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Dean and Counselor Resources

Dean's Rosters: As people register, you will receive an email confirming them in your event. Keep that information! About 2 weeks before the event, contact Holly in the camping office at (503) 802-9214 to get the names of any campers who registered via mail.

The 2018 Curriculum Overview--Branching Out from Chalice Press.

Click here to visit the daily overview of lessons from each day at camp. (For copyright reasons, we cannot publish the handbook on the website.)
Program Goals and Objectives
Being a Dean
Camp games and activities
How to bring a flood of campers to your event
Child Protection Policies
Trees Teach

Camp & Retreat Ministries Policies Handbook

Dean's Manual

Resources for Churches and Church Groups

Camp Coordinator: Job Description and Timeline for Camp Promotion
Camping Champion: Being a Camping Champion at your church
Promoting Camp: Spread the Smiles
Funding Campers: Best practices for Camp Coordinators concerning Conference Camperships.
Church Goals: Camp and your Church's Goals
Sharing ideas: Churches Share their Camp Promotion Ideas
Clarkes UMC: Our ideas for promoting camping with our congregation and our neighbors.
Church Retreat: Planning a retreat for your congregation
Suggestions for success: Suggestions for successful Church-related meetings & planning retreats
One last thing: Before and after your campers go to camp
Form: Gather stories from your congregation
Form: Camp Interests Response Card
Certificate: A Gift Certificate for Confirmands
Certificate: A Gift Certificate for New Members