Summer Staff Journey Insights: How to Maximize Recruiting, Preparing, & Training Based on Staff Data

About this episode

The episode discusses insights gained from over 2000 summer staff members to improve recruiting, preparing, and training for summer camps.

We've learned so much about summer camp staff over the past few years. With insights from more than 2000 summer staff members at more than 120 camps in the last 5 years, plus additional data from projects like the ACA Youth Impact Study and more, we know quite a bit about the emerging adults who make your summer ministry work. And here's the truth. The more you know about who they are, where they come from, the experiences they carry with them, and what they care about, the better you can cre...

Topics covered

• summer camp staff
• recruiting
• training
• emerging adults
• staff data
• ministry

Keywords

• summer camp
• staff insights
• recruitment strategies
• training methods
• emerging adults
• youth impact
• camp ministry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ACA Youth Impact Study

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