Why Church Groups Stay Together Here

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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...

Is Camp for Large or Small Groups?

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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

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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

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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....