Summer Camps
Imagine if you had the ability to read and digest the whole Bible in one setting, and then imagine, right after that, you started praying. What would those prayers sound like? The Bible itself answers that question: those prayers would sound like the book of Psalms. In a way, every story, every teaching, and every lesson in Scripture is found encoded in the breadth of language and expression in the Psalms. All the colors of emotion—from joy to sorrow, from anger to anxiety, from horror to hope—are covered in God’s “top 150” worship songs known as the Psalter. This year’s Animate, Samford’s Center for Worship and the Arts original summer camp in worship and the arts for teenagers and their adult mentors, is dedicated to exploring the Psalms as a roadmap for worship and life.
What are your teenagers doing this summer? Ministry leaders and parents are encouraged to gather student musicians, vocalists, visual artists, dancers, poets, preachers, technicians, actors, and all other aspiring creatives on June 24-28, 2024 for Animate on Samford’s campus in Birmingham, Ala. With guidance from special guest artists, alongside Samford faculty and student leaders, attendees will learn to engage in multiple styles of worship and connect with artistically-minded friends and mentors, taking what they have learned back home to use their gifts to serve the church. Group leaders will get immersed in rich worship experiences, thoughtful teaching, and practical how-to sessions so that they can empower a group of young disciples who know they are not only the Church of the future—but the Church right now. The theme verse for this year’s camp is Psalm 16:11, “You teach me the way of life. In Your presence is total celebration. Beautiful things are always in Your right hand.”
Animate tuition is an all-inclusive $499 and covers on-campus housing, meals, snacks, toolbox classes, concerts, special events, and a camp t-shirt. Contact [email protected] for information on potential discounts. Use code SAMFORD24 for 50% off registration. Groups of 4+ students get $50 off per registration while groups of 10+ students get $100 off per registration. Adult Group Leaders come for FREE! Registration closes May 15, 2024. For more information and to register, visit www.Samford.edu/go/animate. †
Watch the video below to learn more about Animate: The Psalms.
