LEAD TEAM

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE REVIVE LEAD TEAM

Thank you for your interest in the Revive Lead Team.

The Lead Team is an opportunity for students ages 16-21 to serve, grow and be discipled in Christ while at camp and on retreats.

Lead Team gets to serve on several wonderful Revive retreats and camps. Attending these retreat and camps along with the pre-retreats is required if you are selected to serve on Lead Team. (Limited exceptions will be made on an individual and emergency basis only.)

Lead Team members will now be asked to raise their own support through the help of their local churches. Each student will raise $2500 (we will provide sample emails that you can send out). A portion ($2000) of that will go toward paying for your registration to Revive camps and retreats and the other ($500) will return to you as an honorarium. More info in your “Lead Team Welcome Packet” when/if you are selected.

Lead Team Dates and Events 2024:

1. Weekly Bible Study Starts – November 14, 2023 (Zoom; not mandatory)
2. Winter Pre-Retreat – January 5-7 2024 (4F Ranch, Pearl, TX)
3. Revive Winter Mission – February 9-11, 2024 (Irving)
4. Revive Winter Retreat – February 16-18, 2024 (Camp Eagle)
5. Summer Pre-Retreat – June 16-18, 2024 (4F Ranch, Pearl, TX)
6. Children’s Camp – June 18-22, 2024 (Latham Springs Camp)
7. Youth Camp Week I – July 7-11, 2024 (Camp Buckner)
8. Youth Camp Week II – July 14-18, 2024 (Camp Buckner)
9. Summer Post-Retreat – July 18-20 (Horseshoe Bay, TX)

Deadline for this application and references is October 1, 2023. Applicants will be contacted on November 1, 2023 to find out if they have been accepted onto Lead Team.

When you apply you will be contacted for a zoom interview. If you are chosen, you will still need to register individually for each camp you wish to attend (For additional questions, please email Mick Bailey at [email protected] or Rusty Freeman at [email protected]).

New Lead Team applications available September 1, 2023. (These will be online and ready to go!)
New Lead Team applications due October 1, 2023. (You must have everything in by this date.)
New Lead Team selections made by November 1, 2023. (This is when you find out if you made the team!)

2024 Lead Team

Directors

Mick Bailey

Mick Bailey

Lead Team Director

About Mick

Hey everybody! My name is Mick Bailey. I grew up in Dripping Springs, Texas and that is where I live today. I graduated from the University of Wyoming with a degree in Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management . I have been involved with Revive since 2016, Lead Team since 2019, and this year will be my third year as a Lead Team Director. I am so excited to see everyone back at camps this year and worship the Lord alongside each and everyone of you! I am going to leave you with my favorite Bible verse, which is 1 Corinthians 2:12. “Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand the gifts bestowed upon us by God.”

Cassidy Rush

Cassidy Rush

Lead Team Director

About Cassidy

Hey Y’all!! I’m Cassidy Rush and I am one of your lead team directors! I’m originally from Portland, Tx but I currently live in San Antonio where I am a senior at UTSA studying kinesiology and pre-physical therapy. Some of my fav things are the beach, my friends and family, my 2 puppies, and Taylor Swift. I’ve been going to revive since 2019 and this is my 5th year on lead team and 4th year as a lead team director. I’m so excited to share another year of camp with you all and witness the work the Lord is going to do this season. Can’t wait to see y’all there! Romans 15:1

Assistant Directors

Ayden Abbott

Ayden Abbott

Assistant Lead Team Director

About Ayden

Hi everyone, I’m Ayden this is my fourth year on lead team and my first year as an assistant director. I can’t begin to tell you how excited I am to see all the new and old faces and join you all together in worship of the Lord. My favorite verse would have to be Revelation 22:13 “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.” And that’s all I’m gonna leave you with until I see ya again. Stay tubular people.

