Bible Study Camps – CYC Waihola

Endure 2023

Posted on August 1, 2023August 24, 2023 by Tim Wiel

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Equipping the next generation to live out their new life in Christ.

Do you know any teens or young adults who want to grow their faith in Christ, deepen their knowledge of the Bible, and learn how to apply a biblical worldview to the difficult questions facing our culture? Then this camp is for them!

Aimed at late teens and young adults ages 15-20, we will take on some of the most challenging worldview and apologetics topics our day!

We have several speakers, including Todd Funk of Thinking Matters NZ, who will equip and encourage students as they learn how to think biblically in all aspects of life. We will challenge students to stand for Christ in the classroom, in the workplace, and with their friends.

In addition, students will build relationships, engage in conversation, play fun games, eat great food, visit the beach, enjoy our campfire, and enjoy God’s beautiful creation. We look forward to seeing you there!

Camp South 2024

Posted on July 27, 2023September 28, 2023 by Tim Wiel

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Equipping the next generation to live out their new life in Christ.

Aimed at late teens and young adults ages 15-20, we will take on some of the most challenging worldview and apologetics topics our day. We have several speakers, who will equip and encourage students as they learn how to think biblically in all aspects of life. They will challenge students to stand for Christ in the classroom, in the workplace, and with their friends. Students will all get a theme booklet and T-shirt (get excited!!).

In addition, students will build relationships, engage in thought-provoking discussion, play fun games, eat great food, visit the beach, enjoy the campfire, and enjoy God’s beautiful creation. We’re so excited to see you there!

Check out the video of our last apologetics camp here!

Pursuit 2023

Posted on November 18, 2022March 13, 2023 by CYC Waihola

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How do we pursue Christ, and godliness, through all seasons of life?

This is the question we’ll be asking at Pursuit 2023. We will delve into the Biblical worldview of friendships, singleness, dating, and marriage, and explore what it looks like to pursue Christ while navigating these areas. We live in a world where these topics are widely talked about, but Christ is seldom mentioned as the center of these. We are here to change that!

Join us for a week of thought-provoking talks, morning devotionals, lake time, activities at camp/around Queenstown, and smores!

Space is limited to 40 campers, so sign up early and spread the word to your friends!

Informed Apologetics Camp

Posted on August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 by Heidi Aarsen

Mission – To equip the next generation with a comprehensive biblical worldview, so that it resonates with them, and makes them active champions of it.

Do you want to grow in your faith and deepen your knowledge of the Bible and how it applies in our culture and world?

Then this is the camp for you! Aimed at late teens and young adults ages 15-20 (school year 10 and up), we will tackle some challenging biblical worldview and apologetics topics—worldviews in conflict, sexuality and gender identity, and the origin of life and Darwinian evolution.

We have several speakers, including Todd Funk of Thinking Matters NZ. They will equip and encourage you to form a biblical worldview on these controversial worldview topics and challenge you to stand for Christ in your school, in your classes, and among your friends.

In addition, we will build relationships, engage in conversation, play some games, eat yummy food, sing around a campfire, and enjoy God’s creation.

Space is limited to 30 campers, so make sure to sign up early and spread the word to your friends!

Social media - Darwinism - Gender Identity - Christian Worldview - Origin Of Life - Sexuality

Life of Abraham Bible Weekend (November 2021)

Posted on March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 by Tim Wiel

About this Camp:

Our Bible Weekend Camps are for young people who have a desire to delve into God’s Word deeply and richly exploring his will and desire for us as we study together. These camps explore God Holy Word and Christianity in a deeper way than CYC Waihola’s regular camps.

Inductive Bible Study:

DESCRIPTION ABOUT INDUCTIVE BIBLE STUDY HERE

Camp Features:

Camp Games

Give ArcheryTag a go or try out the famous Zipline during the weekend

Good Food

We'll be eating some awesome food over the weekend

Meet the Camp Director:

MEET JEFF

Jeff grew up in Salina, Kansas, USA, and trusted in Jesus at a youth camp as a boy. After university, he met and married Averil, a Kiwi, in 2008. He and Averil now have five children. Jeff served as a lawyer with the U.S. Air Force from 2007-2014, and then studied theology at Dallas Theological Seminary, from which he graduated in 2016. He and Averil moved to Timaru in 2017 to found Firm Foundation New Zealand. In 2019, the family moved further south to Dunedin with the support of Cornerstone International Bible Church. Jeff is passionate about disciple making, the Bible, evangelism, and developing young Christian leaders. Jeff now serves as an elder at Caversham Community Church and continues to serve as a reservist in the U.S. Air Force.

DIVE: The word of God (June 2021)

Posted on March 10, 2021May 18, 2021 by Tim Wiel

Due to lack of enrolments this camp has been cancelled for this year!

About this Camp:

At our DIVE weekend we will explore:

The doctrine of the word
What the bible is
How to read the Bible
How to establish a quiet time with God

Meet the Camp Director:

MEET GEOFF LLOYD

Geoff and his wife Sara moved to Southland from Wales in 2014. Geoff is pastor of Wyndham Evangelical Church and Sara works as a writer. They have two young children

God’s Crime Scene Camp (May 2021)

Posted on March 1, 2021March 29, 2021 by Tim Wiel

About This Camp

Does God exist?

How can we know for sure?

Do science and ethics give us any clues?

Come along to our first ever Waihola Worldview Weekend and find out!

This weekend camp is boys and girls for School Years 6 – 9 in 2021 (ages 9 – 13) and explores one of humanity’s most fundamental questions, one for which there is tons of debate in our world today.

Over the weekend, campers will engage with eight great arguments from contemporary science and ethics that God does indeed exist.

Featuring content from the book “God’s Crime Scene for Kids” by J. Warner and Susie Wallace and our guest speaker, Dr. Ross Pettigrew, this camp is fun, engaging, and thought provoking. Your kids will have tons to share with you when they get home from what we hope will be a life-changing weekend.

Campers will learn about such things as:

The Cosmological argument for the existence of God
Our expanding universe
The “multiverse” theory
The Fine-Tuning argument for the existence of God
The “Goldilocks zone”
The irreducible complexity of DNA
Intelligent design
The Moral argument for the existence of God

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

- Romans 1:19-20

Discover eight great arguments from science and ethics that prove the existence of God.

Camp Features:

Guest Speaker

Ross Pettigrew who was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago School of Medicine and consultant surgeon at Dunedin Hospital.

Camp Games

Give ArcheryTag a go or try out the famous Zipline during the weekend

Good Food

We'll be eating some awesome food over the weekend

About our Worldview Weekend Camps:

Our Worldview Camps are for young people who have a desire to know more about God and to strengthen their Christian faith. These camps explore the Christianity in a deeper way than CYC Waihola’s regular camps.

Campers will learn reasons to be confident in what they believe as Christians. They will be equipped to explain the Christian faith to non-Christians. They will see that God is the most reasonable explanation as the origin of everything we see and experience in the world.

Meet the Camp Director:

MEET JEFF