AREA1:ozarks Details

When: June 2009
Where: Windermere Conference Center- Lake of the Ozarks, MO
Who: Worship with Altered, teaching from Kiley Butler and a guest speaker, and tons of fun with the AreaOne staff.
Ages: Entering 7th through exiting 12th grade. 6th graders are allowed if your student ministry includes middle school.
Cost: $220 - this includes your hotel quality room & all food during the camp.

The Lowdown: AREAONE:ozarks will be at Windermere Conference Center in Lake of the Ozarks, MO June 2009. The theme is "GenU" and will challenge students to be the generation that radically changes the world for Christ. Students will participate in powerful worship with Altered, relevant teaching with Kiley Butler and a special guest speaker, c:GROUPS, the.HUB panel discussions, organized recreation, waterfront activites, swimming, fishing, ropes course*, water jumps*, cave tours*, and much more. Windermere is one of the premiere camps in the nation. In addition to wireless internet all facilities are air conditioned and new construction.

Our Heart:  The priority of AREAONE:ozarks camp is to create an atmosphere of learning and worship that inspires, trains and mobilizes teenagers to develop a biblical perspective in every aspect of their lives. The messages and program are designed to challenge them with a biblical worldview so students will deepen and/or begin their relationship with Christ. Ultimately, we view AreaOne as a support ministry to your own. We design everything intentionally to provide opportunities for you to minister to your students. You can register your students here. You can register your students here. Want to tell a friend about AreaOne? Click here...

Teaching with Louis Brenton & Kiley Butler

Kiley:  Kiley Butler is President of AreaOne and has a heart to see youth live their lives from a biblical perspective. He is a former youth pastor and has led a high school campus ministry with "Youth for Christ." Kiley has also been a musician serving in local churches and with artists including Todd Agnew and the founders of Skillet. At AREAONE:camps he leads a short teaching segment during the "main.EVENT," "the.HUB" panel discussions and the "the buzz" am session. Kiley lives with his wife, Rachel, in Memphis, TN.

Louis: Originally from Evansville, IN, Louis Brenton is a popular former youth pastor and senior pastor. He currently is the senior pastor of Centerpoint Church as well as an adjunct professor of theology at the Visible School of Worship just outside of Memphis, TN which trains college students to enter the Christian music industry and serve as musicians to the local church. He is actively involved in discipling young men and believes this is a crucial element of the Christian faith that many are missing today. Louis has an easy way of communicating deep truth to youth through an energetic and powerful style. He's a hockey fanatic and lives in Memphis, TN with his wife, Monica, and his two boys, Israel and Gabriel.

More Information For Your Group

We want to answer all of your questions about camp. Let us know if you have additional questions we can help you with.

Worship Click here to learn more about who will be leading worship at camp this summer.

Theme Click here to learn more about the 2008 theme: "revolutionaries."

Schedule Click here to see what a day at AreaOne will look like.

Choose Your Own Adventure Every group has different needs and we strive to give your students choices in which afternoon activities to participate in. Click here to learn about the new mobile skate park and other afternoon options for your group.

Financial Details We try to make your registration experience a simple one. Click here for all the details.

Downloads Looking for posters, videos, desktops and more? Click on downloads above for this and more. 

For FAQs and 2008 changes see the bottom of this page.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Can adult volunteers and chaperones attend with the students? You bet! AreaOne camps are designed to strengthen the relationships between the youth workers and students. There are no "counselors" as in a traditional camp. The AreaOne staff is focused on creating the best, most spiritually effective camp so you can focus on your students.

• I would like my kids to attend but they wouldn't be with a youth group. Can they come? Sure, While our Ohio camp is staffed with counselors our Missouri camp isn't at this time. However, what we have done for several years is to pair individual students with attending youth groups that we have built relationships with. In this way they get to participate in everything as well as a youth group.

• What denomination are you and are you backed a church? AreaOne is an evangelical interdenominational ministry in that we work with many denominations. We are not supported by any one church. We are supported by individuals who are invested in seeing Bible believing, Christ centered ministries thrive. Attending AreaOne will be Baptist, Methodist, C.P., Anglican, Presbyterian, Charismatic and Non-denominational churches. What we're best at is creating catalyst events that support your ministry by focusing on the fundamental foundation of our faith. We make room for the distinctiveness of denominations and avoid ordinances of the church.

• What's your theology specifically on baptism and the holy spirit? This is a great question and we love it when people ask because we are passionate about scripture, biblical worldview training and seeing teenagers meet Christ for the first time. We do not baptize or take communion at AreaOne because we are not a church and we view these as ordinances of the local church. If your church wants to do this we will help make it happen as we do every year for churches. Click here for a more detailed look at our theology and feel free to call the President, Kiley Butler at 888.GOAREA1 ext 1.

What is your evangelism philosophy? Do you do long drawn out alter calls?
No... We do present the Gospel of Jesus Christ very clearly and we do create opportunities for students to respond in different ways. However, the long, never ending alter call isn't our style. Our philosophy is to present the truth as powerfully and effectivelly as we can and expect the students to make up their own minds as to wether they will follow Christ. 

What are the youth pastor and church volunteers spiritual role at AreaOne camps?
At AreaOne, we view our role as secondary to yours. Our heart is to create an environment where you can focus on ministering to your students. When all the details of event planning and execution are taken off your plate it frees you and your team up to focus on your students. If you are short on adults and need help ministering to your students we will be there to back you up in any way you desire.

What if I have some additional students that want to come to camp and it's the day camp is supposed to start?
No problem... assuming we have bed space avaliable we will be happy to work it out so that they can participate. While we have to have deadlines, our experience is that the students that most need to be at camp are the ones that sign up at the last minute. We will do everything in our power to help you get as many students to camp.