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November 08, 2024

Back to DC 2024


Much More than a Field Trip In early October, 70 eager TeenPact students gathered in Washington, D.C., for the Alumni Event, Back to DC. Joined by 20 chaperones and 7 TeenPact interns, along with other TeenPact leaders, this event serves as a pivotal opportunity aimed at inspiring and preparing young leaders for service and impact. […]

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November 08, 2024

Equipped for Good Works


Empowering Teens to Live Out Ephesians 2:10 In today’s culture, our teenagers face unprecedented spiritual challenges. Research from George Barna indicates that only about one in three American teens are committed to following Christ, while another third identify as Christians but have yet to make a personal commitment to Jesus. This leaves many young people […]

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September 13, 2023

Media, Cleveland, TN, July 2023


TeenPact’s Media event helps prepare future leaders to have the character and skills needed to compellingly communicate God’s truth and beauty through all forms of media and other creative arts.  In its third year, this Alumni Event continues to draw creative students who desire to learn and practice skills of excellent communication while also exploring […]

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August 21, 2023

Inside the Mission


Class Directors Explain their Motivation to Serve   TeenPact partners with godly men from around the nation who serve as Class Directors alongside our student leadership teams. During State Classes, the Class Director shares biblically-based talks during TeenPact Evening Sessions, challenging the students to grow in their faith. The Class Director also serves as a […]

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July 24, 2023

National Convention 2023


Inside the Mission BEHOLDING National Convention 2023 At the end of May each year, TeenPact’s National Convention brings alumni and leaders from across the country to focus on building our relationship with God and each other. National Convention 2023 had the highest attendance ever, with 873 teens, 148 chaperones, plus 83 additional leaders-more than 1,100 […]

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June 12, 2023

2023 State Class Season in Review


Inside the Mission   In his letter below, CEO Peter Martin provides some highlights from this year’s State Class Season. First, hear from Four Day Class students themselves of the impact on their lives.   At the end of each Four Day State Class, teen students share how their TeenPact experiences have impacted their lives. […]

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May 16, 2023

Encore – Jared Self


Encore The Impact Continues Jared Self, TeenPact Arkansas Alumnus   TeenPact alumnus Jared Self reflects on the profound impact TeenPact has had on his life.   After attending the Arkansas Four Day State Class for three years, Jared shares, “I was blessed with the opportunity to staff the Arkansas class in 2014. That was definitely […]

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April 12, 2023

Inside the Mission – Kari Daws


A TeenPact Before and After Story   Kari Daws, an alumna from Texas, attended TeenPact’s Staff Training for the first time in January of this year. While attending this event where Staffers are trained and prepared to lead State Classes, Kari shared her TeenPact story.    Kari’s TeenPact experience begins like many other teens. She […]

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March 20, 2023

Encore – Amanda Hinkle


Amanda Hinkle was able to participate in a TeenPact State Class one time, attending TeenPact Arizona in 2019 as a high school senior. Amanda reports that this single TeenPact experience impacted her life greatly.   “TeenPact Arizona was a hallmark experience for me! What a blessing to be able to bring young Christians and future […]

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February 13, 2023

Inside the Mission


A Before and After Story By Caroline Allen Currently, I am a senior in high school and will be staffing with TeenPact for a third season in 2023. TeenPact staffers lead by example–that’s what I immediately noticed on the first day of the 2019 Delaware Four Day State Class. I wanted to lead as they […]

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January 21, 2023

Encore–TeenPact Alumni Stories


Encore–TeenPact Alumni Stories By Joseph Rowell, TeenPact Georgia Alumnus    As a participant in the founding days of TeenPact nearly 30 years ago, the impact of my experience is still creating value for me, my family, my business, and our country.  My family and I have experienced many ‘firsts’ with this ministry: Back in the 1990s, […]

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December 07, 2022

Media’s Impact Grows


The world needs leaders who have the character and skills to compellingly communicate God’s truth and beauty through all forms of media and other creative arts. In its second year, the Alumni Event, Media, quickly filled, training more Students in 2022 than in its inaugural year.    Andrew Schade was one of the 36 Students […]

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November 07, 2022

TeenPact Venture 2022


TeenPact Venture presents a challenge for young men to be unshakable leaders characterized by integrity, humility, and wisdom – at a time when societal standards for young men are declining. This event is a week for our male students to explore what it means to be a man of Godly character in a society where […]

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November 07, 2022

TeenPact Endeavor 2022


Endeavor, TeenPact’s Alumni Event for girls ages 15 to 19, provides focused discipleship for like-minded young women from across the country. Through practical hands-on training, this event is designed to inspire and equip young ladies to live their lives as ambassadors for Christ in all areas of their life. Forty young women attended this year’s […]

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October 11, 2022

TeenPact Back to DC 2022


Back to DC, the first alumni program TeenPact developed, concluded this year on September 19, 2022.   This Alumni Event is designed to provide students with world-class leadership and political training, while exposing them to the sights and sounds of our nation’s capital. One student explains, “My time at Back to DC really showed me […]

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September 12, 2022

TeenPact Congress 2022


During each Four Day State Class, Students become a group of mock legislators, practicing the elements that actual state senators and representatives use when creating and debating laws. This TeenPact Legislature experience becomes the main focus of the Alumni Event Congress, where participants become a group of mock US Senators and Representatives or act as […]

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