An Awesome 5 Day Teaching Camp
God’s Word + mandatory fun!
JUMPSTART is a 5 day dynamic and directional teaching camp aimed at Christian home-educated teens between 15-17 years.
This camp is uniquely designed to provide solid foundational Bible teaching, contemporary apologetics, and to address some key life issues that Christian youth may be facing today. Jumpstart also offers a variety of planned recreational activities, meaningful worship, and the opportunity to develop wholesome and lasting friendships with peers who love Jesus.
Spiritual foundations will be reinforced, friendships will be strengthened, and most importantly, one’s relationship with Jesus Christ ‘as our LIFE’ will be taught, nurtured and encouraged.
Jumpstart is not only about equipping the next generation in the Word and ways of God, but even more importantly to help them discover who Jesus Christ really is, and all He wants to be and do in their life!
“See to it that NO ONE takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to CHRIST” (Colossians 2:8)
Camp Theme 2027
Galatians
Finding True Freedom in Jesus Christ
Paul’s letter to the Galatians is spiritual dynamite! It was written to rescue believers from a distorted gospel and call them back to the cross of Christ alone.
At the heart of the letter is Paul’s defense of the gospel of grace against every form of legalism. We are justified by grace through faith, which means believers have spiritual freedom and are not under bondage to the dictates of the Old Testament Law, nor to any man-made laws or traditions as requirements for being Christian.
Paul soundly condemns anyone who would denigrate the grace of God and attempt to change the gospel. After giving his apostolic credentials and emphasizing that righteousness comes through faith in Christ, not the works of the Law, he tells the Galatians to stand fast in their freedom and not be “entangled again with a yoke of bondage”—specifically, legalism.
Christian freedom, however, is not an excuse to gratify the sinful nature; rather, freedom is an opportunity to love one another. The Christian life is to be lived in the power of the Spirit, not the flesh. The flesh has been crucified with Christ (Galatians 2:20), and as a consequence, the Spirit bears His fruit in the life of the believer.
Bottom line: Jesus plus anything ruins everything! Jumpstarters should come away with a clear sense of what is at stake in Galatians: whether we will trust a gospel of grace, centred on the cross and the Spirit, or a gospel of human effort clothed in religious language.
Speakers
"Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.” - Colossians 1:28
Pricing
The price represents incredible value for money and includes all accommodation, meals, teaching sessions and activities.
All prices are in AUD.
$440.00 / person
$420.00 - for each member of same family (if more than 1 attending)
Register your interest even if cost might be a concern for you. We need to gauge if there is enough interest to bring this camp to Tasmania. Your help here would be greatly appreciated, so feel free to share this link if you think it would be a worthwhile camp for your teens!
Testimonials
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Dear Dale, Patti, and all involved in Jumpstart,
I just want to say how deeply I appreciate Jumpstart being available for Christian young people.
My daughter first attended in 2019. Shortly afterwards we were driving together and I mentioned that I was struggling to understand "the old man". Immediately, she explained what she had learned at camp and let me borrow her notes on Colossians. They were a great help to me.
She returned with full notes from Jumpstart 2020 and I was able to take a week's retreat to read through and copy them for myself. It was a rewarding investment of my time. I am grateful for the clear teaching both in Eschatology and Life Issues. I well remember struggling to apply the spiritual to the practical when I was young. Jumpstart would have been a great help!
I am thankful to the Lord for including me in the ripples of blessing that extend from what you have allowed Him to do through you.
Yours because His,
Todd Roughton
It can be difficult for seriously-minded Christian home schooling students to find friends of their own age with whom they are able to easily relate, which often causes them to seek the more mature company of adults. However, the consistent feedback we have had from HSZN students attending Jumpstart camps is how much they have appreciated not just the first class worldview teaching, but also the opportunity to meet and form lasting friendships with quality young people of their own age. This is a worthwhile programme which we highly recommend.
Todd Roughton,
Director of HSNZ
S. H. (Australia)
Highly recommend this camp! Definitely worthwhile sending your kids to. It's a small intentional camp that helps the kids connect with their faith.
D. B.
I found jumpstart to be very helpful in bringing the word of God alive. And the way Dale and Kris and Doug taught us also helped me understand what they were talking about. I realised that I did not read the word as often as I should to have a proper friendship with Christ. Jumpstart is awesome and I think it is worth the time.
M.P.
Jumpstart was an awesome way to study God's word with some very knowledgeable adults that shed a light on it that one's parents don't.
R. D.
Thank you for jumpstart. It's a blessing to my family, and I pray it continues a long time into the future.
S & A
We are so very grateful to Dale and team, for establishing the Jumpstart camps for home-schooling teens. I had earnestly asked the LORD specifically for solid Bible based camps for our teens, to support the Biblical foundation and development of a deep, personal relationship with Christ, that we were striving to emulate in our home. Jumpstart camps have done this, with plenty of fun and friendship as part of the package. We thank God for His faithfulness, and the on-going opportunities for some of our children to be leaders themselves and give back to the next group of young people following them.
Thank you.
M. P.
I got say that jumpstart was a fundamental part of my Christian walk as a teen and I'm so glad it's still being run.
Contact
If you require any further information or have any questions or queries please call
Dale on +64 27 398 7099 or email register@jumpstart.nz
JumpStart Tasmania Registration
Donate / Support
Please help us bring Jumpstart to Tasmania!
We welcome gifts, which will allow us to continue offering these events. You can make Bank Deposit donations, or contact register@jumpstart.nz for other ways you can support.