Besides offering quality summer camp and year-round retreats, Ingham Okoboji is committed to encouraging campers of all ages to continue growing in faith BEYOND their time at our youth and family programming. As a part of IOLBC Beyond Ministries, this site is designed to offer engaging content and ministry resources for all.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; they rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou prepares a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Sur

We have a number of events at IOLBC which include guest speakers. Our Family Camps each summer include a featured guest speaker. In the Fall, our Women's Day Away event and our Elderversity event both have a guest speaker. And in the spring our Spring Elderversity event includes a guest speaker. Additionally, we have guest speakers at our Sunday Summer chapel services. For each of these times, we get excited about who is coming and what God has placed on their hearts to s

Hello As we relaunch the blog and website, it was brought to our attention that people were having problems reading the blog posts from their mobile device. I've been working on learning the ins and outs of our web site host program and it should be better for you to view going forward as well as fixed from the relaunch point on the blog. Please let us know if you are having issues. After all, I'm a theology major, not a computer science major, and so am learning some of th

John's main point - the way God loves us matters!

Luke: The Journey of Salvation Luke’s gospel is about the journey. Mark’s story is quick and concise; the power of the suffering Son of God. Matthew’s story is organized and full of instruction as Jesus the king unveils the way of the upside-down kingdom. But Luke is a storyteller, and a good one, following Jesus and taking us along on the journey of salvation. Luke begins with a long story leading up to Jesus’ birth, a story of angels, of dreams and visions, with prophetic p

Looking for a fast paced Gospel? Then it's time to learn about the Gospel of Mark!

Matthew: Gospel of the Upside-Down Kingdom In the previous post, I suggested a few things for getting the most out of the gospels. The gospels are narratives of Jesus’ life (which is really about God’s kingdom coming and re-making our world), retold in different ways which highlight different angles of God’s kingdom and how it takes residence among us. What we call “gospels” are not merely “informative” – just giving us the history of Jesus’ life; they are “transformative” –