Had the awesome chance to connect with my ministry roots recently. I started out in youth ministry before becoming a lead pastor, and most recently a church planter. From time to time, it great to back where you started.
Kind of like when you walk into a room and forget why you walked into the room. I always retrace my steps and go back where I started from and I usually remember what I was going after. For me, a week at camp serving as Pastor of the Week (POW) is that going back and remembering.
Camp Tekoa is a United Methodist Camp in the mountains of North Carolina. Each summer for the past few years I have taken a week to serve Christ in the mountains at camp. My duties include opening and closing campfire talks, and small group time with each of the family groups. The groups usually have 10 - 15 kids, ranging in age from 2nd graders to high school students. this was one of the best years yet.
A cool thing about this year was "Barnabas Camp" - which is a camp experience for people with mentally handicapping conditions. Barnabas was a follower of Christ who's name means "son of encouragement". The Barnabas campers were just that, an encouragement.
On the last day of camp, we have a closing campfire. During the closing talk I invited campers and staff to stand to indicate a desire to pursue full time ministry. 5 stood. We also had 15 campers stand to indicate their desire to follow Christ. The evening closes with a candlelight service around the lake. See Picture.
Kind of like when you walk into a room and forget why you walked into the room. I always retrace my steps and go back where I started from and I usually remember what I was going after. For me, a week at camp serving as Pastor of the Week (POW) is that going back and remembering.
Camp Tekoa is a United Methodist Camp in the mountains of North Carolina. Each summer for the past few years I have taken a week to serve Christ in the mountains at camp. My duties include opening and closing campfire talks, and small group time with each of the family groups. The groups usually have 10 - 15 kids, ranging in age from 2nd graders to high school students. this was one of the best years yet.
A cool thing about this year was "Barnabas Camp" - which is a camp experience for people with mentally handicapping conditions. Barnabas was a follower of Christ who's name means "son of encouragement". The Barnabas campers were just that, an encouragement.
On the last day of camp, we have a closing campfire. During the closing talk I invited campers and staff to stand to indicate a desire to pursue full time ministry. 5 stood. We also had 15 campers stand to indicate their desire to follow Christ. The evening closes with a candlelight service around the lake. See Picture.
If you are interested in more information about this camp - follow this link: Camp Tekoa.
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