What Leaders Need to Know for ASCENT 2026

Getting ready for ASCENT?  Here is everything you need to know to make sure your group is ready. THE PACKING LIST Here is everything you need to know about what to bring to ASCENT. Feel free to send this to your group.  Please bring a pillow and bedding (the camp only provides a mattress). CLICK

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20 Proven Fundraising Ideas

If you’re a youth worker in a smaller church trying to get students to camp like ASCENT, you already know: Budgets are tight. Families are stretched. Your youth group doesn’t have 200 students to sell 10,000 candy bars. Good news: you don’t need a megachurch to raise meaningful money. You need creativity, ownership, and a

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How ASCENT Creates Space for God to Speak in a Noisy World

If you spend any time with teenagers, you already know this: silence is rare. Between group chats, streaming, sports schedules, school pressure, social media, and don’t forget the constant pull of notifications, most students live in a world that is loud all the time.  And if we’re honest, youth workers and pastors aren’t that different. 

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You Don’t Have to Be Loud to Lead: Redefining Leadership for Gen Z

For a long time, leadership in the church has been associated with the loudest voice in the room. The confident speaker. The outgoing personality. The person who always seems sure of themselves and ready to take charge.  Personally, I am constantly in front of people teaching, leading, even giving announcements, and for far too long