Hayden Shaw

Hayden Shaw

Assistant Lead Team Director

About Hayden

Hey everyone! I’m Hayden Shaw and I am from Houston, Tx. I am pursuing a degree in
Healthcare Administration and plan to transfer A&M Corpus Christi in the fall. I have been going to revive camps since 2018 and have loved every minute of it. This is my 3rd year on lead team and my 1st as an assistant director. Some of my favorite things ever are iced coffee, binge watching shows, laughing with my friends and canes sauce. I am so pumped for this camp season and I cannot wait to see the Lord move. I am looking forward to meeting all of you and I leave you with my favorite Bible verse 1 Peter 5:7.

Jacob Behrendt

Jacob Behrendt

About Jacob

Howdy! My name is Jacob Behrendt, I’m from Boerne Tx. I go to Champion high school and I’m a senior. I’m going to go to Abilene Christian in the fall of 24’. I play two sports, football and lacrosse. This is my first year on lead team and my favorite Bible verse is Psalm 118:24 “Today is the day that the lord has made and let’s rejoice and be glad it came” I’m looking forward to meet a lot of new people and help them find love in the lord!!

Morgan Warren

Morgan Warren

About Morgan

Hey y’all! I’m Morgan and this will be my third year on lead team. I just graduated from Dripping Springs high school and will be moving to college station soon. A little bit about me is I love being outdoors whether it is sitting by late night camp fires or hunting and fishing. I also love my Aussie more than anything! My favorite bible verse is Jeremiah 33:3. I’m so excited for this year, to meet new people and see people grow their love for the lord!!

Avery Abbott

Avery Abbott

About Avery

Howdy y’all! My name is Avery Abbott. I am a Junior at Central in San Angelo Texas. This is my second year on Lead team and I’m so excited to see what’s to come this year! A little something about me is that I’m very active in FFA. I personally show goats and judge wool. My favorite Bible verse is Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” I’m super stoked to share my love for God with all of y’all!

Shelby Sheats

Shelby Sheats

About Shelby

Hey y’all ! I’m Shelby and I’m a freshman studying mechanical engineering at Texas Tech. Some of my hobbies are binge watching the same netflix shows, playing minecraft and contemplating how much I really want to be an engineer. This is my third year on lead team and I’ve grown so much in my faith and have been able to watch other members grow in theirs too! A bible verse that has really stuck out to me is Matthew 6:34, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own”, it reminds me that each day is a new day and like a wonderful musical once said “the sun will come out tomorrow”. I’m so excited to watch campers love the Lord and I can’t wait to see what the Lord has in store for us!

Drew Read

Drew Read

About Drew

Hey everyone! My name is Drew Read (aka D-Money) and I’m a sophomore at Klein Cain high
school. I’ve grown up going to Lakewood Methodist Church in Houston, Tx. A few things that
you should know about me are that I love to be creative whether it’s through the things I’m good
at like drawing and writing, or the things that I could still work on like music. This will be my
first year on Lead Team and I’m so excited to begin my journey of working in youth ministry as
my goal is to be a youth director when I’m older. My favorite bible verse is Isaiah 40:8 I read this
verse after my first year coming to Revive, and it reminds me that God is the only thing that will
remain with us in our eternity, so we might as well get to know him now.

Molly Castleberry

Molly Castleberry

About Molly

HEY GUYS it’s Molly! This is my first year on Lead Team! I’m a junior at Stephenville High
School where I am working on graduating and getting my medical assistant license! I’m
passionate about family, outdoors, powerlifting, and loving people. My favorite Bible verse is Proverbs 27:17: “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.“ I am super excited for this year of growth and I’m so glad God has put me on this path with these wonderful people! See y’all this summer!

Alyssa Swofford

Alyssa Swofford

About Alyssa

Hey y’all! My name is Alyssa and this will be my first year as a Lead Team member! I’m a senior
homeschooled student. Somethings I think you should know about me is that I love to draw,
paint, read, and write. I’m a nerd just in general. I also love cats and dogs, and of course, Jesus!
My favorite Bible verse is 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, which reads as follows: “Blessed be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us
in our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the
comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” I’m so excited to see y’all at camp and see where God takes me!

