570 Chickens?! Our offering total was the highest ever!

What an incredible summer! As we look back on Kids Camp, Jr. High Camp, and ASCENT 2026, we have so much to celebrate—not only because of what God did in the lives of campers, but also because of the incredible generosity shown through our missions offering. Together, campers, counselors, adult leaders, churches, and staff gave

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ASCENT 2026 Recap (by the numbers)

ASCENT 2026 is officially in the books, and what an incredible week it was! This year marked a brand-new chapter as we gathered for the first time at The Crossing Retreat Center in Lexington, Nebraska. Moving to a new location always comes with a little uncertainty, but by the end of the week, there was

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An Important ASCENT Worship Update

I wanted to personally share an important update regarding worship for ASCENT 2026. Unfortunately, Generation Worship will no longer be able to lead worship at ASCENT this summer. Due to personal matters that are not our story to tell, Generation Church made the difficult decision to cancel all summer tours for their traveling worship band.

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Camp Isn’t an Event, It’s a Spiritual Marker

Every summer, youth pastors everywhere load up vans, triple-check permission slips, and hope the snack budget somehow stretches just a little further. We experience games, sessions, and late-night chaos, and if we’re honest, it can start to feel like camp is just another big event on the calendar. But it’s not. Camp is something far

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