A complete discipleship system for leading intentional preteen and youth ministry
Every time you put kids in a van and drive them outside of town, God has a chance to do something really radical in their lives.
The distractions fade.
The noise quiets.
The walls come down.
Camp has always been that way.
I grew up going to camp every summer. My dad believed in it so much that he made me pay for half. Third grade. Mowing lawns. Delivering newspapers. Saving up so I could go. I wanted to be Camper of the Year so bad. I memorized verses. Dominated tetherball. Took ping pong very seriously.
Camp shaped me.
But over the years, as a youth pastor, I started asking a different question.
What happens when the van drives back into town?
What happens when the distractions return?
When the phones turn back on?
When the old pressures show up at school?
That’s where intentionality matters.
That’s why we created the Built Different Summer Camp Kit inside Deep Discipleship.
And yes — it’s completely FREE.
Camp should be fun. It should be loud. It should be full of laughter and late nights.
But it should never come at the cost of spiritual development.
The Built Different Summer Camp Kit isn’t just a few talks to get you through the week. It’s a Youth Ministry Curriculum resource designed to help students understand who they are in Christ and why that changes everything.
Inside the free download, you’ll find:
Eight large group teaching sessions
Eight small group sessions built for real application
Recreation ideas and large group games
Late-night fellowship builders
Breakout session options
Customizable camp forms and administrative tools
Flexible schedules you can tailor to your students
We intentionally gave you more than you could possibly use.
Not to overwhelm you.
But to serve you.
You pick what fits your ministry. You shape it to your students. You lead with confidence because the structure is already there.
If you read through the Gospels, Jesus never said or did what people expected Him to say or do. He lived differently.
And we’re called to be like Him.
But that’s not our default.
Students naturally want to blend in. To be accepted. To earn belonging. To find satisfaction in whatever the culture is offering them.
What they don’t realize yet is that grace isn’t earned.
And if I’m honest, if I have one regret from my youth ministry years, it’s that I didn’t teach grace clearly enough. I didn’t always drive home the truth that what Christ offers is free — and that it changes everything.
Students are looking for satisfaction. They’re looking for life to the full. They’re just not finding it in the places they’re being told to look.
Built Different helps them see:
They are a new creation in Christ.
They are God’s workmanship.
They were made on purpose, for a purpose.
They can live differently because of what Jesus has done for them.
This isn’t behavior modification.
It’s transformation.
And transformation is a lifelong journey of following Jesus.
Let’s be honest.
Summer is chaotic.
You’re managing travel details. Forms. Parent emails. Packing lists. Van logistics. Registration deadlines. And somewhere in the middle of all that, you’re trying to be spiritually intentional.
Sometimes the teaching piece becomes last-minute.
This kit helps you get ahead.
When everything is planned, outlined, and structured for you, you don’t have to scramble. You can focus on what actually matters — relationships.
Camp creates a unique bonding environment. Adult leaders build trust. Students open up. Conversations happen that would never happen on a Wednesday night.
We built this kit to support that moment — not distract from it.
One of my favorite parts of this kit is the flexibility.
Every youth ministry is different. Every camp schedule is different. Every group of students is different.
You can:
Use all eight sessions.
Use four.
Add breakout discussions.
Build in more free time.
Lean into the late-night fellowship moments.
Or focus heavily on small group application.
It’s designed to fit your ministry — not force you into someone else’s mold.
And everything points back to one goal:
Helping students experience something at camp that carries six, eight, even twelve months into the future.
Camp shouldn’t just launch your summer.
It should reinforce everything you’re going to teach in the fall.
We’re giving this away because we believe in youth pastors.
We believe when you win, students win.
We believe camp can be one of the most powerful discipleship accelerators in your entire year.
And if you’re already using Deep Discipleship Year 3 or 4, it’s already inside your system.
If you’re not a subscriber, you can download it right now. No credit card. No hoops. Just take it. Use it. Make it yours.
Don’t let camp be just a moment.
Make it a movement.
Download the Built Different Summer Camp Kit and help your students understand they were truly built different — for life, for joy, and for Christ.
Deep Discipleship Students is a complete curriculum and system with everything you need for ministry to junior high and high school students.
