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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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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