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Project Monticello
June 7-14, 2008
(All Youth & College)
Project Maysville
June 21-28, 2008
(All Youth & College)
Project Williamsburg
July 5-12, 2008
(All Youth & College)
Project College Blitz
Laurel Lake Baptist Camp in Corbin, KY
March 5-19, 2008
(College Age 18-25)
Project Adult Changers
Cedarmore Baptist Camp in Bagdad, KY
March 13-16, 2008
(Adults Only) |
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Kentucky Changers goes way beyond your typical “summer camp” experience because it challenges Christian youth to become “On Mission” Christians. Because Kentucky Changers is a mission process, it will be a challenge for young and old believers to live out their faith while getting their hands dirty doing hard work. Kentucky Changers is a hands-on, youth oriented, “On Mission” experience existing to impact the world of all participants. Participants will work on exterior home repairs for low-income families identified by the partnering local government housing authority, as well as community development projects in the participating Baptist associations. Participants become personally involved in this intense week by making themselves available to be used. Participants will discover and live “missions as a lifestyle and not a location” as they make a difference in their world.
 See Kentucky Changers in action in this exciting video!
Kentucky Changers offers each participating church a total pre-packaged project for the cost of $190 per person. Kentucky Changers is more than a sign-up and attend camp. While it is a pre-packaged mission program, participants are expected to engage in the mission preparation process before they arrive at their project. Through participant fees, the Kentucky Changers organization provides On Mission Discipleship materials; practical suggestions for pre and post project local mission projects; project food and housing; as well as all project work site preparations for all groups. Participants are expected to prepare themselves spiritually, physically, and evangelistically before they can join a project. These pre-project preparations are designed to prepare groups in three ways:
- CORPORATELY: Kentucky Changers is a team effort from start to finish. While at their project, participants will work on crews with students from other churches. An understanding of being on a team is a vital part for participants to learn prior to arriving. All church groups must plan to meet for five “On Mission” Training Sessions, using the provided “On Mission” Discipleship materials. These training sessions are tailored to lead participants (youth and adults) through elements of team building and personal evangelism. Each group is to meet for three sessions prior to their project, meet once during their project week, and finish the process with a follow-up meeting during the week immediately following the project.
- SPIRITUALLY: Kentucky Changers utilize The Blue Print to help them grow individually. This “On Mission” development guide is one of the primary tools for participants in their spiritual development. The Blue Print contains everything needed for personal spiritual preparation, except for a Bible. Participants are given three weeks of daily devotionals, dress code information as well as the weekly schedule in their copy of The Blue Print. Each participant is expected to work through this preparation guide.
- PHYSICALLY: Replacing roofs, installing siding or building a ramp is not easy labor and participants need to come ready for hard work. Physical preparation before participants arrive is a must. Each group is expected to plan and perform two local, hands-on, mission projects in their hometown as a part of Kentucky Changers. The first project needs to happen prior to their Kentucky Changers project date. This project provides a “hands-on” experience that gets bodies and minds working as a team together. The second project happens after the group returns home. Participants learn missions as a lifestyle through practicing at home and while they are away. Ideas for your local mission project, as well as for leading your group sessions, are enclosed in the “On Mission” Training Sessions portion of your Leader’s Notebook.
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 All Youth Projects
Middle school youth, high school youth, college age students and adult sponsors can participate in the All Youth Kentucky Changers projects. Middle School students must have completed their 7th grade year to participate in a project. Youth who have just completed the 6th grade are not old enough to participate. At All Youth Projects, students have the opportunity to participate in light and heavy construction projects or in community development projects. Middle School students at the project, will group together and participate in light construction or community-related projects but will not be permitted to work on roofs or tall structures like scaffold. Adult sponsors must be twenty-one years old or older.
College Age Participation
College age young adults are also encouraged to join the 2008 Collegiate Specific Project, as it will offer special projects and worship experiences for college age adults. The Collegiate Specific project will focus on partnering with the local Habitat for Humanity chapters or other agencies during Kentucky Changers. Participants will be able to register as church groups, campus ministries or as individuals.
Participants must be young adults between 18-25 years of age. If college age participants are unable to participate in the collegiate project, they are welcome to participate in any of the Kentucky Changers Youth projects.
College Blitz - March 5-19, Corbin- The College Blitz is only open to college age students (18-25) and will be in March during Spring break. This Collegiate Specific Project will focus on partnering with the local agency to upgrade a Baptist Camp.
Adult Participation
Adults can participate in several different ways.
Sponsor - Every participating church bringing middle school or high school youth are required to bring adult sponsors (21-years-old or older). One adult sponsor is required for every one to four Middle School participants of the same gender. One adult sponsor is required for every one to six high school participants of the same gender. Participants who are under 21-years-old cannot serve as an adult sponsor. All adult sponsors need to plan on participating in all aspects of their Kentucky Changers project. This includes pre-project preparation and working on a crew during the week as well as participating in the post project follow-up back at home.
Leaders - Adults with construction skills can come to the All Youth Projects and serve as a Crew Chief, Assistant Crew Chief, Supervisor or Runner.
Adult Project - Adults can participate in the All Adult Project in March. Changers will be working on a Baptist Camp.
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| Housing and Accommodations |
Kentucky Changers arranges housing accommodations at local school facilities in the project areas. Participants will need to bring cots, pillows or bedrolls. Breakfast and evening meals will be served at the school. Lunch will be provided by the sponsoring Baptist association of churches and will be served at the work site. Participants may bring their own snacks and drinks to the school, but these must be consumed in the cafeteria. No food or drinks are allowed in the sleeping area.
