Leaders in Training (LiT) is an awesome camp for youth in Years 9 - 12 to encourage, build up and equip young Christian leaders to love and serve Christ in His church and the world now and into the future!
You will meet fantastic friends and have a brilliant time but it’s also pretty challenging. We are going to push you hard to think about your faith and how you can use your gifts for the glory of God. The whole week is about growing you as a Christian, as a leader and as a servant of Jesus and His people.
LiT started as a camp at Youthworks in Sydney 20 years ago
and the last few years was run by some local Melbourne churches. In a
partnership with Youthworks, Belgrave Heights Convention is taking this to the
next level allowing it to be so much more accessible to more churches and more
young people! Don’t miss out – grab your info pack and get your people to sign
up!
Our theme for 2025 is ‘Our Crucified King’ as we dive into
John ch18-21. Across the week we’ll hear Andrew Stevenson & Hannah Njoto
bring us insights, challenges and encouragements as we delve into what Jesus
has accomplished for us on the cross. The youth will dig deep into John
20:24-31 for their exegesis focus passage.
Camp Dates: Monday 7 July to Thursday 10 July 2025
(1st week of July Public School Holidays each year)
Location: Belgrave Heights Convention, 3 Convention Ave, Belgrave Heights, VIC 3160
Who can come: Youth in Year 9-12 in 2025 who might be keen to grow in Christian leadership.
Speakers: Andrew Stevenson & Hannah Njoto
Stages: We have stages for training workshops that progress across the 3 years of LiT Camp. Please select the right option for you when you register.
Stage 1 tickets are for youth in Year 9 or 10 in 2025 AND have never been to LiT before.
$400
Stage 2 tickets are for youth in Year 11 or 12 in 2025, OR who previously completed Stage 1.
$400
Stage 3 tickets are only for youth who are in Year 11 or 12 and have attended 2 LiT camps previously.
$400
7:30 | BREAKFAST
8:30 | CONNECT GROUPS
Designed to help you dig deeply in God’s word and reflect on what you have been learning in the Gathering
9:00 | Time With God
Personal ‘Time with God’ to reflect and apply what we have been taught
9:30 | TEACHING TARGET
Designed to help you learn some skills to share God’s word with others.
11:00 | MORNING TEA
11:30 | TRAINING WORKSHOPS
Designed to take you through a series of core training topics for leaders over 3 years of LiT.
13:00 | LUNCH
14:00 | FREE TIME/ACTIVITIES
15:15 | AFTERNOON TEA & FREE TIME
16:30 – 17:15 | PRAYER GROUPS
18:00 | DINNER
19:15 | THE GATHERING
An all in time for great Bible talks, singing, prayer and more
21:00 | SUPPER
LiT seeks to serve the local church by providing a place for young leaders to be encouraged and equipped for ministry. We would love your church to partner with us by sending leaders and youth to LiT.
Sending leaders and youth together provides the necessary leadership to run a successful camp and a natural capacity to follow up and support the young leaders after camp. You can further compliment LiT by integrating the training from camp into your broader training strategy.
We understand that it’s not always possible to send a leader from your church. In that case, we would like to invite you to send your youth and let the larger Christian family support you as we collectively seek to equip and encourage our young leaders in training.
Please read our Church Partnership document to get a more complete picture of what we do at LiT and how it can bless your church.
If you are interested in talking further about how LiT might serve your church, please contact Amy Brown, the BH LiT Camp Director.
The opportunity to be part of God’s enabling and equipping of our young leaders at such an influential time cannot be overestimated. As a leader on LiT you will have four primary responsibilities:
1. Teaching the youth faithfully from the word of God through a Connect Group each day. You will be supported by resources and paired up with a co-leader.
2. Share your life and pastorally care for the campers in your Connect Group and spend time with them during the program and free time.
3. Help the campers from your church identify opportunities to use their gifts and the skills at church and school.
4. Be an example of godliness.
Most leaders are directly invited through our partnering churches who are bringing youth to camp, but if you are from another church and would like to serve then please read through our 2025 Leader Invitations for the event you are thinking of leading on and contact our office before filling in the leader application form.
If you are interested in coming to LiT as a leader, please contact Matt Keller, our leader coordinator at