Timothy LIT Program
Are you looking to grow in your faith, develop your leadership skills, and get a deeper understanding of camp life? If you’re 14 or 15 years old, the Timothy Program is for you! Inspired by 1 Timothy 4:12, this program encourages young leaders to set an example “in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in integrity.”
About Our Program
This program includes opportunities for discipleship, developing your leadership, expanding your practical skills, and having a lot of fun while living in community. It can be life transforming, and a place where you come to understand in a personal way what it means to be a true follower of Jesus Christ everyday. Our Timothy LITs make life-long friends who will continue to encourage you and stretch you in your faith long after camp is over. Participants can choose between Timothy LIT 1 & Timothy LIT 2 depending on their age.
Timothy 1 & 2 applications open on February 2nd, 2026
Timothy LIT 1
Eligible for those aged 14 in 2026, including those who will turn 14 that year
Program Dates
Two three-week sessions are available:
- Session 1: July 6–24, 2026
- Session 2: July 27–August 14, 2026
Cost: A small program fee of $400 applies.
Program Overview
The Timothy LIT 1 Program includes one week of orientation followed by two weeks of leadership development. Participants will engage in discipleship teaching, explore their personal faith, and take part in job-shadowing experiences to begin discovering where their gifts and passions align within camp ministry.
Timothy LIT 2
Eligible for those aged 15 in 2026, including those who will turn 15 that year
Program Dates
A single six-week session:
- July 6–August 14 (includes an optional out-trip)
Compensation: LIT 2 is a paid student position.
Program Overview
The six-week LIT 2 Program begins with one week of orientation and includes four weeks of intentional discipleship, plus opportunities to rotate through a variety of camp roles. Participants will serve alongside staff in areas such as maintenance, hospitality, dining hall, and one camper-focused rotation of their choice.
LIT 2s will gain experience at both camp locations—Newport Adventure Camp and Jackson’s Point Camp—broadening their skills and confidence as young leaders.
What to expect
- Daily encouragement, devotions, and guided reflection with Timothy leaders
- Community living in Tim Town with other LIT 1 participants
- Small-group discussions and discipleship opportunities
- Job-shadowing in various camp roles
- Insight into your personal leadership and work style
- Weekly worship alongside camp staff
What to expect
- Formal job interview with camp leadership, with acceptance notifications by mid-April or earlier
- Daily devotions, mentorship, and reflection with Timothy leaders
- Community living and team-building with the full LIT 2 cohort
- Small-group study and deeper discipleship opportunities
- Continued growth in leadership and self-awareness
- Paid student employment for five weeks, followed by a free team out-trip
- Rotations at both camps in supportive staff roles
- Weekly camp staff worship
- A strong foundation and excitement to apply for a staff role the following summer
Testimony
Tim 1 was an amazing experience that I would strongly recommend to any Christian teenager. Every day was filled with learning and laughter. The highlights of Tim 1 were the out trip and the missions trip. Our out trip was a canoeing trip in Algonquin Park. During this out trip, our group really grew closer together, spiritually and as friends. Canoeing, making meals, finding firewood and setting up tents is the ultimate team building experience. The missions trip to Toronto really opened my eyes to the poor and the homeless, and that they are just the same as you and me. They deserve to be loved and live a life of dignity. It also showed me that a simple act of kindness can brighten someone’s whole day.
Tim 1 has changed my spiritual life in many ways. We had a worship team at Tim 1, and that helped me make a decision to join Songsters at my home Corps. I also started helping out with Sunday School this year, and that choice was made after I helped out with younger campers. Tim 1 has also drastically changed my spiritual life. I make time to pray more, read my Bible, and I am able to quote more scripture. I feel a deeper connection with God, and I go to him more with problems, more than I ever did before. I’m so grateful to my leaders, who were fantastic spiritual examples.
If you decide to go to Tim 1, you will have an experience you will never forget, and friends you will always cherish.