CentriKid Camps

Wow, we are so grateful for how the Lord worked through CentriKid this past summer. Celebrate with us today!🎉

Today is the perfect day to celebrate Peach!! Tell us your favorite Peach quote in the comments!

CentriKid Camps 2024 wowed us all!! We are so grateful for every church that came to camp. We can’t wait to see you at camp next summer!

Who else isn’t quite ready to say goodbye to camp?? Let’s hear some of your best CentriKid 2024 memories in the comments below!

Hey you! Are you ready to dig into the scripture at camp this week??

If you are interested in joining the CentriKid Office team, now is your chance! Head to the link below to apply for the open Event Coordinator position. This is a Nashville based position.

https://shorturl.at/fnHn1

The CentriKid Office Team is so excited to welcome Anna VanBlaricum and Maggie Gomez as program specialists for this year! They have both served 3 summers on camp staff and will be helping plan camp for 2025. Welcome Anna and Maggie!

What color team are you cheering for at OMC? Sound off in the comments!

Another week of camp, another week of digging into the scriptures!

It’s time for another week of camp! Who will be worshiping with us this week at Wow Factor??

Who will we see at camp this week? Our staff can’t wait to see you!!

TODAY IS THE DAY! Wow, we are so excited!

Camp Staffers have completed training and they are ready to serve churches this summer. What location will we see you at this summer??

Camp Registration is open for 2025!! Head to centrikid.com to reserve spots for your church today ☀️

Our Summer Staff is headed to training week in just 9 short days! Please join us in praying for them as they use their summers to serve the Lord through camp.

We have some great news! The “Wow Factor” Theme Song is available for you to listen to NOW on all streaming platforms!🎆🎉
Head to the link in our bio to check it out, or search for it on your preferred listening platform. We hope you’re WOWed by it!

Raise your hand if you’re excited to get your Wow Factor shirt!✋🏼🎆

Hey group leaders!
The May “Ramp to Camp” email has been sent to your inbox, and it has some very important information!! This year for one of the Church Group Time Devotions, your group will need a few supplies that you will find listed in this email. You’ll also find other important info about preparing for camp in there so make sure you read it throughly. We want to make sure your group has the best camp experience possible! We can’t wait to see you all so soon!

Today is National Day of Prayer and we would love for all of you to join us in praying for camp! Here’s a few things you can be praying for.
- The staff as they get ready to lead this ministry. Pray for energy, wisdom, and spiritual preparation.
- The campers as they hear the Gospel presented. Pray their lives would be forever changed by it.
- The churches and adult leaders as they take this time to invest in their kids ministry, create relationships, and become role models.
- For all those who come across CentriKid this summer to know the love of Christ and to experience the Gospel.
We are so grateful for everyone who makes this ministry possible. Know that we are in diligent prayer for you here at CK and we can’t wait to see what the Lord has in store for this summer.

Here’s a devo for you to check out by CK Worship Leader, Emily Martin!

As everything around us starts to bloom and the weather is stubbornly but steadily warming up, it’s finally starting to feel like Spring. And if you’re in ministry, you’re well aware that these packed spring weeks will quickly roll us into summer, which means, camp week is coming!

Maybe this thought is both exciting and daunting to you. Perhaps it’s all the preparations that need to come together, or maybe it’s feeling your desperate need for God to move in the hearts of the kids you are bringing with you. Either way, one thing is certain, you need God to go before you and with you in all of these things. You need Him to strengthen you, to give you wisdom, and to move in hearts the way that only He can. You cannot do this without Him.

As I’ve been reading through the Bible this year, I’ve been so encouraged by Exodus 33. Still in the wilderness but looking forward to the land God has promised, Moses is daunted by the journey ahead, humbled by his own weakness, and discouraged by the “stiff-necked” people he is leading.

So even in light of all the instructions and promises that the Lord has graciously given to him, Moses pleads with God not to leave his side, to show him His glory, and to keep His presence near him every step of the way.

