IYC (International Youth Camp) was a camp to train camp workers. Each year, the directors and coordinators would choose a certain number of campers and staff to attend IYC. With the transition to the new International Youth Directors, Trevor and Aileen Reid, they have gone into a new direction called Youth Harvest Training.
Tennessee will be choosing a set number of campers and staff for the new YHT (Youth Harvest Training) and that announcement will be made on our new camp website and blog very soon. Campers and staff are chosen based off their attitude, spiritual maturity, hard work, and their commitment to work in future camps at Camp Hickory Hills. Those chosen will receive a scholarship to attend YHT for valuable training.
YHT is open to all who want to attend but those not receiving a scholarship will be responsible to register and pay for their own attendance. Please see some valuable information below from Trevor and Aileen regarding YHT.
Youth Harvest Training (YHT), the official training arm for youth and camping ministries, aims to reach every level of youth and camp ministries staff at every stage of ministry (i.e. beginner to veteran). We are calling state/regional directors, local directors, board directors, pastors, workers and volunteers to join in this training. We have enclosed the focus areas for this training as well as a copy of the application form (English and Spanish) for distribution to each local church. Please note that YHT has replaced IYC, which will no longer be held. Further, there is no selection criteria for YHT; as many leaders may attend from your particular state or even a local church as possible. Please assist us in getting the information out to local churches as some still may not have received the application forms for YHT.
Logistics:
We realize that the early bird deadline is November 4th, but please do try to get your application in. If you do not have the deposit at this time, please send in the form with deposit following by December 1st. The rates listed is an attempt to assist you as much as possible with rooms, particularly those traveling in small groups or alone. The Embassy Suites is a great new hotel and the rate offers includes a full made to order breakfast. Lunch and Dinner would be on your own. There is a mall and several restaurants just a few steps away from the hotel. So, you will not need a car if you are flying in.
Please note also that each room has two queen beds and one queen sofa bed, so if more than three people desire to share a room, we can work out the adjusted price for you if you give us a call. Our goal is to make this as affordable for you as possible. If these rates are still out of reach for you, we have listed a conference only price so that you can shop area hotels if you need to. All we ask is that you let us know your intentions by sending in your registration form by November 4th. We’ll have to release rooms at the hotel if we do not get satisfactory responses.
Schedule:
We are offering a Thursday intensive for those able to come in early. There is no additional cost for the intensive except for your room Thursday night. The Thursday intensives will begin at 1:00 p.m. For everyone else arriving after the intensive, the first general session will begin on Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. and continue through Sunday at 12 noon. We are in the process of updating the website with a preliminary schedule, speakers, trainers, etc. in the next week or two. We will also send out another email once this info is available. Please take some time to prayerfully review the attached focus areas for the weekend. We have designed it with you in mind. We will also be sending out a letter to each state/regional overseer regarding YHT.
We hope we have covered most, if not all of the questions you have to date. If there is anything that you feel we have missed, please do give us a shout by phone or email. We appreciate your partnering with us to make YHT as edifying and effective as possible and we look forward to hearing from you soon.
Click here for YHT Registration Forms
