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.

As I write on the day after Thanksgiving, I’m aware there are three types of people in my audience today. Those who have been out and about Black Friday shopping, attempting to scoop up a great deal on some item they have been wishing they could replace, upgrade, treat themselves with or perhaps even use as the perfect gift for a loved one. And then there are those who have likely slept in, enjoyed a quiet day at home knowing that the left overs in the fridge will prevent th

In the last few months, I have been re-discovering my love of podcasts. One of the podcasts I have been listening to is “The Holy Post” which is put on primarily by Phil Vischer (the creator of VeggieTales) and Skye Jethani (author). They have been hosting their podcast for several years so there are hundreds of episodes for me to go back and explore while waiting for a new episode to drop each week. In exploring some of these older episodes, I came across episode 449 whic

Why do we expect our pastors to be so much more than pastors? A look at the 5 gifts in Ephesians 4.

So what, exactly, are the gifts of the Holy Spirit? Arriving at a list from which to study and learn more.