about families who enjoy a Family Week vacation here at the Ranch: they enjoy the week together! Perhaps that “togetherness” should always describe a family, but in a special and deliberate way, families are together during...

Departing from the Lord

Does God take sin personally? The very question seems to take God from His high and exalted place and frame Him in terms that seem almost human. While God is a holy Being, He is not a human being. Yet God addresses sin and those who He loves in a very personal way in...

Is Camp for Large or Small Groups?

Are you looking for a week of camp that accommodates your youth group’s size? If so, what does that mean? Is this even the right question? Could I ask you to consider another question? At camp, will your church be a group at all or will your church teens be...

How Growing Groups Use Camp

Something unusual but repeatable happened recently. As I was making preparations on Saturday afternoon at a church where I was to hold revival meetings, a lady walking by the church stopped and asked me if I was the “new preacher”. I assured her that I was...

The Distance to Camp Doesn’t Matter

Distance is rarely measured in miles. Think about it; are you closer to your mother in Seattle or to your new neighbor in the brick house? People would drive across the country to see a loved one when they wouldn’t cross the driveway to visit the guy next door....