RA & Challengers Leadership Training Camp allows Christ to shape and sharpen men for His kingdom’s work.
Royal Ambassador & Challengers Leadership Training Camp is a structured wilderness camp to increase the knowledge and skills of men and young men under the leadership of Christ. LTC teaches basic, intermediate and advanced levels of campcraft and activity skills in order to live outdoors safely and comfortably.
LTC is for young men who have completed the 7th grade and adult male leaders of Royal Ambassadors and Challengers groups.
RA & Challengers Leadership Training Camp
May 28 - June 2
Lake Lenamon
Latham Springs Camp and Retreat Center
Registration Cost
All Training Levels
For Challengers, Frontiersman, Outdoorsman, Voyager, Basic Instructor and Advanced Instructor.
- $125 – Pre-registration
- $175 – after May 15, including on site
- $100 – for resource campers
Staffers
For those who attend for State Staffer training.
- $125 - Associational Staffers
- Covered - State Staffers, if application is approved
State Staffers are covered because of gifts through the Mary Hill Davis Offering for Texas Missions.
Unit Leaders are covered.
Online registration is strongly encouraged. State Staffer trainees do not have to send a check but you must send the completed form to the Texans on Mission (TBM) office before May 15. For additional information, click here to contact Savion Lee.
Medical Form
Download and bring a medical form with you.
All attendees must have one filled out.
SCHEDULE
A Preview of the Week
Unit Descriptions
Campcraft has an advancement track for adults. Each level builds on the foundations of previous, and each level has a goal to help you teach and lead in your next outdoor activity. Below are some short descriptions of the levels.
FOUNDATIONS
Challengers
Introduces a youth, grades 7th-12th, to basic camping skills to increase their personal knowledge, abilities and comfort level with experiences in outdoor living. It operates from one base camp for duration of event.
Prerequisite: none
Frontiersman
Introduces an adult to basic camping skills to increase their personal knowledge, abilities and comfort level with experiences in outdoor living. It operates from one base camp for duration of event.
Texans on Mission Adult Campcraft prerequisite: none
Outdoorsman
Introduces an adult to intermediate camping skills to increase their personal knowledge, abilities and comfort level with experiences in outdoor living. It uses backpacking skills to move among multiple sites.
Texans on Mission Adult Campcraft prerequisite: Frontiersman
Voyager
Introduces an adult to advanced camping skills to increase their personal knowledge, abilities and comfort level with experiences in outdoor living. It uses multiple modes of travel to move nightly among various destinations.
Texans on Mission Adult Campcraft prerequisite: Outdoorsman
INSTRUCTOR
Basic Instructor
Introduces an adult leader to the knowledge and abilities of teaching skills to other adults in the Frontiersman level of the adult campcraft program. It includes orientation and skills demonstration.
Texans on Mission Adult Campcraft prerequisite: Frontiersman
Advanced Instructor
Introduces an adult leader to the knowledge and abilities of teaching skills to other adults in the Frontiersman, Outdoorsman and Voyager levels of the adult campcraft program. It includes orientation and skills demonstration.
Texans on Mission Adult Campcraft prerequisite: Voyager, Basic Instructor
Trip Leader Assistant
Introduces an adult leader to the knowledge and abilities of camping skills with an emphasis upon leading other participants safely in an extended (Voyager) trip camping experience. Each candidate assists in planning and leading the experience.
Texans on Mission Adult Campcraft prerequisite: Advanced Instructor
Trip Leader
Provides additional instruction to an adult leader with an emphasis upon leading other participants safely into an extended (Voyager) trip camping experience. Each candidate is the primary leader on the experience and is evaluated by a Texans on Mission Trip Leader Instructor.
Texans on Mission Adult Campcraft prerequisite: Trip Leader Assistant
Info Packets
- LTC Packing List
- Texans on Mission Adult Campcraft Backpacking Checklist
- River Canoeing Equipment List
Medical & Risk Release Forms
All attendees must complete and submit the appropriate release form before or at check-in. Send it to Savion.Lee@TexansOnMission.org or mail it to our office at 5351 Catron Drive, Dallas TX 75227.
- LTC Minor Medical Release (under 18)
- LTC Adult Medical Release (18 and over)
| TIME | TUESDAY | WED thru SAT | SUNDAY |
| 530 | Wake Up | Wake Up | |
| 600 | Breakfast | ||
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Breakfast 630 @ Central |
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| 700 | Breakfast for Early Arrivals | Flag Raising | |
| 730 | Christian Life Time |
Flag Raising 730 |
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| 800 | Elective 1 |
Unit Teardown @ 800 |
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| 830 | |||
| 1000 | Break |
Awards @ 1000 |
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| 1030 | Elective 2 | ||
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Arrivals & Check-in @ 1200 |
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| 1230 | Lunch | Lunch | Go Home |
| 1330 | Unit Setup | Unit Time | |
| 1530 | Unit Time | Unit Time | |
| 1730 | Supper & Prep | Supper & Prep | |
| 1830 | Unit Time | Unit Time | |
| 2030 | 🔥 Campfire | 🔥 Campfire | Sunset @ 2039 Dark @ 2100 |
| 2300 | Lights Out | Lights Out |
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