Be Creative
CAPITALIZE
Grades: Entering 6th-Graduation
Dean: Hunter Ellis
Check-in: July 26 @ 5:00pm
Parent Pick-up: July 31 @ 3:00pm
Price:
Thru May 1: $315
May 2-July 19: $335
After July 19: $360
Registration fee includes a non-refundable deposit. All lodging, meals, activities, canteen and a camp t-shirt are included.
What is BeCre?
Be Creative Camp (or BeCre, for short) is a weeklong experience that was developed for creatives of all kinds. From band geeks and theater kids to artists, gamers, inventors and writers, each week of BeCre is designed with your creative interests in mind. Be aware that a week of BeCre is much more involved than your typical summer camp – you are signing up for a week of improv, games, challenges, and storytelling. The activities during the week require your participation and attention. Each week of BeCre has a theme that makes it unique, shaping our Bible Studies, challenges, and stories.
What is the THEME?
This year at Woodland Lakes, our theme for the week of BeCre is CAPITALIZE. It's time to get down to business – designing logos, detailing your own business plans and defeating the competition. In Acts 8:30, we read about Phillip evangelizing to an Ethiopian man. When presented with the opportunity, Phillip didn't just stroll over to the chariot to tell the Ethiopian about Jesus; scripture says he ran. He didn't want to miss the opportunity. He CAPITALIZED. With that in mind, campers at BeCre this summer will be split into teams. Each team will be operating a competing lemonade stand. It’ll be up to the teams to CAPITALIZE on every business opportunity to get ahead in the industry, through creating their own ad campaigns, business strategies and more. As a member of your team, your passions, creativity and gifts will contribute to making your team better, and each business decision you make together could put your team ahead in the competition to make the most profit… in BeCre Bucks, of course!
Get to Know the Dean
Where are you involved at church?
I attend Pricetown Church of Christ with my family, and I’m involved in media production there. I also am currently serving as the Director of Be Creative for Saltvine Ministries, so I have the honor of coordinating our many weeks of Be Creative Camp at local church camps.
What is your favorite Bible verse?
In a way this might be cheating, because it’s not ONE verse, but I always say that my favorite verses are Ecclesiastes 3:1-8. They’re a poetic reminder that as Christians we aren’t promised that our time here on Earth will be perfect, far from it. There’s a time for weeping, casting away, and ultimately dying. But we will also have good times — the times to be silly and dance around, to embrace one another and to love. Solomon writes that therefore there is nothing better to do than to be joyful and do good through our toils. That message has always resonated with me.
What does camp ministry mean to you?
Camp ministry was a large part of my experience growing up in the church. Even though I didn’t always have the opportunity to be involved with a youth group growing up, I did get to attend at least one week of summer camp every year. Church camp is an opportunity to escape whatever is going on in our everyday lives, to meet new people and to grow closer to God. I can say from experience it’s incredible how He works when you take a week to just focus on Him and His message. I definitely wouldn’t be the person I am today without the things I’ve learned and how I’ve grown in my faith because of church camp ministry and because of the amazing people and close friends I’ve met along the way.
What is your favorite camp memory?
I have way too many amazing memories from my years at camp to pick just one! Most of my years as a camper were at Be Creative Camp, so some great memories that stand out include ones where us campers were building our own imaginary universe… for example, we once fought a war against an invisible tribe plotting to take over the camp, which was resolved when we staged a whole wedding ceremony and reception. Another fond memory of mine is trying to win a tree-hugging competition, which ended in a quasi-stalemate after an hour and a half clinging to the trees. I always remember worship times being super special too — one time we attempted to sing every single Chris Tomlin song we could think of, and worship that night didn’t end until well after midnight. Though it took “Forever”, praising “Our God” that night was an “Indescribable” experience.
What is your favorite dessert?
I’d say it depends on the season for me! If it's summertime, nothing beats a pint of Graeter’s Double Chocolate Chip ice cream. But during the holiday season, the first dessert I’m grabbing from the table is a big slice of Pumpkin Pie with extra cool whip.