Two weeks ago, I had the privilege of participating in Wheatstone Ministries’ annual summer conference, The Academy.
The Academy is the most unusual of Summer Camps. High-schoolers of all ages, shapes, and sizes descend upon a chosen college campus, filling a dorm and increasing the general volume of the area by increments not easily measured by human machinery.
At first, The Academy looks much like any other camp. The kids spend the first evening meeting new people, getting to know their roommates, and playing foosball. The next morning we wake them up bright and early for Epic Monday, a full day of outdoor games, sports, and challenges designed to stretch their capacities, instill team work, and just plain wear them out (though, admittedly, the staff end up much more worn out than the rest of them). By the time Monday night comes around, the students eat dinner exhausted but excited by the days work, and that’s when The Academy really takes off. Instead of a night of worship music (though we will sing together often), or a sermon (though they will be taught many new things), they will here a lecture on engaging in life to the fullest, preparing them for what’s to come.
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