Disciple Team

Junior High

7th–8th Grade Students (current/completed)
Junior high students may apply for one or both of our Family Camps. Junior High Dteam members play an important role in family ministry at Trout Lake Camps. They provide childcare services during family camps and are also involved in work projects during the week. Specific responsibilities include:

• Babysitting for a camp family three hours each evening and for several hours in the afternoon.
• Assisting at the waterfront, recreation shack, or another program area in the afternoon.
• Assisting with certain age group classes or on special work projects each morning.

Senior High

9th–12th Grade Students (current/completed)
Our senior high Disciple Team members volunteer alongside college-aged summer staff anywhere from 1 week to 11 weeks. Typically taking on a different task each week, our Dteam members are assigned to adventure, waterfront, craft, food service, horsemanship, house keeping, office, program, rec. area, or A/V departments.

Under the supervision of a college-age Cabin Leader, Dteam members may also serve as Cabin Leaders-in-Training, LITs stay in the campers' cabin and minister directly to campers. 

10th–11th Grade Students (current/completed)
There is a big difference between being a Disciple Team member and a Disciple Staff member. Disciple Staff fill what are typically full-time college-age summer staff positions. We are extremely selective in hiring Dstaff. These are the cream of the crop, mature, and trustworthy students. They must attend full-time summer staff training and are paid $200.00 per week. Dstaff must be at least 16 years old, available the majority of the summer (May 30–August 27), and participate in the overall Summer Staff programs. There are no Disciple Staff Cabin Leader or LIT positions available.

Dteam members are part of the entire camp community. This means they eat, sleep, and laugh with other students like themselves. Students also pray together, discuss ministry-related issues and hold each other accountable to live a life of spiritual integrity. Students often develop some of their strongest friendships while at Trout Lake Camps because of the intense nature of the time spent together.

Disciple Team Training Retreat

Students are expected to attend one of the free Dteam training weekends at Trout May 6–8 or May 13–15. During these retreats, in-depth ministry training takes place through personal reflection and study, participation in the MinistrySafe Program, small group interaction, and group building experiences.

Registration for Trainings Coming Soon

Trout will be providing an opportunity for transportation from Arden Hills or Princeton. The shuttle will cost $30 per student, round-trip. This will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. You must indicate you are taking the shuttle on your registration.

Disciple Series

We want to help you learn to be an “original” follower of Jesus this summer. Maybe you can’t be one of the first followers of Jesus- but you can follow Jesus in an original way here at camp, when you go back home, and for the rest of your life.

So how do we become a follower of this idea? We start by reading the Living Word of God- The Bible. From your first day of training, through as many weeks you are at camp, all the way back home, we want you to read, think about, memorize, and work through a good portion of Biblical text. (And hopefully not just this year- but for the next few years!)

In the Disciple Series, you’ll have the opportunity to work through more then 31 books in the Bible and 7 very specific topics that will help you understand and work through your faith.

How to Apply

For all Dteam applicants we require an application as well as two references, one from their pastor and the other as a reference of choice. After submitting the application you will be emailed with the links to send to your references. You do need to send your references the link, it is not automatic. Links for References.