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    How To Start a Christian Day Camp
    How To Start a Christian Day Camp
    How To Start a Christian Day Camp
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    How To Start a Christian Day Camp

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    How to Start a Christian Day Camp by Jane Rodda is an excellent resource for churches who are looking to start a Christian day camp which will meet the needs of youth, children, and parents in their communities. Whether you are looking to expand a Vacation Bible School Program, or start a day camp program from scratch, this guide will suit your needs.
    Jane has vast experience in Christian day camp programs, and she brings this experience to the guide. She does not just give general advice. She ties in stories from her own successes and failures in the Christian day camp arena. She helps make the task seem doable, while at the same time understanding the responsibility associated with starting such a program.
    This guide examines several different areas of starting a Christian day camp, including:
    - The Benefits of a Christian Day Camp
    - How to Assess the Needs of a Community
    - Getting Started
    - Recruiting Help
    - How to Keep a Christian Emphasis
    - How to Keep Kids Safe
    - Legal Issues
    - Detailed To Do and Not To Do Lists
    Jane Rodda strongly feels that churches have an excellent opportunity to reach families through a quality day camp program, and her concise, step-by-step book gives accurate information without overloading you with details.
    If you are looking for a way to expand your children’s program to help meet childcare needs within the community in a unique and exciting way, How to Start a Christian Day Camp helps lay out the steps and what you need to do. It is written is such a way that anyone, from a beginning volunteer to a seasoned children’s ministry expert can benefit from reading the guide.
    She spent twenty years working in both overnight and day camp programs, and Jane felt she was born to do day camp. This guide will help you to feel that same confidence.

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    PublisherHowExpert
    Release dateNov 1, 2011
    ISBN9781465768124
    How To Start a Christian Day Camp
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      How To Start a Christian Day Camp

      HowExpert Press & Jane Rodda

      How to Start a Christian Day Camp

      Your Step-By-Step Guide to Starting a Christian Day Camp

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Why Day Camps?

      Why Christian?

      Who Really Benefits?

      How the Guide is Arranged

      What It Looks Like

      Step-By-Step Guide

      What to Do

      What Not To Do

      Chapter 1: Assessing the Need

      What the Need Looks Like

      Inner City

      Suburban

      Rural

      Step-By-Step Guide to Assessing the Need

      What to Do

      What Not To Do

      Chapter 2: Getting Started

      What Getting Started Looks Like

      Step-By-Step Guide to Getting Started

      What to Do

      What Not To Do

      Chapter 3: Recruiting Help

      What Recruiting Help Looks Like

      Step-By-Step Guide to Recruiting Help

      What to Do

      What Not To Do

      Chapter 4: Christian Emphasis

      What a Christian Emphasis Looks Like

      Vacation Bible School Day Camp

      Non-Vacation Bible School Day Camp

      Step-By-Step Guide to Creating a Christian Emphasis

      What to Do

      What Not To Do

      Chapter 5: Keeping Kids Safe

      What Keeping Kids Safe Looks Like

      Physically

      Emotionally

      Step-By-Step Guide to Keeping Kids Safe

      What to Do

      What Not To Do

      Chapter 6: Programming Elements

      What Programming Elements Look Like

      Classes

      Field Trips

      Step-By-Step Guide to Programming Elements

      What to Do

      What Not To Do

      Chapter 7: Legal Issues

      What Legal Issues Look Like

      Step-By-Step Guide to Legal Issues

      What to Do

      What Not To Do

      Chapter 8: For the Youth

      What Day Camp for Youth Looks Like

      Step-By-Step Guide to Day Camp for the Youth

      What to Do

      What Not To Do

      Chapter 9: Conclusion

      What a Christian Day Camp Looks Like

      Top 9 Things to Remember

      About the Expert

      Recommended Resources

      Introduction

      Why Day Camps?

      Day camps provide and excellent, natural way to serve families in your community. Parents will be comfortable knowing that you are providing quality childcare options for their children, youth will have the opportunity to serve others and grow in their own lives, and children will have a great time!

      Day camps are a fun alternative to traditional childcare programs. With

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