Summer Staff

A ten-week “summer job” that’s so much more—a catalyst
for lifelong growth and community!

Cabin Leaders

Live with and disciple the campers in your cabin, guiding them through devotionals, participating in group sessions and games with them, and getting to know each camper one-on-one. Looking for a leadership role?
Apply to be the Head Cabin Leader or CDP Mentor!

Waterfront/Pool

Serve as a lifeguard, maintaining a safe environment for campers of all swim abilities. Oversee swim tests, boating/tubing, and canoeing/kayaking. Waterfront team members also help the Facilities team with grounds and building upkeep. Not yet certified? Don’t have your boating license? Be trained and certified with us in-house as part of your contract!

Audio/Visual - Media Team

Show what God is up to at camp through high-quality photos and videos.
Work as a member of the Media Team to develop the summer’s theme through graphic design, video, and photography. Capture everything that is happening at camp in photos and videos that can be shared with parents, used in marketing, and used as visuals to show how God is working at camp.

Cabin Leader

Transform lives directly as you do life with the campers in your cabin for a week.
Live with and disciple the campers in your cabin, guiding them through devotionals, participating in group sessions and games with them, and getting to know each camper one-on-one.
Looking for a leadership role? Apply to be the Head Cabin Leader or CDP Mentor!

Camper Discipleship Program (CDP) Mentor

Mentor leadership students as you live and serve with them during their two-week sessions.
Live with and mentor the two-week leadership campers in your cabin (ages 14-17), guiding them through a discipleship book and overseeing the students as they learn about ministry in Full-Time Staff trainings and by serving in each camp department throughout their stay.
*Camp Berea only!

Day Camp Leader

Share life with and disciple the campers in your small group each week.
Disciple the campers in your small group, guiding them through devotionals, participating in group sessions and games with them, and getting to know each camper individually throughout the week.
*Camp Kerith only, and starting in 2024!

Kitchen

Take care of each and every camper by meeting their physical needs.
Prepare meals for hundreds of summer campers each week, helping to cook, run the food line, clean the kitchen, wash dishes, and more. Make sure that every camper feels taken care of with delicious food that fits any dietary restrictions they may have.

Facilities

Create a welcoming environment that is safe and clean for everyone on site.
Perform the daily tasks needed to keep camp safe and clean. Complete crucial routines like running the snack shops, watering flowers, cleaning the buildings, and going on trash runs.

Health Center

Make camp a safe place for every camper by being a person they know will take care of them.
Roles available for licensed nurses, nurses-in-training, and administrators. Ensure that camp is a safe and healthy environment for all by maintaining health records, administering medications, and tending to injured and sick campers.

Office

Take care of the logistics so camp can run smoothly for staff and campers alike.
Keep camp running smoothly by helping with administrative tasks such as filing health paperwork, assisting with camper check-in, running the camp store, and fulfilling care package orders.

Rec

Interact with campers directly as they partake in adventures and reach new achievements.
Serve on a team that runs the staff-led activities such as archery, riflery, the rock wall, and the craft shop. Looking for a leadership role? Apply to be the Head of Rec!

Summer Event Team (SET)

Be the visible hands and feet of the ministry as you interact with campers face-to-face.
Work on a team to develop the summer’s theme through skits, games, activities, and audio/visual content. Interact with the campers through making announcements, facilitating cabin challenges, coming up with and running hangout times, and more. Interested in an A/V role specifically?
Check out the Audio/Visual role!

Waterfront

Oversee campers in the water activities that really take Summer Camp to the next level.
Serve as a lifeguard, maintaining a safe environment for campers of all swim abilities. Oversee swim tests, boating/tubing, and canoeing/kayaking. Waterfront team members also help the Facilities team with grounds and building upkeep. Not yet certified? Don’t have your boating license? Be trained and certified with us in-house as part of your contract!

Why Work at Berea Ministries?

Berea Ministries is so much bigger than a network of camps or a calendar full of weekend retreats. Berea
Ministries exists to help each person take their Next Step with Jesus Christ.

It is our goal to create and continuously develop programs which appeal to children, teens, adults, and families such that they respond to the message of Jesus Christ and the life changing principles of God’s Word within the context of meaningful relationships and memorable experiences.

What Can You Expect?

At camp, you’ll work harder than ever before and see God work like never before. A role in ministry requires a heart for God, service, and teamwork. Life at camp changes with each week and season. It’s the perfect place for anyone who is flexible and seeking to grow.

Depending on your role, a typical day at Berea Ministries can look like feeding 400 people 3 meals a day, leading an epic game of dodgeball backed by a lightshow and booming sound system, cleaning cabins to create a welcoming space for incoming guests, discipling campers as they prepare to become disciplers back at home, or answering phones and filing paperwork to ensure all groups have a smooth retreat.