Update from Eval Week

Each year at the end of the summer, we take time away to really evaluate our ministry at camp. We look back and celebrate what the Lord has done, but we also look forward and continue planning for future ministry at camp. Right now, we are are in the middle of our evaluation week (or "Eval Week" in camp lingo). Here's a small sneak peak at what we are doing...

 

This year, Eval Week is designed with these purposes in mind:

• Celebrate what God did at camp!  We compile the different stats we track through the summer, from missions offering to decisions for Christ to total number of kids who had a chance to hear the gospel at camp.  Decisions for Christ isn't just a "stat" but without tracking it through the summer we wouldn't know that there were over 1,500 spiritual-related decisions at camp in 2010 and I expect this year's results will blow us away too!
• Reconnect as an office team.  Relationship is an important part of our ministry at camp and it is also a important for the office.  Eval week is our first "event" after the summer and also it is when the new interns join the team. This year we are excited that co-workers from our production team and marketing team are joining us. These are important parternships for the work we do, but also just great friends.
• Put punctuation on 2011.  Each year of camp is a cycle and this is our time to put the final punctuation on CentriKid 2011, Shipwreck Island.
• Gather input and make decisions.  We take input from church leaders who share feedback through listening sessions at camp and by completing the online post-camp survey, and we also gather ideas from camp staff and the office team.
• Kick-off CentriKid 2012.  Lots of to-do lists and projects will be developed at Eval Week.  This gives structure to our work and guides our planning.  Although lots of things are already in the works, it is officially "full speed ahead" on 2012 when we get back from Eval Week.

Our biggest goal is to have conversations about the work and ministry of camp that will help to shape the future of CentriKid.  We are always looking for ways to serve churches well and to make camp an even more effective tool for churches to connect with the kids in their children's ministry.

You can support us by lifting up the CentriKid office team this week - we value the prayer support of all those who care about the ministry we are a part of.