Fall Blast Church Leader Resources

Contract

Registration for Fall Blast starts with submitting a signed Fall Blast Agreement. If you need a copy of the 2025 version of this document, please contact [email protected]. 

Portal

Once we have your Agreement and deposit on file, our Registration Team will contact you to set up your custom portal.

Online Payment

We recommend that you and the families in your ministry make payments online via the LGYC Portal in advance of your arrival at camp. Be sure to enter your Group Hold Registration ID, which can be found in the instructions sent to you by the Registration Team.

Need help accessing the Portal? Contact [email protected] or call 262-248-5500.

All payments will be due upon arrival.

Paid Activities

In addition to the variety of activities included with registration, we offer the following a la carte activity:

Team Paintball

• Cost: $15 (cash or card)
• Sign up at camp

Please notify your students and their families about this opportunity.

COI is Due

For safety and legal compliance, please submit a Certificate of Insurance from your church to [email protected].

Final Roster is Due

Make sure all students from your group are registered in our system.

All students and leaders need to complete the following forms:

• Special Dietary Needs
• Activity Waiver
• Health Form

For assistance, please contact our Registration Team by emailing [email protected] or calling 262-248-5500.

Connect with our Ministry Relationship Manager

As our Ministry Relationship Manager, Trevor Fox is dedicated to serving our Church Group Leaders. He will reach out a few days before camp to make sure you have everything you need and to partner with you in praying for an incredible week.

What to Bring

Please share this packing list with your students and their families. See the "Parent Guidebook" below for an easy-to-share PDF.

All items should be clearly marked with the family name.

• Bible, Notebook, and Pen
• Personal Toiletries
• Sleeping Bag or Bed Sheets and Blanket
• Pillow and Pillowcase
• Towels
• Play Clothes (Our Evening Game will involve washable face paint)
• Athletic Shoes
• Raincoat & Jacket
• Bug Spray (strongly suggested)
• Flashlight or Head Lamp (important for Saturday Night Game)
• Laundry Bag
• Refillable Water Bottle
• Warm Evening Clothes
• Watch

Regarding Electronic Devices

Leaders and volunteers may bring cell phones to camp, but please aim to go screen-free as much as possible. We encourage you to bring a physical Bible and alarm clock. We ask that you limit phone usage to communication with camp staff, emergencies, or other instances that may be described as appropriate, brief, and infrequent.

We strongly recommend that students do not bring any electronic devices to camp so they can better connect with those around them and with the Lord in an undistracted setting. The Chapel specifically is a phone free zone (even for Leaders and Staff).

For Fall Blast, Check-in Begins at 6:30 pm

Enter at Gate 3 and park in the Gym Lot. Then, send one leader into the Gym Lobby to get checked in.

If there are any balances due, they will need to be paid at check-in.

Leader's Meeting at 7:45 pm

Throughout the weekend, you will have designated time to gather with other leaders and connect with our Program Team. The first is on Friday evening at 7:45 pm in the Lower Hayloft meeting room.

Not every leader has to attend, so feel free to alternate with other leaders in your group, if that is your preference.

Health History & Medications

Every camper needs a CURRENT Health History and Medical Form on file, which may be completed online or filled out manually and turned in during check-in. Please share this form with your students and their families:

https://www.lgyc.org/sites/default/files/2020-03/Health%20Form.pdf 

Visitation

For the safety of all campers, we ask that there are no visitors. This ensures your camper fully enjoys their distraction-free camp experience.

Bringing Your Own Equipment

You and your volunteers are welcome to bring your own cameras in order to capture the week of camp through photos and videos, as long as you abide by the following guidelines:

• Always give the LGYC Media Team the "right of way"
• Do not hinder the Program (e.g. stay off stages)
• Do not request special favors or unedited photos or videos from the LGYC Media Team
• No drones
• Do your best to only capture images of your students

Indemnification

By bringing your own media equipment, such as cameras, to camp, you and your team agree to indemnify and hold harmless Lake Geneva Ministries (LGM) from all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses related to the use, handling, transportation, or storage of equipment not owned by LGM, including personal injury, property damage, theft, or misuse.

