Transcript Vick & Pathfinder Camp & Conference Ministries

VICK & PATHFINDER CAMP
& CONFERENCE MINISTRIES
INTRODUCING PEOPLE TO CHRIST, EQUIPPING THEM TO GROW
SPIRITUALLY AND TO MINISTER TO THEIR WORLD.
VICK & PATHFINDER CAMP & CONFERENCE MINISTRIES
• Each year we average 450 campers, and 1,200 Adults who come through
one of our ministries.
• VP Ministries doesn’t turn anyone away due to financial needs.
• VPM gives away thousands more than is given towards scholarships.
• In fact, everyone who participates in the ministry of camp is subsidized
by the generosity of individuals and churches.
• It costs about $625 per camper to attend a week of camp. This includes
insurance, food, staff, and program costs. (We charge around $300)
• VPM was given a three year diminishing grant from ABC/NYS of $75,000,
$50,000 and $25,000 to get established.
• Each year VPM needs to raise $150,000 total in order to continue to do
ministry – Not including Capital needs.
INCOME SOURCES
Income
Other Income
10%
Individual Gifts
19%
Registrations
43%
Registrations
Churches
Individual Gifts
Other Income
Churches
28%
SO WHY SHOULD I (OR ANYONE) SUPPORT VP MINISTRIES
• 75% of people claim camps and conferences as a foundational
time when they committed their lives to follow Jesus.
• 80% of professional church leaders and missionaries state that
they received or answered their call to ministry while attending a
camp or conference.
• In the last twenty years our programs have seen over 25 people
committing to or entering full time professional ministry.
• VPM continues to see lives changed and leaders in churches
produced out of our ministry.
• VPM consistently sees an average of 20 new and renewed
commitments to Christ each week of programing.
• We are an American Baptist Churches Mission.
HOW EXACTLY DO YOU DO THAT?
WHAT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT FROM THE CHURCH?
• We have the ability to draw out the best in people
because they are in a space that God can work without
distractions…
• Let me demonstrate!
• We build on what you are doing as a church
• We allow people to drop their guard and practice a
different life.
VICK & PATHFINDER CAMP & CONFERENCE MINISTRIES
• How can I or my church help?
• Regular Financial Support
• 300 units giving $500 a year ($42 a month) meets our budget.
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Send Children, Youth, and Adults
PRAY!
Come on board as a staff member
Volunteer
• Help to prepare the camps
• Spend a week offering your gifts as a short term
missionary
• Be a cabin counselor
• Be a specialist!
VICK & PATHFINDER CAMP & CONFERENCE MINISTRIES
• What Can VP Ministries do for your church?
• We can bring a conference or training program to your church, a group, or design an
experience unique to your needs
• We can offer a place to go to be away from home while drawing close to God.
• We can offer a place to do a safe in-expensive short term mission’s experience.
• We offer programs that churches cannot do on their own through Camps and Retreats.
• We can offer a place for your pastor to spend as a short term respite and renewal
retreat.
• We can assist you in a short term missions experience either inside of the U.S. and
internationally.
• We can offer consulting/coaching/self examination assistance to help your church move
from where you are, to reach goals you set.
• We can offer speakers and musicians for Sundays or special events in the life of your
church.