The 2024 Atlanta Fall Advance took place over a weekend, from October 4th through the 6th, at The Inn at Stone Mountain Park in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The focus of the weekend was to take action in speaking God’s Word and manifesting power. The teachings during this weekend reminded us that we as believers are encouraged to speak the Word to ourselves, to those in the family of God, and also to reach out to those who have not yet believed. We have a living, powerful Word to share and we can and should share it boldly with the love of God.

The 2024 Youth Advance was a four-day event at the end of the summer for believers ages 12 through 20s. It took place at a camp called New Life Island located on an island in the Delaware River and included meals and overnight housing. The focus was on 2 Corinthians 5:20: “Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.” As believers, we are ambassadors for Christ, whether we feel like it or not, whether we act like it or not. We are what the Word of God says we are, so stand up and act like an ambassador. Nine different believers shared God’s Word including younger believers.

The theme for this 2024 Summer Camp was “OUTREACH”. We listened to teachings covering the tremendous topics in God’s Word on witnessing and undershepherding. We heard many practical keys to help us in the sharing of God’s Word and the “how” regarding the follow-up with people we have spoken God’s Word to. That’s the undershepherding part that is so exciting in our walks with our Heavenly Father. Everyone in this Body of Christ is needed. Our age, young or older, absolutely does not matter. God will work with anyone of any age who believes Him and His Word!

“Freedom in Christ” was the theme of this weekend-long Advance held outside of Atlanta, Georgia with the theme verse being Galatians 5:1, “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”  We learned about what Christ accomplished for us and because of that we can walk in true spiritual freedom. As we accept the liberty that we have in Christ, we can then put our focus on our commitment to service and outreach; this privilege to serve and speak the Word helps others to be able to enjoy the same incredible freedom that we have.

The 2023 Youth Advance was a four-day event at the end of the summer for believers ages 12 through 20s focusing on God’s Word, fellowship, and fun. It took place at a camp called New Life Island located on an island in the Delaware River and included meals and overnight housing. The theme verse was Romans 12:2: “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” Some of the things that were emphasized were that we can renew our minds to God’s Word and that we can change our minds to the truth of God’s Word and be transformed. We can help change the world one person at a time; the first person is me.

For our first Summer Camp for adults since 2019 and our first at the Spruce Lake Retreat Center, the overall theme of the week was “God’s Prevailing Word”. The teachings each day revolved around a sub-theme: Monday was on “God’s Prevailing Word”, Tuesday on “Acts of Love”, Wednesday on “Believing Action”, Thursday on “Go Tell – Speaking God’s Word”, and Friday was the wrap-up summarizing the week.