- When does the program begin?
This is a twelve-month program, beginning at the end of August.
- Will I have any breaks or time off?
Yes! You will have a Thanksgiving Break, Christmas Break, Spring Break, and five days of PTO.
- Can I go home on the weekends I am not working?
Yes, you can! However, we encourage you to stay and build community with the other apprentices.
- What if I need to leave early for college?
We will do our best to accommodate early departures when necessary. Please disclose this as soon as possible!
- Will I receive college credits or a certificate?
You will not receive college credits or a certificate, but you will develop real-life work experience in a safe environment with people who care about your personal and spiritual growth!
- How much does the program cost?
The program is free! In addition, housing is provided along with meals when guests are on grounds. You will also have first access to leftovers when available, and you will be provided a monthly stipend that most apprentices find is enough to cover their monthly expenses!
We believe the biblical model is “life-on-life” discipleship that includes a holistic approach to life, including our work and our social lives (see, e.g., Acts 18:1-3). Christian camping provides one of the few settings in modern America for this type of discipleship to take place. Our heart is that iron-sharpening-iron discipleship will occur at all levels in everything we do at BLBC with our staff, campers, volunteers, etc. We recognize that only so much discipleship can happen during a weekend or even a full week, so we love that our Apprenticeship Program gives us a full year to do life together with our apprentices. Over the apprenticeship year, with the challenges, hardships, opportunities, and blessings that a year of ministry and life together will inevitably bring, we can train, mentor, coach, and do true life-on-life discipleship. Past apprentices have told us the growth they have experienced and the relationships they have formed have been transformational!