Bringing Media Personnel

Should you be interested in bringing designated media personnel to camp who are not already registered to volunteer in another capacity, they will need to pay for their lodging and meals. Please make arrangements with our Reservation Specialist by calling the office at 262-248-5500.

Campers and leaders should NOT bring:

• Valuable Items (Anything your campers bring to camp they bring at their own risk)
• Alcohol & Tobacco
• Drugs & Paraphernalia
• Weapons
• Fireworks
• Electronic Games

This packet is a pocketbook guide to help church leaders and students have a Christ-centered experience at camp. Feel free to review it now, but we will have a printed copy available when you arrive at camp.

Coming Soon

Our Three-Part Theme

This Fall, we are launching our new theme "Above," with a distinct theme verse for each camp season:

Fall Blast – Philippians 2:3: “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above 
yourselves.”

Arctic Blast – Proverbs 4:23: “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”

Summer – Colossians 3:2: “Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.”

A great way to get students pumped for camp is by giving them a glimpse of the experience. We encourage you to download last year's recap video and play it on a Sunday morning or at a youth gathering.

View/Download: https://vimeo.com/1016622450?fl=pl&fe=sh

The relationships you have with the parents and guardians of your students are vital, and we want to support you with resources that you can pass along to them. This packet gives parents helpful pre-camp information, including a packing list and more. Our recommendation is to pass it out both physically and via email.

Click here!

Don't worry about using your phone's camera. Our Media Team is here to capture the action. You can visit our Facebook Page and your weekend of camp will have its own photo album. Sharing these images on social media or internally at your church is a great way to remember the impact of camp and to get excited for next year.

Your students will experience a life-changing weekend of connection with one another and with the Lord, and our Media Team is here to capture it. All of our recap videos can be found on our Vimeo page. Sharing these videos in emails to parents, at youth gatherings, and on Sunday mornings is a great way to remember the impact of camp and to get excited for next year.

Our chapel sessions are recorded and saved as podcast episodes. This is a great resource to share with parents/families after camp. Visit our "Chapel Messages" Spotify page for details:

https://open.spotify.com/show/7GELJ3zHtcN9INhy62AeNN?si=ab64422e385a45ac 

The YouVersion Bible App offers access to a wide range of Bible translations, reading plans, devotionals, and study tools. With features like verse of the day notifications, audio Bible options, and community sharing capabilities, the app provides a personalized and interactive way to engage with the Scriptures. Consider going through a YouVersion Plan with your small group to capitalize on the momentum from camp.

Blue Letter Bible is a free, searchable website and app providing access to many different Bible translations. BLB provides powerful tools for an in-depth study of God's Word that our staff has found helpful for daily use and for planning sermons, including an interlinear language tool, dictionaries, commentaries, and more. Learn more.

The Gospel Coalition is a network of evangelical churches and leaders dedicated to promoting gospel-centered ministry and resources. TGC seeks to support the church by providing resources that are trusted and timely, winsome and wise, and centered on the gospel of Jesus Christ. It offers articles, podcasts, conferences, and other resources aimed at equipping a growing movement of gospel–centered churches that is characterized by theological clarity, cultural engagement, and faithful discipleship. Learn more.

Got Questions is a comprehensive website dedicated to providing answers to a wide range of Bible-related questions. With a vast database of theology articles and Bible-focused content, our staff has found this to be a very helpful tool when planning sermons. Additionally, you may want to share about it with your students so they can refer back to it as they wrestle with different theological questions over the years. Learn more.

Our Daily Bread Ministries is a global organization dedicated to providing spiritual nourishment and encouragement through various resources such as devotionals, books, and online content.

If you're interested, you can bulk order copies of their devotionals to distribute to your students:

https://ourdailybread.org/faq/how-can-i-receive-a-quantity-of-our-daily-bread-on-a-regular-basis-for-my-church-or-personal-ministry/