Kids' Camp 2013
BIG: Believe In God
Kids' Camp is going to be BIG this year! There's fun to be had and friends to be made — all in a place where meeting with Jesus Christ is the number one goal!
Discipleship Ministries
We heed Jesus’ words to His followers to “make disciples.” Starting with toddlers and continuing through the adult years, our ministries work to develop mature followers of Christ. Our focus is training and education in fun settings of fellowship with youth and kids' camps, School of Ministry, Royal Rangers, days of training and more.
OneWeek Youth Camp 2013
June 13-17, 2013
2013 Camps Online Registration
You can register your campers online! When you submit the online form, you will be redirected to our PayPal website, where you can pay by credit card or PayPal funds. You can also cancel paying online which will return you to our website. You can then mail in a check.
Children and Youth Workers' Retreat 2013
February 8-9, 2013 — Heartland Retreat Center
Special time of refreshing, fun, networking, worship and training for all children and youth workers in the Heartland Conference.
- Learn how to gauge the true effectiveness of your ministry
- Find out what keeps so many of our young people from becoming true disciples
Talent Quest and Excel 2013
Conference Talent Quest: Saturday, April 6, 2013
Talent Quest and Excel help IPHC young people develop their ministry gifts and fine art talents for the glory of God. Talent Quest has been around for many years, while Excel is only in it's second year. With these programs, young people from ages 8 to 25 can pursue excellence and gain new ideas from their peers in other churches. Competition takes place on these levels:
- Junior Talent Quest — ages 8-12, conference level only
- Teen Talent Quest — ages 13-19, conference level and winners advance to national level
- Beyond Quest: Excel — ages 20-25, national level only
Registrations are due in the conference office (Heartland Conference Talent Quest, PO Box 10401, Midwest City, OK 73140) by Monday, March 25, 2013. Registration fees are per each individual and based on how many categories the contestant enters:
- $15 for one category
- $25 for two or more categories
There are many changes in both programs this year with new categories and new guidelines, specifically concerning copyright issues. Updated guidelines, as well as registration forms, are available here: Talent Quest Downloads. Please note, all registrations must now be accompanied by a Consent Waiver to allow photographs and videos of contestants to be used by the IPHC for promotional purposes.
Celebrate Advent This Year
A Few Suggestions for Advent
Like me, you have probably lamented the fact that Christ is so far removed from Christmas in our society. I can remember years pastoring when we struggled to find creative ways to keep Christ at the center of our congregational life. I maintained that “Jesus is the Reason for the Season” but felt that I had not done enough to make that seem real.
One way that many Christians have made Christ the center of their experience is by following the liturgical calendar and celebrating Advent. Raised in a Pentecostal home, and mentored in Charismatic circles, I was unfamiliar with Advent. However, this year I feel the Lord has led me to explore it, and I have looked for some resources to help in this journey.