How to Have an Amazing Summer Camp Experience | Faith & Family Fun w/ Aaron Collier

Get ready for another fun and faith-filled episode of the Collide Kids Podcast! Host Christen Clark sits down with Aaron Collier, a husband, dad, Disney enthusiast, and manager at WinShape Camps. Aaron shares all about his journey from children’s pastor to camp leader, his love for shaping kids’ faith, and why summer camp is such a big deal for families.

Discover the amazing story behind WinShape Camps and how camps now reach over 100 cities and even stretch internationally! Aaron explains what makes camp so special,  why partnering with local churches is key, and how camp experiences help kids find their gifts and deepen their faith even after summer ends.

You’ll laugh at Aaron’s “shaken, not stirred” Diet Coke memory, and learn how you can join camp, support local campers, or land an awesome summer job. Christen also wraps up with three great family discussion questions so you can keep learning and growing together.

So, whether you’re a camp veteran or totally new, tune in for camp stories, encouragement, and a whole lot of fun! 

Go to  camps.winshape.org to learn more about their overnight camp or a day camp experience in your area! 

Know a college student looking for a summer job? check out workatwinshape.org !

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Making Life Decisions After College: "My wife and I wanted to settle down, have kids, and you can't really travel on the road and do that. Like, as a married couple, it's a little hard."
— Aaron Collier [00:05:18 → 00:05:26]

Dream Jobs and Unexpected Journeys: "And then just a few years ago, a role opened up for me to oversee church partners at WinShape Camps, and it's like a dream role."
— Aaron Collier [00:06:03 → 00:06:12]

Empowering Communities Worldwide: "They do what we call a catalyst model where they launch the city to be able to do it on their own eventually, which is just so such a cool equipping thing that we get to do."
— Aaron Collier [00:11:08 → 00:11:18]

How Summer Camp Changed My Life: "camp truly did change my life."
— Aaron Collier [00:13:46 → 00:13:48]

Finding Purpose Through Camp: "And I wouldn't be doing something for around fourteen years if I didn't fall in love with it."
— Aaron Collier [00:13:48 → 00:14:20]

Finding Your Calling: "You're so good with kids and, like Mhmm. Can't truly help me discover, like, what my calling was in life. And it was just so instrumental to me."
— Aaron Collier [00:14:36 → 00:14:45]

Viral Camp Experiences: "Coolest part of the week, though, for our Winshape  Communities teams is, like, on Friday, we do what we call Friday Family Fun Day Mhmm. Where at lunchtime, we invite parents to what we call the closing party, and they get to come and see the recap of the entire week and get to dance with their kids as they're doing the theme song."
— Aaron Collier [00:17:47 → 00:18:04]

The Importance of Local Church Partnerships: "if we're not partnering with a local church, we're actually not doing a service for the local church and connecting th

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