7 ways to bring camp home

May 8, 2009 in social media with View Comments

Every year thousands of teenagers will embark on a camp with their youth group to some foreign land of “camp.”  Some will experience the beach, some the mountains and some like ours will experience one of the largest mud pits you have ever seen.  The question for many youth leaders and camp directors is how exactly they can bring camp home so parents can experience a certain part of what their students will experience during that week. Below are 7 ways you can bring camp home and let parents feel a part of what is going on.

1. live stream your services using ustream or mogulus.
2. twitter your camp #youthgroupcamp and tell students the hashtag to use when twittering
3. blog daily with pictures and articles for parents to see
4. setup computers with internet access for students to update their facebook and twitter profiles
5. have a parent day or night where parents are invited to attend a certain part of the service
6. consider coming back early and inviting all parents to attend the last session with their students at church
7. produce a highlight video of the week and show at a special post-camp service where parents are invited

About Brandon Riley: Brandon is Married to Lorren Riley and currently serves as the Creative Media Producer for Sugar Creek Baptist Church in Sugar Land Texas. In his spare time, Brandon volunteers with teenagers, creates films and loves to read.


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