When: June 28 -July 2, 2010 - Monday night through Friday morning.
Where: Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort in Destin, Florida
Who: Teaching from Brian Housman, Kiley Butler & Danny Sartin. Worship with Revive & Kutless in concert.
Ages: Entering 7th through exiting 12th grade. 6th graders are allowed if your student ministry includes middle school and you believe they are mature enough to handle a program designed for teens.
Cost: Right now you can register your group for $260 per person if you want to do your own food in your condo. With lunch & dinner each day it's only $299 per person... no kidding! Don't wait because space is limited.

The Details: AREA1:emeraldcoast students will participate in powerful worship with Altered, relevant teaching with Brian Housman and Kiley Butler, c:GROUPS, organized beach recreation, swimming at the lagoon and on the beach. We will be at the largest resort in northwest Florida and your group will stay in luxury across from the beach. In addition to wireless internet all facilities are air conditioned and condos are equipped with a full kitchen. The resort is gated with a security patrol and because everything is in walking distance (or free tram ride) you will not have to move your vehicles after arriving unless you want to. Enjoy the AreaOne Organized Recreation Team on some of the world's most beautiful beaches or plan your own afternoons with the "Choose Your Own Adventure" option. Each day at AREA1:emeraldcoast consists of devotionals on the beach, worship and teaching, small groups and beach recreation. 

Our Heart: The priority of AREA1:emeraldcoast camp is to create an atmosphere of learning and worship that inspires, trains and mobilizes teenagers to develop a biblical perspective in every area of their lives. The messages and programs are designed to challenge students with a biblical worldview so they will deepen and/or begin their relationship with Christ. Ultimately, we view AreaOne as a support ministry to your own church. We design everything intentionally to provide opportunities for you and your team to minister to your students. You can register your students here. Want to tell a friend about AreaOne? Click here... Want to know more? Sign up through the "info request" button and one of our staff will contact you with more information.

Brian Housman: Author of the popular book "Engaging Your Teens World," Brian travels worldwide speaking to parents and youth on living a godly life in today's youth culture. He has experience serving on church staff and running summer camps and communicates with passion and wisdom. You can learn more about Brian here.

Kiley Butler:  Kiley Butler is President of AreaOne and has a heart to see youth live their lives from a biblical perspective. He is a former youth pastor and has

led high school campus ministry with "Youth for Christ." Kiley has also been a musician serving in local churches and with artists including Todd Agnew and the founders of Skillet. At AREA1:camps he leads short teaching segments during the "main.EVENT," "the.HUB" panel discussions and "the.buzz" am session. Kiley lives with his wife, Rachel, in Memphis,TN.

• Can adult volunteers and chaperones attend with the students? You bet! AreaOne camps are designed to strengthen the relationships between the youth workers and students. There are no "counselors" as in a traditional camp. The AreaOne staff is focused on creating the best, most spiritually effective camp so you can focus on your students. You will need one adult in each condo. Most condos available are 2 bedroom condos which sleep six people and require one of the six to be an adult.

• I would like my kids to attend but they wouldn't be with a youth group. Can they come? It might be possible if your students join up with an attending youth group. 

• Our group of students are from a ministry, not a church. Can we attend AreaOne? Yes, we would love to serve your ministry and students.

• What denomination are you and are you backed a church? AreaOne is an evangelical interdenominational ministry and we work with many denominations. We are not supported by any one church. We are supported by individuals who are invested in seeing Bible believing, Christ centered ministries thrive. What we're best at is creating catalyst events that support your ministry by focusing on the fundamental foundation of our faith. We make room for the distinctiveness of denominations and avoid ordinances of the church.

• What's your theology specifically on baptism? This is a great question and we love when people ask because we are passionate about scripture, biblical worldview training and seeing teenagers meet Christ for the first time. We do not baptize or take communion at AreaOne because we view these as ordinances of the local church. If your church would like to do this we will help make it happen as we do every year for individual churches. Click here for a more detailed look at our theology and feel free to call the President, Kiley Butler at 888.GOAREA1 ext 1.

What is your evangelism philosophy? Do you do long, emotional alter calls?
No...We do present the Gospel of Jesus Christ very clearly and we do create opportunities for students to respond in different ways. However, the long, never ending alter call isn't our style. Our philosophy is to present the truth as powerfully and effectively as we can and expect the students to make up their own minds as to wether they will follow Christ.  Our priority is to provide opportunities for the church youth staff to minister to their students. 

What are the youth pastor and church volunteers spiritual roles at AreaOne camps?
At AreaOne, we view our role as secondary to yours. Our heart is to create an environment where you can focus on ministering to your students. When all the details of event planning and execution are taken off your plate it frees you and your team up to focus on your students. If you are short on adults and need help ministering to your students we will be there to back you up in any way you desire.

What if I have some additional students that want to come to camp and it is the day camp is starting?
No problem... assuming we have bed space available we will be happy to try to work it out so that they can participate. While we have to have deadlines, our experience is that the students that most need to be at camp are the ones that sign up at the last minute. We will do everything in our power to help you get as many students to camp.