Camping Sticks Inc.

Industry: Church / Ministry

Business Size: 5-10

Phone: 610-731-9935

Address:
5819 Mizpah Court
Lakeland, Florida 33810

Share This:

About Camping Sticks Inc.Camping Sticks exists to equip Christian parents and leaders to share the gospel with children so those children can develop a robust resilient faith that enables them to share Christ with others. Our books are not just stories, they are a discipleship pathway that utilize a physical hiking stick as the vehicle for all the children are learning about God. When leaders use our pathway they help children learn to explore God’s world, discover God’s love, and journey God’s way.

What differentiates you from the competition?Our hiking stick is an integral part of our books and the discipleship pathway. Parents have told us that they are amazed at how easily their children share the gospel with complete strangers because of the emblems they’ve earned for their stick.

What are your top selling services or products that your company offers?Again, our hiking stick. We sell or give away thousands a year.

If you had one message to get across to future customers, what would it be?Camping Stick Kids provides a clear pathway for children to understand how to love God, obey His word and explore the world He has created.

What is the biggest marketing challenge that you will face in the upcoming year?We are expanding our resources to fit into a Sunday morning kids ministry format. Getting the word out will be our biggest marketing initiative this year.

How is your ministry engaging with the community today? We equip leaders to go to state fairs, and community events with our hiking sticks. They share the gospel and give away the sticks. We encourage five day clubs outside the four walls of the church. We have a strategic partnership with Trail Life USA to help them rescue America’s boys.

What role does technology play in spreading your message? We have a podcast that correlates with each of books. We also have an active YouTube channel filled with original songs, videos and diy’s for parents and leaders. We send out a weekly newsletter with a 50% open rate.

How do you support spiritual growth among your members? Our prayer team actively prays for our ministry and members. We have a word of the week in our newsletter that points members to Christ. All our resources have devotions meant to support the spiritual growth of families and children.

What challenges are ministries facing in the modern world? Because we are primarily a kids ministry we see the following issues occurring in kids ministries:
Family participation and engagement, – kids show up irregularly and families are under engaged
Volunteer retention – scarcity of trained adults limit ministry effectiveness
Cultural distractions – technology can trap children in unhealthy cycles that keep them distracted
Depth of spiritual formation – Children may know bible stories but lack personal discipleship

How do you balance tradition with innovation in worship? Our newest original songs for kids have clear gospel centric messages with fun engaging beats and rhythms. Our newest songs will be released on Spotify this year.

What initiatives are you leading to serve vulnerable populations? We’ve just engaged with a missionary group from the Philippines. We are sending two hundred and thirty of our books and resources to them for use in their VBS programming. We are excited to engage with them and hear how God will move in the hearts of children and families.
We also see that our strategic ministry partnership with Trail Life USA is helping us reach boys who may not normally enter the doors of a church.

How can younger generations be more involved in ministry? Let’s get kids participating in skits, worship, and arts-our resources encourage this. Also, encourage the older children to help led the younger children during small group times. This could like being the one to read the story or lead the devotional. Our resources are set up to encourage this as well.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this Business Profile, including any external links, is provided on an “as is” basis with no guarantees of completeness, accuracy, usefulness or timeliness. The Horse’s Mouth does not verify business information provided and assumes no responsibility or liability for its accuracy. The Horse’s Mouth does not endorse any business listed in this directory.