The Explorer Session at BBC is geared to help campers have fun, make friends, learn more about God as revealed through Jesus Christ, themselves, and nature while interacting with the community around them.

Explorer campers have opportunity to experience adventure while meeting new people and reuniting with friends from previous summers. Different activities occur each day that bring the entire camp together including…

• JUMP START
• FREE TIME
• POND TIME
• GROUP GAMES
• THEME DAY ACTIVITIES
• FIRESIDE

• Meal Times: Each meal is cooked over the fire at shelter sites
• Shelter Bible Times: sharing together as a shelter group
• ALL CAMP GAMES: Shelters work together against other shelters to win All Camp games such as MISSION IMPOSSIBLE!!
• SLEEP OUTS: Enjoy our new treehouses and gaze at the stars through the skylights as you curl up around the trees that run directly through the inside of these 20-foot-high homes.

• JUMP START – A morning gathering where the whole camp comes together to gear up for an exciting day, sing songs and receives something to ponder from the camp shepherd.
• Shelter Bible Times – A time to hear from your counselor and fellow campers and share from your own life as you develop a community with your shelter.
• CHOOSE IT UP: Choose a challenge to complete with a group such as conquering the creek hike, navigating the nature trail or completing BBC’s cooperation course.
• INTEREST GROUPS: campers choose between BBC Rock Band, Archery, Arts and Crafts, Drama, Habla Espanol, Cardplaying, Woodworking, Outdoor Adventure and a variety of others.
• POND TIME: Kayaking, Rocking the Pond, Jumping off the water trampoline and being launched by a counselor off the LAUNCHER or earning points for your shelter by running the length of the LOG and oh so much more…
• GROUP GAMES: Never Ending Dodge ball (NED), Capture the Flag,, Tag Games, and additional games that are unique to BBC.
• FIRESIDE: to close out the day the entire camp meets at the Overlook, the Pavilion or the Old Orchard to sing songs, see skits, and talk with the Camp Shepherd about the theme for the day.

• Wet N Wild Wednesday: Polar Bear Swim, Water Balloon Launchers, Slip N Slide, Jump Contest, Cookout at the Pond
• Messy Monday: Pig Trough Ice Cream, Muddy Olympics, Messy Twister, Whipped Cream Smear
• Theatre Thursday: Campers, Staff and Counselors share their gifts, jokes, songs and skits with the entire camp at Camp at the Cinema.

• Campers pick their favorite activities
• Participate in a Theme Event such as a Luau or Barn Party, etc
• Share the week with family at Friday Night Fireside

The week is stimulating and exciting for a youth with any interest from any background and we work hard to assure campers a memorable week of friendship, fun, and faith in God’s great outdoors…We can’t wait for you to join us!