We will be providing all food for the summer with the exception of a few weekends. Most weekends there are leftovers you can eat and there will be some weekends you will have the opportunity to go off campus to eat.

Yes and no. We emphasize a whole view of discipleship. This means you learn scripture, grow in your love for the Lord and His Word, while learning to manage your time and create sustainable spiritual disciplines in your life. Your phone will have a space in the Training Center at camp where you will have access to it during certain times throughout the week. We do not allow campers to bring their phones and we do not allow phones in the cabins under any circumstances. Past counselors have expressed how much they enjoy their time with the phone not at their fingertips.

You are fully committed to Marannook for the summer. Please do not arrange outside jobs.

We do realize that you may have family or friend commitments you have made prior to camp (such as weddings). Based on availability of fellow counselors, we ask that those dates be provided and planned for ahead of time.

This means that we emphasize rest. Being a counselor is physically, emotionally, and spiritually exhausting. It’s a good exhaustion, but still tiring. You will be a counselor for a week along with 12 other counselors. During this time, the other 12 (or 13) TSTAFF will be in a support role, sleeping in cabins and attending meal time, doing skits, etc. but with opportunity to rest, spend time with the Lord, prep for their upcoming week as a counselor, do ongoing discipleship, and serve as a lifeguard or ropes course leader. Then we swap places at the end of a camper week.

We ask that you communicate to us in advance when you need time off. We are happy to consider circumstances that are related to family or personal circumstances that are unavoidable. However, when you commit to Marannook, we ask that you be all in. This means we will do our best to accommodate time off, but we ask that you not commit to leaving camp until it is approved

Camp often ends on Friday night or Saturday at noon. When camp is over, we have a debrief session and then you are free to go. We have laundry available to do onsite. Many previous staff take time to rest, go out to eat, or make a quick visit into Auburn. Sundays we attend a different church each week together. Some weeks, we allow you to pick a local church to attend. Some weeks, we have camp begin in the afternoon so we eat lunch and begin preparations. 

You’ll use your laptop throughout the training weeks leading up to camp. Again, this is to teach you how to use the tools you have. Marannook also has a legendary library on campus. You will spend a good bit of time there. But when you are gone, you may not have this, at which point, your computer becomes an excellent reference tool if you know how to use it.

Summer Staff is responsible for getting to Marannook in LaFayette, AL. However, if transportation is a burden then we will work to find a way for you to be able to get to Marannook.

Summer Staff as a whole is provided by the generosity of others who desire to see college students grow in the Lord and serve kids, so there is no cost. You will also be paid for the summer. All payments will be discussed during the interview process.