Camp Ministry

Camps are a time of "inspiration and perspiration" for athletes and coaches to reach their potential by offering comprehensive athletic, spiritual and leadership training. 

"Unleash The Power": 2010 Camp Theme

“May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience, with joy.” - Colossians 1:11

Background to the Theme
The camp theme Core Strength will develop the FCA Core Values – Integrity, Serving, Teamwork and Excellence.

Athletes and coaches will be challenged to develop these spiritual values into their lives … on and off the field of competition. Core values are simply the way you live and conduct yourself. They are your attitudes, beliefs and convictions. Values should be what you are, not what you want to become. The goal is to embody your values every step of the way. Are values just words or are they actually lived out? Can others identify the values in your
life without telling them? Your values need to be a driving force that shapes the way you do life! Talk is cheap, but
values are valuable.

When everything is stripped away, what is left? For FCA, it is integrity, serving, teamwork and excellence. These
Four Core are so powerful, we will unpack them as our camp theme in 2010.

Daily Themes
Meeting 1: Integrity Unleashed … Live Without Gaps
Meeting 2: Serving Unleashed … Do the Unthinkable
Meeting 3: Teamwork Unleashed … Die to Self
Meeting 4: Excellence Unleashed … Hold Nothing Back

Day 1: Integrity Unleashed
To have integrity means that you are committed to Christ-like wholeness, both privately and publicly. Basically, it
means to live without gaps. Proverbs 11:3 says that integrity should guide you, but that a double life will destroy
you. You need to be transparent, authentic, honest and trustworthy. You should be the same in all situations and not
become someone different when the competition of the game begins. Integrity means to act the same when no one
is looking. It is not about being perfect, but, as a coach or athlete, you need to be the real deal.

Day 2: Serving Unleashed
In John 13:12-15, Jesus gives us the perfect example of serving when He washes the disciples’ feet. He then
commands the disciples to go and do unto others what He has done to them. How many of your teammates’ feet
have you washed? Maybe not literally, but spiritually, do you have an attitude of serving just as if you were
washing their feet in the locker room? You need to seek out the needs of others and be passionate about pursuing
people who are needy. And everyone is needy in some way or another, so there is great opportunity.

Day 3: Teamwork Unleashed
Teamwork means to work together with others and express unity in Christ in all of your relationships. In
Philippians 2:1-5, Paul encourages each of us to be one, united together in spirit and purpose. We all need to be on
one team—not just the team we play on, but on God's Team! We need to equip, encourage and empower one
another. Do you celebrate and hurt together as teammates? You need to be arm-in-arm with others, locking up
together to accomplish God’s work. There should be no Lone Rangers.

Day 4: Excellence Unleashed
To pursue excellence means to honor and glorify God in everything you do. In Colossians 3:23-24, Paul
writes, “whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.” The “whatever” part
is hard, because it means that everything you do must be done for God, not others. You need to pursue excellence
in practice, in games, in schoolwork and in lifting weights. God deserves your best, not your leftovers.

The 2010 FCA Camp season will be filled with outstanding competition and spiritual impact. Every camper will be encouraged to "unleash the power" spiritually and athletically as they spend time pursuing the goals set before them.

"I enjoyed everything about [FCA] Camp, but especially the fellowship with a group of great guys,” Jared, a student-athlete who attended Team Football Camp in Marianna, Florida, said. “However, I got something out of camp that I never expected … a new revitalized relationship with God.  This new relationship is amazing, and I can't wait to see what it is going to do to my everyday life.”
 
This life-changing impact has been an integral part of FCA Camps since the first camp in Estes Park, Colorado in 1956. Fifty-four seasons later, FCA Camps are now reaching athletes and coaches throughout America and the world.

Join us at FCA Camp in 2010!