Ava Polanco

Ava Polanco

About Ava

Hi everyone! My name is Ava and I’m a sophomore at Churchill High School. I grew up attending and still attend Coker United Methodist Church in San Antonio, Tx. Some facts about me are that I’m a swimmer, waterpolo player, and I love to travel! This is my first year on lead team and I’m so psyched to be here! My favorite Bible verse is Galatians 2:20 and it says “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.“ I’m so excited to meet everyone and see God work in so many wonderful ways at camp! See you soon!

Hershel Hawkins

Hershel Hawkins

About Hershel

Hello, my name is Hershel Hawkins and I’m from Marble Falls, TX. I’m a senior at Marble Falls High School, and I’m very excited about my first year on lead team. I love to hike, and my favorite sport is football. My favorite Bible verse is Psalm 23:4 which reads, “”Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” This verse keeps me grounded in the Lord, and reminds me to trust Him through anything and everything.

Jo Hudgeons

Jo Hudgeons

About Jo

Hi! My name is Jo Hudgeons and I’m a freshman at Texas A&M Corpus Christi studying Marine Biology, but I’m originally from Dripping Springs. I love the ocean, my cats & fishes, my family & friends, and coffee. This is my second year on Lead Team and I can’t wait for camp. I’m so excited to see what the Lord has planned for Revive this year!! My favorite bible verse is Romans 12:11

Brayson Hambrick

Brayson Hambrick

About Brayson

What’s up y’all, I’m Brayson Hambrick. I’m from Marble Falls TX and a sophomore in high school there. I’m involved in FFA where I am the sentinel for our chapter. I’m also on the JV Basketball team and the Baseball team. This will be my first year on lead team and I can’t wait to see y’all this year. My favorite bible verse is Joshua 1:9, “ Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

David Guerra

David Guerra

About David

Hello Everyone! My name is David Guerra. I grew up in Kerrville,Tx and currently live there. I am a junior at Tivy High school. I play football for Tivy and enjoy Golf as well. This is my first year as a lead team member and I am extremely excited to share my love for Christ with campers! It’s going to be an amazing ride and I can’t wait! Here is a verse I keep close. 1 Corinthians 16:13 NIV “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.”

Elijah Willard

Elijah Willard

About Elijah

Hey everybody! My name is Elijah Willard. I grew up in Houston, Texas and that is where I live today. I’m currently enrolled at Cypress Creek HS as a junior. I have been involved with Revive since 2017, Lead Team since 2022, and this year will be my second year as a Lead Teamer. I am so excited to see everyone back at camps this year and worship the Lord alongside each and everyone of you! I am going to leave you with my favorite Bible verse, which is Romans 8:38-39.

Jacob Pool

Jacob Pool

About Jacob

Hey y’all! My name is Jacob Pool. I live in Dripping Springs, Texas. I am a sophomore at Wimberley High School. I like to play basketball and I’m looking forward to helping others find or strengthen their faith at Revive. This is my first year on Lead Team and my third year going to Revive. My favorite Bible verse is Isaiah 41:10, which reads “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.“

Drew Pennington

Drew Pennington

About Drew

Hi, my name is Drew Pennington and I’m a senior in high school. I live in Gonzales, Tx where my dad is the pastor. This is my third year on lead team. I like to read, fly my drones, and build fires(Safely). My favorite Bible verse is Joshua 1:9; “Be strong and courageous, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” I can’t wait to meet y’all this summer.

Brayton Sandor

Brayton Sandor

About Brayton

Howdy! My name’s Brayton Sandor and I’m a senior at Central in San Angelo, Texas. Some fun facts about me are that I’m in FFA and I love football. This is my 2nd year on Lead Team and my 3rd year going to Revive camps. I am so elated to be able to lead the future generation closer to Christ through Lead Team. My favorite Bible verse is Matthew 10:16 which reads, “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore, be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.” I can’t wait to have fun with y’all at camp this year!

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