Don’t Waste Your Summer
By CCCA (Photo courtesy of Word of Life) If you’re a student looking for a way to spend your summer, consider working at camp. There are so many ways to…
A great first day
By Aaron E. Ziebarth, Executive Director There is a lot of enthusiasm during the first day of staff training. As I talk with summer staff members I am excited about…
Boys are learning to pray in Bible Adventure
By Aaron E. Ziebarth, Executive Director How do you measure the impact that caring adults can have on children through the Bible Adventure program? At the end…
After 41 years, Janie came back to Joy El . . .
By Aaron E. Ziebarth, Executive Director The Joy El Jubilee is a great day of connecting. Many people visit Joy El for the first time. Many people come…
We are blessed to have found such a beautiful place
A key component of our ministry is serving other churches and Christian groups who seek to get out of the routine of life and come into a renewal with their…
A Week at Camp Increases Happiness and Sleep while Reducing Depression and Suicide
By Aaron Ziebarth, Executive Director “Imagine the best memories of your youth. Now imagine all of them replaced by a screen. Unless we can outsmart phones, this will be reality…
Bible Adventure!
A change is coming to the Released Time Bible Program. We are excited to announce that Bible Adventure is the new name chosen by students and volunteers in the program!…
Fresh Bread: The Power of the Resurrection
Guest Blog by Dan Bolin, International Director of CCI Worldwide Contentious debate filled the week leading to Christ’s crucifixion. At one point, a group of Sadducees confronted Jesus with…
Reaching the Unchurched Through Released Time
By Aaron Ziebarth, Executive Director Every week across all 90 Released Time Bible Programs we humbly and prayerfully realize that foundational truths, main Bible themes, Bible characters and narratives…
Joy El summer counselor wins curriculum-writing contest
By Stephanie Ziebarth, Barnabas Mentor Coordinator When Winter Saunders learned about the curriculum-writing contest through Word of Life Local Church Ministries, two things came to mind: 1) The…