Centrifuge (camps)

Centrifuge (camps)

Centrifuge is the name of a series of Christian summer camps for children, youth, and young adults centered on Bible study, worship, missions work, and recreational activities. It is sponsored by LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention.

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Background

Since 1979 Centrifuge has been the official youth camp of the Southern Baptist Convention. What started out as a few weeks of camp sponsored by the Baptist Sunday School Board (now LifeWay Christian Resources) turned into a youth ministry movement.

Centrifuge camps are unique in that there is not a central camp facility where the program is conducted. Instead, teams of staffers are based at various colleges and retreat centers across the United States. Student-campers are usually housed in college dormitories or convention-style hotel rooms.

Because of this decentralized approach, Centrifuge staffs -- usually about 20-30 college students and recent college graduates -- are able to reach students across the United States.

LifeWay Christian Resources states that since the beginning of the ministry, over 1,000,000 people have experienced Centrifuge and its associated camps.

Programming

Centrifuge camps are open to students in the 7-12 grade range and college students. They are centered around the youth groups of Christian churches, particularly (though not exclusively) Baptist churches. The camps offer a "staff who does the work so that your youth staff are free to deepen their relationships with both students and God."

The Centrifuge experience includes:

  • Strong small-group youth Bible study, led by a trained camp staffer (usually a college student)
  • Team-building activity
  • Morning and evening worship services
  • Camp-wide fellowships, like talent shows (also known as Night-Life), Game Shows, and Mega- relays

Typical schedule

Though Centrifuge camps vary slightly at each location due to differences in personnel and available facilities, a typical day at Centrifuge would include: (Official Schedule from 2011 Centrifuge at Ridgecrest)

Time Event
7:00 a.m. Breakfast/Quiet Time [1] [2]
8:15 a.m. A.M. Show [3] (Dismiss at 8:45)
9:00 a.m. Recreation [4](Dismiss at 10:15)
10:30 a.m. Bible Study
11:45 AM: Lunch
1:30 p.m. Track Rally [5]
1:45p.m. Track A [6]
2:45 p.m. Track Rally
3:00p.m. Track B
4:00 p.m. Hang Time (Free Time)
5:30 PM Dinner
7:00 PM Worship [7]
8:30 p.m. Church-group devotion [8]
9:45 p.m. Night life [9]
10:30 p.m. Hang Time
11:00 p.m. In rooms
11:30 p.m. Lights out

Locations

In Summer 2006, there were Centrifuge camps located:

Past themes

2011 Connect
2010 Kairos: Defining Moments
2009 Move
2008 Kilimanjaro
2007 The Underground
2006 Thrill Ride
2005 Masterpiece
2004 Driven
2003 It's All About Me
2002 Reel Life
2001 Virtual Reality
2000 Face to Face
1999 Whatever... ya gotta gotta love
1998 Expedition
1997 Extreme
1996 Our World Your Serve
1995 Major League
1994 Keys 4 U
1993 Reach The Peak
1992 Decision
1991 Myth or Message
1990 Impact
1989 Good News for Fast Times
1988 Carry On
1987 On Track
1986 Glory!
1985 The Adventure Begins
1984  ??
1983  ??
1982 New Frontiers
1981  ??
1980  ??
1979 Glory!

M-Fuge

M-Fuge originally started in 1996 and was the second Centrifuge spin-off. M-Fuge takes the traditional Centrifuge structure and reorients it toward mission work. Instead of offering classes and recreation during the day, those activities are replaced with missions work like building homes for Habitat for Humanity and serving meals at soup kitchens or homeless shelters. Students also have the opportunity to minister by facilitating games and other recreation at local apartment complexes or Boys and Girls Clubs; visiting assisted-living facilities and nursing homes; and doing yard work for the elderly and other needy people. M-Fuge is open to students in grades 7-12 and college students.

CentriKid

CentriKid originally started in 2000. This Centrifuge spin-off takes the Centrifuge structure and repackages it for students in grades 3-6, with less emphasis on invitations to Christian discipleship and more emphasis on teaching fundamental concepts of the Christian faith. Otherwise, the experiences are very similar.

Crosspoint sports camp

Crosspoint originally started in 1986. It was the first Centrifuge spin off. Crosspoint is designed to combine the structure of Centrifuge with the sports-skills teaching of the traditional sports daycamp. The programming -- and sports instruction -- is designed for students in grades 4-8. 2009 was the last year LifeWay ran a kids' camp by the name "Crosspoint." All the sports once included in the Crosspoint have now been implemented in LifeWay's Centri-Kid camp.

X-Fuge

Begun in 2005, X-Fuge takes the general template of a normal Centrifuge camp and removes many of the traditional "summer camp" aspects, like assemblies and structured classes ("track times") and reorients the experience toward a Christian retreat: spiritual formation is conducted through worship experiences and optional missions work, but leisure activities, such as swimming or sunbathing on the beach, are more prominent. X-Fuge also features "X-Parties", where Christian rock bands host pseudo-concerts.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Food at Centrifuge camps is usually served in a college dining facility or a camp cafeteria.
  2. ^ Quiet Time: Campers head wherever they please to do a small quiet devotional.
  3. ^ A morning show usaully including game-show style contests, worship, and prayer.
  4. ^ Students participate in recreational activities with their Bible study group.
  5. ^ Students meet up with their assigned Track groups at this time.
  6. ^ There are two "Track Times" during each normal day of Centrifuge. During these times, campers attend Christian discipleship classes, seminars on Christian topics, recreational opportunities, and the like, all based upon the available offerings. Some examples are: Laser Tag, Hiking, Battleball (Intense Dodgeball), Apologetics, Creative Painting, and Random Acts of Service.
  7. ^ Each night, the entire camp gathers in the central auditorium for Christian worship, with hymns, contemporary songs, Scripture reading, an evangelistic sermon, and a time of invitation to Christian discipleship with various bands and preachers.
  8. ^ Each night after worship, campers join the other students from the church with whom they came to Centrifuge for a devotion led by the leader of that group.
  9. ^ The evening is capped off with a camp-wide assembly that ranges from a talent show to game show-style contests (Such as Glod Games with Sock Monkey) to AdventureNow to spiritual exercises.

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