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Youth Projects Schedule Overview
As the Saturday participants arrive, they are mixed with youth from other churches to begin the team building process. Sunday morning, before participants go to area churches, they are divided into work crews. Crews will spend Sunday building teams as they prepare for their work site. Crews will consist of at least two to three persons from each church. When the work-week begins on Monday, each team is ready to work on the home of a family in a high-need community. They may do such tasks as door or window repair, carpentry, painting, siding, or roofing. Middle School participants will be able to work on light construction or community projects but cannot work on roofs or tall structures. Each evening is filled with fun and fellowship, group sharing times, and an exciting worship experience. Groups depart for home the following Saturday after the Saturday morning worship send-off.
College Blitz Schedule Overview
The College Blitz will be in four 3-day Sessions:
- Session 1 Arrive 3:00-5:00 pm, March 5, and work March 6-8, leaving at 3:00pm
- Session 2 Arrive 3:00-5:00 pm, March 9, and work March 10-12, leaving at 3:00pm
- Session 3 Arrive 3:00-5:00 pm, March 12, and work March 13-15, leaving at 3:00pm
- Session 4 Arrive 3:00-5:00 pm, March 16, and work March 17-19, leaving at 3:00pm
For a weeklong mission, College participants can arrive March 9 and leave March 15.
Each evening will be filled with worship and fellowship. COST- The cost is $90 per 3-day session or $110 for the weeklong session. A $50 deposit is due by January 28, 2008 and the balance is due by March 1, 2008.
Adult Changers Schedule Overview
The adults will arrive at the location between 5:00 pm-7:00 pm on March 13, 2008. Adult participants will work March 14 and 15 from 8:00-5:00 pm and finish up March 16 at noon.
There will be a “Changers” Worship each evening and Changers will end with Worship on Sunday at 1:00 pm to celebrate what God has done. Everyone will depart between 3:00 and 4:00 pm.
COST - The cost is $90 per participant. A $50 deposit is due by January 28, 2008 and the balance is due by March 1, 2008.
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| Registration and Payment Deadlines |
Early Registration:
- Begins November 15, 2007
- Register early and your group cost is:
- $190 per person for the weeklong youth projects
- $110 per person for the weeklong College Blitz
- $90 per person for the College Blitz
- $90 per person for the Adult Changers
Please register the number of participants early to be sure your group gets to be involved in Kentucky Changers! Register your church for one of the weeklong projects beginning November 15, 2007 and your $90 per person deposit is not due until January 28, 2008. You read it right! We will hold places for your participants until this date. Any groups who fail to send their deposit by this date forfeit their place in registration and move to the end of the registration line.
General Registration:
- Begins January 29, 2008
- General registration is $210 per person. Your $110 per person deposit is due with your completed registration form.
Registration Deadline:
Any changes to the total number of church group registrants are to be submitted by e-mail to the Kentucky Changers office by March 15, 2008. All substitutions or deletions to church totals must be made by this date. Beginning March 16, 2008, registered groups will be held accountable for the total number of registered participants, and payment according to Payment Deadlines. (Example - If you have 10 people registered on March 16 and one drops out before the project date, your church will be responsible for the full amount on 10 people.) All deposits for registration are nonrefundable and nontransferable to the balance due. Deposits can be transferred to a new unregistered participant. Substitutions for all youth projects are as follows: High School participants may be substituted for Middle School participants only.
Payment Deadlines:
- Early registration deposits: January 28, 2008
- General Registration Deadline and registration changes: March 15, 2008
- Group Information Forms due for all projects: March 15, 2008
- Balances and paperwork due for June projects: May 1, 2008
- Balances and paperwork due for July project: June 1, 2008
After the payment deadlines, churches with outstanding deposits will be in jeopardy of losing their reservations for the Changers project in which they have registered as well as their deposit.
Online Registration
Register your church group for the week you wish to attend here:
Projects Monticello (June 7-14, 2008), Maysville (June 21-28, 2008) or Williamsburg (July 5-12, 2008) for all youth and college students
You will receive a confirmation letter informing you of your registration.
Your reservation will be held until your deposit has been received into the office before or postmarked by January 28, 2008. Any groups who fail to send their deposit by this date concede their place in registration and move to the end of the registration line.
You will receive your Leader’s Notebook, which has the “On Mission” Training Sessions, and The Blue Print, an “On Mission” development guide for participants. When you receive your packet, please go through it immediately. Some forms need to be completed and returned in advance.
You will also need to budget enough time for your “On Mission” Training Sessions as well as local mission projects.
You will find some changes this year.
Project College Blitz, Laurel Lake Baptist Camp in Corbin, KY for college students ages 18-25
- Session 1 Arrive 3:00-5:00 pm, March 5, and work March 6-8, leaving at 3:00pm
- Session 2 Arrive 3:00-5:00 pm, March 9, and work March 10-12, leaving at 3:00pm
- Session 3 Arrive 3:00-5:00 pm, March 12, and work March 13-15, leaving at 3:00pm
- Session 4 Arrive 3:00-5:00 pm, March 16, and work March 17-19, leaving at 3:00pm
- Weeklong Arrive 3:00-5:00 pm, March 9 and leave March 15 at 3:00 p.m.
You will receive a confirmation letter informing you of your registration.
Project Adult Changers at Cedarmore Baptist Camp in Bagdad, Ky., March 13-16, 2008 for adults.
You will receive a confirmation letter informing you of your registration.
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Click here for all Kentucky Changers-related paperwork: medical releases, applications, etc.
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