Camping Anyone?
By Dickie Hinton, Conference Director of Camp and Retreat Ministries
In a recent blog, Bishop Sally Dyck of Minnesota makes the following statement about camping ministry:
“The Sunday afternoon and evening following annual conference, I went out to Kingswood camp to teach the "theology" session for our camp counselors. It's great fun, partly because most of them are young adults and I enjoy listening to and interacting with them. Although, two of our camp counselors are retirees (think about that!).I shared my presuppositions about camp:1) Parents send kids to camp for spiritual formation.2) Church camp provides in its 24/7 format the opportunity for more than 1 year of Sunday School impact.3) Over 80% of adults in church today became Christians by or during their teen years.4) 60-85% of those adults made their first commitment to Christ at camp.So, the week of camp is an important one in the life of campers, counselors, our annual conference, and the mission of our church which is to make disciples of Jesus Christ!”
Wow! What a responsibility and better yet, what a tremendous OPPORTUNITY!
Our Tennessee Conference Camp and Retreat Ministries are at an important place in history. We are in the process of re-evaluating our entire structure and we are presently studying the use of our facilities at Cedar Crest. We stand in need of the prayers of our annual conference as we develop program ministries designed with the intention of making disciples of Jesus Christ. We also need your support and your ideas! Please feel free to e-mail your thoughts or your concerns to ccrm@tnumc.org.
If your church needs assistance in any way to plan or execute an event at one of our facilities, if you need new retreat ideas for your church or for groups in your church, or if you need a Sunday morning or Wednesday evening speaker, please feel free to call or e-mail Reverend Dickie Hinton at the Office of Camp and Retreat Ministries. He is available to help with your needs in this important area of ministry.
In the meantime though, we are open for business and we are available for your church or group to utilize our facilities. We have availability at both camps and would love to have you visit us at Cedar Crest or Beersheba Springs Assembly. Reservations can be made for both camps by calling the Office of Camp and Retreat Ministries at (931)692-3669. Our address is: P.O. Box 577, Beersheba Springs, TN 37305 and our e-mail is: ccrm@tnumc.org.
Hope to see you on the Beersheba mountain or in the Cedar Crest woods by the lake!
In a recent blog, Bishop Sally Dyck of Minnesota makes the following statement about camping ministry:
“The Sunday afternoon and evening following annual conference, I went out to Kingswood camp to teach the "theology" session for our camp counselors. It's great fun, partly because most of them are young adults and I enjoy listening to and interacting with them. Although, two of our camp counselors are retirees (think about that!).I shared my presuppositions about camp:1) Parents send kids to camp for spiritual formation.2) Church camp provides in its 24/7 format the opportunity for more than 1 year of Sunday School impact.3) Over 80% of adults in church today became Christians by or during their teen years.4) 60-85% of those adults made their first commitment to Christ at camp.So, the week of camp is an important one in the life of campers, counselors, our annual conference, and the mission of our church which is to make disciples of Jesus Christ!”
Wow! What a responsibility and better yet, what a tremendous OPPORTUNITY!
Our Tennessee Conference Camp and Retreat Ministries are at an important place in history. We are in the process of re-evaluating our entire structure and we are presently studying the use of our facilities at Cedar Crest. We stand in need of the prayers of our annual conference as we develop program ministries designed with the intention of making disciples of Jesus Christ. We also need your support and your ideas! Please feel free to e-mail your thoughts or your concerns to ccrm@tnumc.org.
If your church needs assistance in any way to plan or execute an event at one of our facilities, if you need new retreat ideas for your church or for groups in your church, or if you need a Sunday morning or Wednesday evening speaker, please feel free to call or e-mail Reverend Dickie Hinton at the Office of Camp and Retreat Ministries. He is available to help with your needs in this important area of ministry.
In the meantime though, we are open for business and we are available for your church or group to utilize our facilities. We have availability at both camps and would love to have you visit us at Cedar Crest or Beersheba Springs Assembly. Reservations can be made for both camps by calling the Office of Camp and Retreat Ministries at (931)692-3669. Our address is: P.O. Box 577, Beersheba Springs, TN 37305 and our e-mail is: ccrm@tnumc.org.
Hope to see you on the Beersheba mountain or in the Cedar Crest woods by the lake!
