High School Summer Camp: Ponderosa
Overview
Ponderosa also known as “Pondy!” is our flagship camp at Hume Lake for high school students. One of the many things we love about Hume Lake is the opportunity to get away from the busyness and distractions that young people face on a daily basis and have an incredible camp experience. When you come to Pondy, you will hear the gospel preached, be challenged through scripture, engage in sweet worship through music and get some time alone and with your church to process what God did in your life up here at camp. Hume Lake takes pride in its high energy recreation allowing kids to be kids. That includes things like playing in the mud, running the gauntlet, doing the bike jump, and dominating in Kajabe Kan Kan. If you allow it, a week at Ponderosa can and will change your life forever. We look forward to seeing you this summer!
Dates and Speakers
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Speaker: PJ Lewis
P.J. and his wife Sheri have been coming up to Hume since 1994. His ministry is one of faith. Only faith can make trusting disciples of Jesus and develop a real love for God and others. P.J. is currently teaching/counseling pastor at Hilltop Community Church in Carson City, NV.
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Speaker: Brent Eldridge
Brent Eldridge is the Lead Pastor at the First Baptist Church of Lakewood in Long Beach, California. He loves hanging out with people, encouraging leaders, figuring things out, sharing his faith, and teaching God's Word. Brent is a graduate of The Master's College and Trinity Theological Seminary. He and his wife Kristin, along with their three young children (Jake, Cooper and Jillian), live in Long Beach
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Speaker: Jer Swigart
Through diverse friendship, delicious meals, and creative storytelling, Jer guides people out of complex equational living and into the simple rhythm of Jesus. He's the pioneer of a rabbinical community called Open Door known for its engaged presence among the unique sub-cultures of San Francisco. Jer has called his best friend Jaci his "bride" for eight years and, together, they are raising a beautiful two-year-old lesson in life named Ava.
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Speaker: Albert Tate
Albert Tate is on staff at Lake Avenue Church in Pasadena, California. He has taught and served in a variety of strategic church leadership positions. Because of his vision and commitment to mobilizing the church in the United States and around the world, he also serves on the Advisory Council of the Fuller Youth Institute and speaks at conferences and conventions around the country
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Speaker: Anson McMahon
When he isn't speaking at Student Life Camps, Anson McMahon is in the trenches of local church Student Ministry. Anson is the Pastor to High School Students at 12Stone Church in the Atlanta area. After being a High School Pastor on both the west coast and east coast he has been convinced that all teenagers have the same basic need; a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. His passion is to see students fall deeply in love with Jesus and His Word. Anson preaches weekly at 12Stone's High School Ministry, THE POINT. He and his wife Heather have one daughter named Annabelle.
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Speaker: Chris Brown
Chris loves bringing the Bible to life with his gifts as a communicator and storyteller, but most evident in his teaching is his passion for sharing a real and authentic journey with Jesus.
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Speaker: Chuck Bomar
After serving for almost 9 years as pastor of student ministries at Cornerstone in Simi Valley, Ca., Chuck Bomar is now founding pastor of Colossae, in Portland Oregon. He's founder of CollegeLeader (http://www.CollegeLeader.org), This mission takes him all over the country to speak and train leaders. He is also a popular speaker at Hume, a writer, and pastor. He and his wife Barbara have two daughters, Karis and Hope.
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Speaker: Josh Riebock
Josh Riebock grew up near Chicago, five houses away from a little girl named Kristen. Today the two are married and living in Austin, TX, where they are seeking to love and follow Jesus wherever He takes them, and imagining what their city and world might look like if they loved the way that Christ did. When Josh is working, he is a full time writer and speaker. He speaks at conferences, colleges, and churches across the country and has contributed to Relevant Magazine. His first book, My Generation: A Real Journey of Change and Hope, was released October 1, 2009 by Baker Publishing Group, and he is currently writing his second.
