Benefits of TS

The Long-Term Benefits of TeenStreet

There are so many other youth camps available. Why should we attend TeenStreet?

Unlike many other camps, TeenStreet is an International event. With teens and young people from more than 20 nationalities, TeenStreet provides a place for the teens to connect with other Christian young people from around the world.

The TeenStreet model has also been proven effective at:

· Challenging young people to find their own relationship with Jesus

· Training and Resourcing Youth Leaders in practical ways

· Breaking down barriers between cultures, denominations & generations

· Building into the existing local churches

Is there evidence of lasting results?

Because TeenStreet is a ministry of OM, a missions organisation, there is an emphasis during the week on what God is doing throughout the world, and how the teens can be a part of it. People have come back years after attending TeenStreet, stating that decisions they made at TeenStreet have impacted them forever. People have gone on to missions, full-time ministry or even simply standing out as the only Christian in their circle of friends.

But don’t just take our word for it:

In 2007 a survey was carried out to discover how much of a lasting impact TeenStreet was having. We wanted to know what decisions were being made by the teens, and whether or not they kept those decisions through the following year. Here are some of the results:

85% of teens surveyed said that they would definitely return to TeenStreet.
2 out of 3 teens said that their motivation for attending TeenStreet was to grow closer to God. Of these teens, many went on to say that they did draw closer to Jesus during the event.
Nearly 1 in 4 teens who were surveyed said that before coming to TeenStreet they had once made a commitment to Jesus, but that they found the commitment difficult to live out.
The number one decision made by teens at TS in 2007 was to pray and read their Bible.