New Staff Training

A Gathering for New Staff

January 11-16, 2026

Schedule

Camp Map

DAY 1 - SUNday, JANUARY 11

  • 3:00 PM Welcome & Registration (Wheel House)
  • 6:30 PM​ Dinner
  • 7:15 PM​ Divisional Desserts
Northwestern Division – Coffee Shop
Eastern Division – Club Room
South Eastern Division – Gym
South Central Division – Bear Den
Midwestern Division – Eagle Branch Lobby
Southwestern – Carter Canyon
Club Beyond, MSS, International – War Room
  • 8:30 PM​ Meet, Greet & Get Set (Wheel House)

DAY 2 - MONDAY, JANUARY 12

  • 8:30 AM​ Breakfast
  • 9:30 AM​ Welcome & Worship (Wheel House)
  • 10:30 AM​ Spiritual Formation (Wheel House)
  • 11:30 AM Solitude
  • 12:30 PM Lunch
  • 1:00 PM Hat Bar / Free Time / Coffee Shop Available / Head Shots on Carter Canyon Porch
  • 2:00 PM Incarnational Witness (Gym)
  • 3:30PM​ Workshops (Various Locations)
Contact Work - GYM - (Josh Griffin)
Staff Associates Serving as Area Directors – CARTER CANYON - (Kristy Fox)
Spiritual Formation Practices - CLUB ROOM - (Josh Griffin)
  • 4:45 PM​ Free Time / Optional Life Stage Connection Groups
Moms in Ministry – Coffee Shop
Dads in Ministry– War Room
Newly Married – Wheelhouse
Singles – Bear Den
New to Young Life – Eagle Branch Lobby
Second Career – Carter Canyon
  • 6:00 PM Dinner
  • 7:00 PM​ Small Groups
  • 8:15 PM Club (Wheel House)

DAY 3 - tuesDAY, JANUARY 13

  • 7:00 AM​ Coffee Shop Available
  • 8:30 AM​ Breakfast
  • 9:30 AM IYM 1 (Gym)
  • 11:00 AM IYM 2 (Gym)
  • 12:30 PM Lunch
  • 1:00 PM​ Hat Bar / Free Time
  • 2:00 PM​ IYM 3 (Gym)
  • 3:30 PM​ Workshops

Contact Work with Josh Griffin - Gym

SAs Serving as ADs with Kristy Fox - Bear Den

Crafting a Club Talk with Lori Connor - Wheelhouse

Work & Rest with Jayme Eichler - Carter Canyon

  • 4:45 PM​ Free Time / Camp Store Open
  • 5:00 PM​ Optional Connection Groups

Small Towns / Rural - Coffee Shop

Multi-Ethnic - Gym

Capernaum - War Room

YL College - Bear Den

YoungLives - Eagle Branch Lobby

WyldLife - Carter Canyon

  • 6:00 PM Dinner
  • 7:00 PM​ Small Groups
  • 8:15 PM​ Game Night in Wheelhouse
  • 9:00 PM​ Snack Bar & Game Room Open / Free Time

DAY 4 - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14

  • 8:30 AM Breakfast
  • 9:30 AM Gen Z (Gym)
  • 11:00 AM​ Proclamation (Gym)
  • 12:30 PM​ Lunch
  • 1:00 PM​ Seminary Credit Fair in Carter Canyon / Coffee Shop Open / Hat Bar / Free Time
  • 2:15 PM​ Discipleship (Gym)
  • 3:45 PM​ Workshops

​ Discipleship with Crystal Kirgiss - Gym

Leaving Your Baggage at the Door with Bill Paige - Wheelhouse

How to Have Hard Conversations with Anita Vantreese - Carter Canyon

Crafting a Club Talk with Lori Connor - Bear Den

  • 5:00 PM Free Time / Camp Store Open
  • 6:00 PM​ Dinner
  • 7:00 PM Small Groups
  • 8:15 PM Magic Show (Wheel House)

DAY 5 - THURSDAY, JANUARY 15

  • 8:30 AM​ Breakfast
  • 9:30 AM Leading from a Place of Belonging (Gym)
  • 11:00 AM​ Healthy Sexuality (Gym)
  • 12:30 PM​ Lunch
  • 1:00 PM Hat Bar / Free Time
  • 2:00 PM​ Workshops (Various Locations)

Into the Fire with Anne Shakelton, Anneke Brown, & James Rockwell - Gym

Club Essentials with Tameka Richardson - Wheel House

Leading & Creating Spaces of Belonging with Sara Webb - Carter Canyon

Catholics & Protestants Ministering Together with Michael Havercamp - Bear Den

  • 3:30 PM Anchor & What's Next (Gym)

NST 2026 Survey

  • 4:15 PM​ Solitude Begins
  • 4:30 PM​ Prayer & Intercession (Wheel House)
  • 5:30 PM​ Free Time
  • 6:00 PM​ Dinner
  • 7:00 PM​ Small Groups
  • 8:15 PM​ Worship & Anointing (Wheel House)

DAY 6 - FRIDAY, JANUARY 16

Please make sure your cabins are cleaned per camp's instructions. Join us in prayer as they turnover camp to welcome the next guest!

 

Drivers​ - If you are ​ driving please be mindful of the charter busses in the driveway. ​ We ask that you either depart promptly:

  • before 6 AM
  • after 7 AM

Trust us - this is so we can keep you and others safe as charter busses arrive! You’ve seen that driveway, right?! Check out the logistics tab for more information on mileage reimbursement.

 

Flyers​ - All buses will leave at the same time. This will ensure that you all get to the airport with plenty of time before your flights!

  • 6:00 AM​ Clean your Cabins!
  • 6:30 AM​ Grab and Go Breakfast (The Mill) & All Buses Load
  • 7:00 AM​ All Buses Depart