Inspiring Growth with Great Leaders & their Brands
The Simple Reason Christian Camp Directors Trust Inspiring Growth’s Marketing Team:
Results.
See what it takes to grow your camp.
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Five Challenges Every Camp Leader Knows
Here are the common challenges:
- Board accountability: Leaders struggle to demonstrate ROI and account for budget decisions and organizational growth.
- Registration uncertainty: Program or group registrations fluctuate or fail to meet expectations, leaving questions about future growth.
- Budget realities: Creating annual budgets that back up spending with the results achieved. Being a good steward of resources means understanding what you get from what you spend.
- Staff capacity: Teams wear multiple hats, often without time or expertise in marketing. Christian camps do not have the budget to hire a team of marketing professionals at competitive rates.
- The pressure to deliver: You know God is moving through your camp, but translating vision into steady growth and increasing revenue isn’t always clear. You cannot manage what you cannot measure.
If you lead a Christian camp and you’re ready for a proven path for growth, see if you qualify to work with Inspiring Growth.
A Partnership That Moves the Needle
See Why Clients Love Inspiring Growth
Emmanuel Pines Camp
When Executive Director, Kathi Terrell, brought Inspiring Growth alongside Emmanuel Pines Christian Camp in Prescott, AZ, the camp was struggling with slow growth, outdated branding, and lots of gaps in its calendar. Annual revenue hovered just above $900,000, and the lack of a clear strategy for scheduling and sales left empty beds week after week.
Through a rebrand, website refresh, SEO, Google Ads, organic social, and strategic virtual sales support, Emmanuel Pines quickly turned things around. Within just 2 ½ years, revenue soared past $2 million—a 120% increase. The camp transformed from seasonal highs to steady, sustainable, year-round growth. With enough new leads generated each month to keep the camp full year-round, Inspiring Growth not only filled the calendar but also helped optimize pricing, strengthen executive coaching, and provide clear board reporting support.
As Kathy puts it, “Mark helps me see things differently. He cheers me on and equips me with strategies to run the camp effectively and steward our resources well.”
The result? Emmanuel Pines entered its strongest season of growth ever. Proof that with the right strategy, faith, and willingness to change, rapid transformation is possible.
Hume New England
When Brian Mount became the COO of Hume Christian Camps in 2020, he inherited a fragmented marketing approach. Their New England camp was running in the red, and efforts were heavy on activities but light on strategy. Brian wanted accountability, results, and a partner who understood camps.
Inspiring Growth delivered. With intentional strategy, virtual sales support, SEO, and digital ads, Hume New England saw guest group sales grow from $523,000 in 2021 to $1.47 million by 2025. The impact was so profound that Hume expanded Inspiring Growth’s role to its California properties. There, Inspiring Growth supported Hume through Meta and Google Ad campaigns, managing the Google Grant account, SEO, and partnering with the Joshua Wilderness Institute to rebuild its website, launch an email campaign, and help maximize enrollment to a full class of 50 students for the 2025/26 gap year program.
“Every decision Inspiring Growth made was intentional and strategic. Not just activity for activity’s sake,” Brian explains. “They brought accountability, deep camp knowledge, and the personal presence our team needed to build trust.”
Angeles Crest Christian Camp
When Executive Director Dave Crouse partnered with Inspiring Growth, Angeles Crest Christian Camps was stuck in an inconsistent marketing cycle. Revenue hovered around $800,000, growth was unpredictable, and their internal marketing director couldn’t keep up with the rapidly changing environment within the digital marketing space.
Inspiring Growth provided a full marketing solution—refreshing the website, unifying the brand across print and digital, launching organic social, and Google Grant campaigns, and later adding Google Ads and email marketing. With systems in place, leads began pouring in. In fact, the growth has been so strong Angeles Crest is now hiring dedicated salespeople to manage the pipeline.
The results speak for themselves: attendance increased from 4,000 to 6,500 people annually, and revenue more than doubled growing from $600,000 to over $1.2 million in guest group revenue, and from $800,000 to over $2 million in total revenue.
As Dave explains, “I don’t have to stress about marketing anymore. Inspiring Growth delivers professional results I can trust, and that frees me to focus on leading the camp.”
You Can’t Minister to Empty Beds.
We understand because we’ve sat in those boardrooms. I’ve coached Executive Directors who love their campers and their staff, but are stressed about achieving camp goals. We understand the tension of stewarding a ministry while needing modern marketing strategies that actually move the needle.
You shouldn’t have to choose between mission and momentum.
Who We Serve
The Power of a Full Marketing Team Behind Your Camp
Inspiring Growth builds and runs the marketing engine that keeps your camp thriving so you can focus on people and programs. We don’t just drop in with ideas; we design omni-channel systems that deliver consistent results.
Our goal is simple: to take the guesswork out of your marketing so you can spend your energy on what matters most—your people, your programs, and your mission.
Your Outcomes
More registrations
help you increase financial sustainability, expand your ministry reach, and create more opportunities for kids and families to encounter Christ through life-changing camp experiences.
Stronger guest group bookings
Renewed donor engagement
Tracking metrics that matter
Why Camps Choose Inspiring Growth
When camps partner with us, they don’t just get a consultant. They gain a partner who understands the unique rhythms, challenges, and opportunities of camp life.
Camp‑First Approach
We’ve sat in your chair and we speak your language. We design for the way camps actually operate.
Strategy + Execution
Transparent Reporting
Partnership Mindset
We align with your mission and become an extension of your team.
Experience at a glance
Meet the Inspiring Growth Team
Led by Mark P. Fisher, Founder & Chief Encourager, Inspiring Growth is powered by a team of 14 marketing professionals who are passionate about helping Christian camps flourish. Why? Because for many of us, camp changed our lives.
Together, we give camps something most ministries have never had before—the strength of a complete marketing department without the overhead of hiring one.
With a full team behind you, every area of growth is covered. Instead of a single staff member juggling emails one week and social posts the next, you gain a group of specialists working in sync with you. That means your ads run while your stories are being written, your website converts while your donor communications build trust, and your board sees steady results instead of last-minute scrambles.
The difference is more than efficiency; it’s results.
Our team changes the way camps approach growth, replacing guesswork with strategy and replacing pressure with a clear plan you can stand behind. When you work with Inspiring Growth, you don’t carry the weight of marketing alone. You gain a dedicated team that makes growth sustainable, measurable, and mission-focused.
“We don’t just market… we inspire growth.” ~ Mark P. Fisher
Find Your Growth Potential
Are We the Right Partner For You?
Not every camp is ready for the kind of growth systems we build. But for those who are, the results can be transformational. Here’s how you’ll know if we’re a fit:
- You have an Executive Director and leadership team ready to grow.
- You’re willing to commit to a plan (not just a one‑off fix).
- You value clear goals, transparent reporting, and accelerated growth.
If that’s you, see if we’re a good fit!
