Christian camping demands the investment of time, energy, and physical resources. Because it's where five significant values are realized. These values drive the Christian camping movement as a vital instrument of change for individuals and groups. Because we live in a secularized culture, most campers have not experienced genuine Christian community.
Camp contrasts with the familiar.
It uses the entire camp community of people and environment to accomplish this purpose. A Christian camp can be a clear model demonstrating how Christians should live. Camp is a place to try new things, meet new people, and have new adventures. Freed from the negative and constraining power often existing in the permanent community, caught up with the expectation of trying new things, campers are excited about personal change and growth. Jesus knew this when he called His disciples from their permanent communities where they were known as mere fishermen, tax collectors, carpenters, and so forth, to a temporary community experience where they would be more free to change.