Check-In – Churches will complete their registration and get rooming assignments. New Churches are invited to a campus tour to help find their way around.

Morning Devotion – Each morning after breakfast, a written personal devotion begins our discussion of the theme for the day. Setting the daily tone, each devotion focuses on our relationship with Christ and readies campers to hear God speak throughout the day.

Opening Celebration – Campers are introduced to the Camp Theme, the Passport Staff, and other fun information to prepare them for the week ahead.

Morning Celebration – Energy is key for this daily event! After 30 minutes of songs, laughter, announcements, and awards, campers are awake and ready to head to Bible study with their new friends.

Bible Study (Students) – Students will build community through shared experiences and fresh encounters with God by studying scripture together. Bible Study is led by PASSPORT staffers who spend an intensive 10-day training period before camp, equipping them for the diverse needs each week will bring.

We hope to interact meaningfully with youth and adults from other regions, ages, and socio-economic backgrounds. Our Bible studies are written thoughtfully to engage minds on many levels: visually, verbally, kinesthetically, and socially in the hopes that we encourage students to dig deeper into each biblical text. Students are asked to bring a Bible with them (any translation is OK).

Adult Meeting – While the students are in small group Bible study, we invite all the adult chaperones to a time of brief announcements, a break to check in back home, and then a short but focused time of Devotion. We ask that you encourage all of your chaperones to attend this time each day to be more connected to the camp experience, as this time will inform you of what your students will learn in Bible Study.

The adult time will start with important announcements followed by a coffee break that we call the Daily Grind. During this time, you will have a chance to interact with the Program Staffers, who will all be gathered to meet you, answer your questions, and address your concerns. After this break, adults are invited to participate in a time of Adult Devotions. These devotions can be completed individually, with your church’s group of chaperones, or in a larger group mixed with chaperones from other churches. The latter will be facilitated in the auditorium by the Camp Director with time to interact and get to know adults from other churches. While camp is designed for the youth, this is one way we honor your chaperones by providing a chance for personal, spiritual reflection that can have profound energizing results for your adults.

Lunch – Each day, campers will either have lunch on campus. This provides lunch and a needed break between the morning’s Bible Study and the coming afternoon activities.

Free Time – PASSPORT staff will host an outdoor physical activity like soccer or ultimate frisbee and an indoor/outdoor creative activity like Bandanarama or friendship bracelet making. Students may also choose to spend their time playing casual games, visiting the campus indoor pool (check your location), or just hanging out with their friends.

There will be a volleyball tournament on the last full day of camp in which your students can compete against students from other churches to become the Volleyball Champions. The final round will pit the winning church team against the PASSPORT Staff.

Evening Worship – PASSPORT has a strong tradition of creative worship, plenty of camper involvement, and fresh perspectives. Your students may participate in worship in several ways, including prayers, scripture reading, testimony, video question of the day, and other onstage leadership.

Each night provides students with a sacred space and time to worship. Students will be asked to consider new thoughts about God, their faith in Jesus, and how their beliefs intersect with the world around them, all through the lens of our daily theme. PASSPORT worship is reflective and youth-oriented rather than style-specific. We seek to expose students to new ways of participating in worship through music, silence, prayer, and more.

Church Group Devotions – At the end of each day of camp, we have set aside an hour for your group to gather and debrief the day, have a devotion, pray, and sing together. The Church Group Devotions handout provides a guide for you to follow – with theme verses and suggestions for discussion and activities. However, this time is yours as the group leader to plan as you see fit. You will be assigned a church group devotion location at Check-In, which will be your space all week. You may provide snacks, bring a guitar to sing, etc. You have free rein to bring in your group’s traditions and flavor to camp.

Nightly Party – The Rec Party, a themed Dance, and our annual Variety Show all have one goal: FUN! Tip for New Groups: Most churches will come ready with an act for the variety show and a costume for the themed dance.