How does the Crossroads Discipleship Program work?

Overview & Program Fees

The CDP is a 7 month experience from September to March. Each week will involve some element of Bible Study and practical service but the schedule will vary depending on the groups we are serving at Camp. Most often the program will require students to serve on the weekends with Monday as a day of rest.

Students can also choose to sign up for The Fall Term and Winter Term separately if they are not able to join for the full program.

Fall Term A – Service Focus (Friday, September 5 to Friday, October 10, 2025)

• The first 6 weeks of the Fall Term have more concentrated opportunities for practical training in servant leadership as we host multiple mid-week and weekend retreat groups at Camp Crossroads.
  • Students are trained for practical service in hospitality and debrief their experiences with year round staff.
  • Service could include assisting with dining hall duties, cleaning of facilities, work on the grounds, leading guests through program activities (such as leading hikes on our forest trails, leading wide games, team building events, fire building, etc.) or serving in our local community.
  • Travel Highlight: Multi-day wilderness experience provided by Coldwater Canada.

Thanksgiving Weekend Break (Friday, October 10 to Monday, October 13, 2025)

Fall Term B – Study Focus (Tuesday, October 14 to Saturday, December 6, 2025)

• The 6 weeks after Thanksgiving have a more concentrated focus on Bible Study with guest teachers during the week as our retreat groups wind down.
  • Bring your questions and come looking for answers as you sit down with experienced Bible teachers in a small group setting.
  • Travel Highlight: Look forward to having your world view expanded as students head down to New York City to join an Impact Week with Metro World Child, visit the 9/11 Memorial, and more!

Christmas Break (Saturday, December 6, 2025 to Monday, January 5, 2026)

Winter Term – Leadership Focus (Monday, January 5 to Friday, March 27, 2026)

• In January and February students have classes from Tuesday to Thursday and then take on increased leadership roles during our weekend winter retreats.
  • Visit our Winter page here for more information on our Deep Freeze, Winter Blast and Family Snow Camp retreats.
  • Students will have the chance to add their creative flare to our programs to give our retreaters an unforgettable experience of winter fun at Camp!
  • Travel Highlight: the winter term will include training and preparation for a 2 week cross-cultural mission trip to serve at a Christian youth camp in Ecuador called Faro de Esperanza.

Program Fees & Fundraising

The program costs are broken into two portions:

• $7000 (+HST) in fees to cover 6 months of room and board and program expenses.
  • Program expenses include the cost of the Coldwater Canada guided wilderness experience, sessional Bible teachers, study resources, and applicable certifications
  • The cost of the program is reduced because of the service the students contribute as they put into practice the principles they are learning in the classroom.
  • The Fall Term alone is $4000 (+HST)
  • The Winter Term alone is $3500 (+HST)
• Additional fundraising roughly $2800 per person- Students will be asked to assist in fundraising to cover the costs of the missional components of the program (i.e. New York and Ecuador trips)
  • Instruction and resources for this fundraising goal will be supplied upon acceptance into the program.

Leader in Training and Summer Staff Alumni Bursary

• If an LIT or Summer Staff alumni is accepted into the CDP they automatically qualify for a total bursary of $1000 applied to the two terms (or $500/term).