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Speaker: Brad Bell
Brad is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary, and is currently the Senior Pastor of The Well Community Church in Fresno, California. He is a great communicator that brings the truth of God's word to motivate you to a heart of worship through the truth.
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Speaker: Danny Strange
Danny Strange currently serves as the Student Ministries Pastor at Neighborhood Church in Castro Valley, California, where he has worked in various positions over the past eight years. Danny received his Bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley in 2002 and his Master's of Theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary in 2006. Danny lives in Castro Valley with his wife of five years (Jessica) and two sons (Jackson and Carter).
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Clear Gospel Message
The gospel isn’t merely one ingredient in our programming mix. It’s the reason for everything we do.
Hume speakers know teenagers as well as their bibles. They unwrap and animate God’s truth in ways that connect with students.
Students will hear the gospel of Jesus in chapels and talks, then wrestle with it in seminars, breakouts, and all those unscripted moments between youth pastors and students that a Hume Lake camping experience delivers.
Dynamic Worship
Indoor worship, outdoor worship, corporate worship, devotional worship.
Hume Lake nurtures the attitude of worship from sunrise to sunset. Just step out of your cabin, and you can’t help but acknowledge God here in the midst of His majestic creation.
Personal quiet times, small-group prayer, our dawn patrol sunrise worship—you'll have plenty of options for exalting the lord. For listening to him, too. (It helps that distractions are few here—no phones or ipods, for instance.)
And our musicians are selected for their giftedness in bringing students into the presence of the lord.
Recreation
For an hour a day, we let kids be kids. We call it recreation.
The high-energy, innovative games at Hume Lake give campers an outlet for their energy, while providing counselors a chance to encourage team-building and leadership skills.
Game-winning teams are awarded points throughout the week, and on spirit day themed costumes multiply your points to give your team the cutting edge!
While all campers receive a free “rec” shirt, only the winning team gets the coveted “champion” shirt.
Theme
The theme is a creative and practical link between the fun, entertaining aspects of camp and our presentation of the gospel.
While we believe that the theme is a critical part of the camp experience, it is our desire that by the end of the week it becomes background to the biblical truths taught throughout the week.
The opener, the daily videos, the recreation team names, spirit day and the free camp dvd are some of the programming elements we use to capture campers attention, win their trust, and direct their focus to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Local Church Ministry
Let us agree on one thing: your youth pastor—not us or any other ministry resource provider—knows your youth group best.
We run camp in order to give youth pastors freedom to do what they do best—relate to students, listen, offer guidance, love. To that end, we free them up from the myriad details required for a successful, memorable camping experience—the programming, lodging, meals, recreation, speakers, music. They do enough of that anyway.
So this time, we'll do the footwork while your youth pastors ministers to your students. After all, when Jesus left this planet, he left behind a church, not a camp.
Pricing & Details
2012 Church Group Pricing
Camper $450
Counselor $199
No minimum group size required. Counselor to Camper ratio of 1 to 8 is requested per gender. Price includes meals, lodging, program, highlight DVD, and recreation T-shirt. Extra activities are available at additional cost or deposit.
2012 Individual Pricing
Camper $495
Price includes counselor, meals, lodging, program, highlight DVD, and recreation T-shirt. Extra activities are available at additional cost or deposit.
What to bring
Bible, notebook, pencil, flashlight, sleeping bag, pillow, toiletries, warm and cool clothes, jacket, modest one-piece swimsuit (no tankinis), $50 recommended spending money.
(Remember: Girls no bare midriffs or spaghetti straps; guys, no sagging.)
What not to bring
Drugs (unless prescribed by a doctor), alcohol, tobacco, fireworks, firearms, electronic devices.
Registration
Camp begins with registration at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday and concludes at 9:00 a.m. the following Saturday. Dinner on the first night is served at 6:00 p.m.
You may send mail to the following address
(Please send five days prior to desired delivery date.)
Camper Name/ Church registered with
Ponderosa Camp (date of camp)
64144 Hume Lake Rd
Hume, CA 93628
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