This is God’s response:

“This very thing that you have spoken, I will do, for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name… I will make all my goodness pass before you and Will proclaim before you my name ‘the LORD.’“
Exodus 17-18

No matter what you feel that you are up against inside of yourself or inside of the hearts of the ones you are shepherding, one thing is for certain, in Christ, you are walking in the unfading favor of the LORD your God, who has promised not to leave your side, is always gracious to those who look to Him, and is ready make all His goodness pass before you again and again.

I believe with all my heart that the God who goes before you is going to WOW you this summer with countless evidences of His grace, presence, goodness, and steadfast love. It’s simply who He is 🤍

Wondering what you should pack when you bring your group to CentriKid this summer? Here are 4 tips as you prepare to pack your bags for the best week of the year!

🚨NEW MERCH ALERT🚨

CentriKid is SO excited to show you a preview of our new and FREE OMC Buttons! Whether it’s your first or 50th time playing, you can now rep the best game in the world in a whole new way!

Who’s already got their Orange Team gear ready for the summer??🧡🍊🔸🩳✴️🧡🥕🦺

Check out this devo written by CK Group Leader, Libby Davidson!

As Children’s Ministers and Kid’s Ministry Volunteers, it is so easy to come to camp expecting God to solely work in the lives of the kids that we bring to camp, but not in us. We expect the kids to go to all the camp activities and learn something brand new about The Lord. Which is great! But what about you, Children’s Minister? What about you, Adult Chaperone? It is easy to think “I’m taking kids Centrikid this summer! They are going to learn so much about The Lord!” But what about you? Just because you are chaperoning or the Group Leader for Centrikid does not mean that God has overlooked you.
This verse calls us—all readers—“little children.” You may be an adult in society’s eyes, but you’re a child in God’s. God wants us to have child-like faith where we excitingly learn new things about who God is. My kids that are going to Centrikid this summer have a “countdown to camp.” They are so ecstatic to go to Centrikid so that they can learn all about how much God loves them while doing fun activities. Are you as excited for Centrikid as your kids?
That same verse goes on to say, “remain in him.” How can you remain in him if you aren’t expecting God to work in your life at Centrikid this summer? How can you remain in him if you aren’t expecting God to teach you something new? Another translation of this verse says to “abide in him.” Abide means to endure without yielding, or to wait for. It’s hard to wait for the Lord to teach you something new at camp when you’re not welcoming Him to teach you something new. Expect The Lord to make Himself known in your life this summer at Centrikid. Not only are your 2nd – 6th graders called “God’s Children,” but so are you!
I pray that God reveals Himself to you this summer in a mighty way.

Camp is getting closer by the day!!! This year, our theme verse is 1 John 3:1A. We can’t wait to learn it with our campers as we take a look at some of the great gifts that God has given us!

Check out the blog on Lifeway Kids today! Anna VanBlaricum and Henry Dutton share wisdom on creating intentional moments in your ministry.

kidsministry.lifeway.com

Production is underway! We can’t wait for you to see what’s in store for summer 2024!

Camper care packs are now available to order!! Click the link below to pre-order for the summer!

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Check out this devo written by CK Camp Pastor, Trent Creason!

During the early years of my life I enjoyed playing sports. I wasn’t very good at any of them but they were fun and I gleaned many lessons. While sports can teach a lot of things one of the greatest lessons of my life came by the example I saw not in the sport but through my dad’s presence at the sports I enjoyed. My father somehow managed to be present at all the practices and all the games. As a 9 or 10 year old boy seeing this consistency made an impact. He wasn’t a dad that was coaching from the sideline or losing his cool he was just present. His consistent presence made a major impact in my life that I often took for granted. We often overlook how our presence matters and the simple but profound impact it will make. Our culture often leads us down a path that can make it difficult to truly be present. There are many children and adults alike that desperately need someone to be present. When I think of the many great things about our God the promise of His presence has always been one that stands out to me. The name Immanuel, meaning God with us, demonstrates a God that cares and can be trusted. His presence in our lives makes all the difference and when our lives are oriented around Him he will lead us to be present for others, to be a safe, consistent and present person. A strength I always valued about camp has been the emphasis on being relationally present for the campers. As a camp pastor it was always clear that the greatest impact I could make was not saying exactly the right thing from the stage but by finding the right place to be present. I encourage us all to take time to be present where God has us and allow His presence to make all difference.

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