Lifeswitch Blog

It’s the nature of kids to grow. It never stops, they are always growing and changing. It’s keeping up that is the hard part. If you are a parent I’m sure you’ve felt that just as you think you’ve finally got your child, they go and grow up another year and it’s feels...

Thank you for praying for LEAD Camp which was a great chance to spend some time building foundations into our youth leaders.  We had 30 in total and all of them were willing to learn and showed some cool growth over the course of the weekend.  In fact, we had comments...

Core 4 is a LifeSwitch initiative aimed at helping everyone make progress in their Christian journey. It is for everyone whether they are new to faith, have been a Christian for years, or even if they are still deciding what they believe and who God is. It's called...

There are a number of reason why I am excited about CORE 4, however the top three are: 1. It’s directional but not dictatorial A lot of discipleship ideas are very dictatorial - you need to do/know/be A then B then C then D and on and on it goes. People are pushed...

THE TWO CHALLENGES WITH DISCIPLESHIP OK let’s be clear. There are way more than two challenges when it comes to discipleship. And yes, sin and its appeal is #1. Yet, in my opinion, there are two further big challenges that come up again and again when it comes to...

The Goal The goal with Camp Survivor has never been to simply run great camps (which we do!). Rather the goal has always been: To connect kids with God To serve our community in a meaningful and sacrificial way. To develop great young leaders. With this goal in mind,...

WHAT IS IGGY? As you know, the intermediate years of a young person’s life can be challenging. Transitioning from a child into a teenager, wanting more independence yet still in need of a lot of guidance, is a confusing time. These young people are faced everyday with...

Camp Survivor is a big part of LifeSwitch. It has taken on various forms over the years, yet throughout it has always served three key focuses: Connecting 9-12 year olds with God - we want to help those in this age group develop a faith they own. Furthermore, we also...

It was so exciting to see so many people respond to the challenge of stepping out of the boat on Sunday. There is no doubt that incredible things happen when we decide to stop taking our Christianity casually and go 'all in' with it.  Our commitment as a church, is to...