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Educators: Find Clarity in the Greatest Classroom on Earth
If you’re an educator, you already know... the end of summer is suddenly near! It’s time to open up that brand-new calendar and fill it with exciting possibilities for the upcoming year. As you begin to plan out your schedule, you might consider these questions: How...
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How Climbing a Mountain Can Help You Grow Spiritually
If you’re searching for a way to recharge your soul… grab your Bible, your backpack, and your favorite water bottle, and look up! Here’s how climbing a mountain can take your faith to new heights. An Experience with Nature Much of our modern lives are consumed with...
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Counselor Spotlight: Alli Quinn
Here at Glorieta Adventure Camps, we LOVE our summer staff! These super-fun, spiritually-sound, college-aged leaders come from all walks of life and serve our campers with enthusiasm, day in and day out. It’s not always easy, they say, but the experience is worth it...
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Family Vacation vs. Family Camp
So your best friend’s sister’s family went to Family Camp last year and it sounded pretty great, right? Perhaps you made a mental note to do some research later. But suddenly, the break is here! Somehow, it’s June already and you’re asking yourself... COULD Family...
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5 Reasons To Send Your Kid To Camp
Summer is just around the corner, and that means it’s time to make some plans! We know there are a lot of choices when it comes to summer activities, and it can be hard to determine which ones are right for your family.
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Leading and Growing Creative People: How to boost your organizational growth
Yesterday I went on a walk with a friend when we came upon a rolling mountain meadow, peppered with the most gorgeous wildflowers you could imagine. Crisp blues, vibrant oranges, and dashing yellow flowers seemed to jump off the ground right at me. While slowly...
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Did You Know This May Be Killing Your Ministry?
There are a lot of things to factor into growing a ministry. In student ministry, we come across a variety of roadblocks that can hinder growth and spiritual development of our teenagers. From inheriting a dying ministry to starting one from scratch, there are so many...
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9 Words That Will Change The Way You Live
“But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” -- Luke 5:16 9 words. 9 words that the reader may completely skip over, in anticipation for reading more of Jesus’ impactful ministry here on Earth. 9 words that offer us a glimpse into how Jesus operated in...
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Identity: When You Can’t Escape Your Worth
“Around a year ago I had one of the worst years of my life. I experienced a lot of death and broken trust. I felt like I was worthless.” - Molly Sound familiar? It often seems that there are years or months or weeks where a never-ending barrage of circumstances pound...
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How Destructive Are Bad Habits?
We recently just moved into a new office at camp. It's not a typical office vibe, actually, it's an old house we repurposed to be used as an office space. It has a rustic vibe and very chill working conditions, but it doesn't have air conditioning. Since we are...
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