Especially for boards of directors of camp and conference centers. Executive directors, bring your board members, and learn how to be more effective together. Featuring Bob Andringa, an expert in building strong boards and strengthening relationships between boards and executive directors.

Following the the Board Summit and lunch, please take advantage of our amazing CCCA golf rate of $50 (includes Green fee & cart - club rentals available for $40 more) for an afternoon enjoying the unique links course, featuring panoramic views of the surrounding desert landscape. Dramatic elevation changes and breathtaking mountain vistas highlight the diverse and challenging par 71 layout. Dress code is collared shirt and no jeans. To schedule tee times, contact Peter Boller, Golf Sales Manager at (602) 431-6478. Payment will be accepted at tee time. 

About Bob Andringa

Bob Andringa is the managing partner of The Andringa Group and specializes in all aspects of governance and the relationship between boards and their chief executives. In 2006 he retired after 12 years as president of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities. Prior to that he was chief executive of the Education Commission of the States, a committee staff director in the U. S. House of Representatives, university administrator, senior advisor to a governor, and has been a governance consultant for 20 years. He is the author of four books and recipient of four honorary degrees.

About Duffy Robbins

Dr. Duffy Robbins, Professor of Youth Ministry at Eastern University, St. Davids, Pa., is a 35-year veteran of youth ministry who is widely respected as one of the leading voices in youth and family ministry. But his ministry goes well beyond that.

He’s in constant demand as a speaker for teenagers and people who love teenagers (parents, youth workers, etc). But his warm, conversational style, coupled with a quick sense of humor and a unique ability to make Scripture come alive, have made him a popular speaker as well for Bible conferences, parenting seminars, faculty workshops, college chapels, men’s retreats and family camps and conferences.

His ministry has given him platforms as diverse as Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association (New Jersey), the Chautauqua Institute (New York), Forest Home Family Camp (California), the Creation Festival (Pennsylvania and Washington), Covenant Harbor Conference Center (Wisconsin), Camp Berea “Man Camp” (New Hampshire), the Presidential Prayer Breakfast (Washington, D.C.), Christian Camp and Conference Association National Conference and hundreds of pulpits and college campuses around the world. His international ministry has ranged from youth conventions, men’s retreats and training conferences in Australia, New Zealand, throughout Europe, parts of Asia and all over North America and the Caribbean. His long association with Youth Specialties has allowed him to touch the lives and ministries of thousands of youth workers and teenagers around the world.

Duffy graduated magna cum laude with a Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Mass., and completed his Doctor of Ministry in Youth and Family Ministry at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif.

Duffy is the author of over 15 books and hundreds of articles. His titles include: Ministry of Nurture: A Guide to Building Teenage Disciples, Everyday Object Lessons, Youth Ministry Nuts and Bolts: Mastering Ministry Behind the Scenes, There’s a Teenager in My House (ed. Wayne Rice), Speaking to Teenagers: How to Think About, Create and Deliver Great Messages, Enjoy the Silence: A Thirty Day Experiment in Listening to God and This Way to Youth Ministry: An Introduction to the Adventure.

Duffy lives in Valley Forge, Pa., with his wife and best friend, Maggie. They have two grown daughters, Erin and Katie.

About Walt Mueller

Dr. Walt Mueller is the founder and president of the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding, a nonprofit organization serving schools, churches and community organizations across the U.S, Canada and worldwide in their efforts to strengthen families by helping those who know and love children and teens to understand today’s rapidly changing youth culture.

Walt has been working with young people and families for over 35 years. He has appeared on numerous media outlets internationally to discuss teenagers and their world. He writes on youth culture and family issues and is the author of nine books, is a regular contributor to a variety of magazines and journals and is a blogger. Walt’s commentary and analysis on youth culture is heard on 870 radio stations across North America on CPYU’s daily radio program, Youth Culture Today.

Walt’s educational background includes research and studies in the disciplines of sociology, anthropology, theology and postmodern generations.

Walt and his wife, Lisa, live in Elizabethtown, Pa.—the home base of CPYU—and they have four grown children and brand new twin grandchildren.

Walt wants people to know that his greatest joys have come as a dad. He is not an expert on any of these issues but rather sees himself as a fellow struggler with other parents and grandparents who are endeavoring to understand the world of kids in order to provide solid guidance and direction in the midst of a very confusing world.

About Crystal Kirgiss

Crystal Kirgiss teaches writing at Purdue University and is the author or co-author of more than 10 books, including

What’s Up With Boys?, Sex Has A Price Tag, Girls, Guys, and A Teenager’s Daily Prayer Book. She’s been married to Mark, a Young Life area director, for 25 years, and they have three college-aged sons. Crystal also writes the monthly ‘Guys’ and ‘Girls’ columns for YouthWalk magazine.

Crystal Kirgiss currently resides in Lafayette, in the state of Indiana.

About Rich Van Pelt

Rich is a veteran of close to 40 years in youth and family ministry. He’s co-author of The Volunteer’s Guide to Helping Teenagers in Crisis, The Youth Worker’s Guide to Helping Teenagers in Crisis and The Parent’s Guide to Helping Teenagers in Crisis. He has written numerous journal and magazine articles and has contributed to several other books. Each year Rich is involved in challenging and motivating thousands of educators, professional counselors and youth workers across North America at national and regional events. He regularly conducts training workshops on crisis intervention, teen suicide and related subjects.