Posted on Aug 30 2007 | Tagged as: church stuff, newsletter articles
As many of you already know, I’m very excited that Patt Hardaway will be joining us as our new Senior Minister. Previously our paths have crossed at clergy gatherings, Regional events, and General Assemblies. During those encounters she always struck me as someone who was very sharp, gifted, and blessed with a personality […]
Posted on Aug 07 2007 | Tagged as: church stuff, newsletter articles
One of the things that I enjoy most about my ministry here at Collierville Christian Church is that I am able to lead an adult Sunday school class each week. For almost three years I’ve had the privilege of leading the Campbellight Class, a group that began meeting in the chair storage room off […]
Posted on Jun 11 2007 | Tagged as: newsletter articles
We are now over a week into summer (as I define it, anyway) and I just completed my first big event: co-directing CYF Conference, our week-long camp for high school youth at Bethany Hills. There were over 70 youth and 20 adults from all over Tennessee in attendance and any of the youth from […]
Posted on Jun 10 2007 | Tagged as: CYF Conference, church camp
Note: This is the sixth in a series of articles written during CYF Conference, our week-long camp for high school youth from across Tennessee held at Bethany Hills Camp & Conference Center.
Not too much to report on our final morning of camp. We had breakfast, cleaned our small group areas, cleaned our rooms, and […]
Posted on Jun 09 2007 | Tagged as: CYF Conference, church camp, church stuff
Note: This is the fifth in a series of articles written during CYF Conference, our week-long camp for high school youth from across Tennessee held at Bethany Hills Camp & Conference Center.
On Friday our theme was “Sent on the Way,” and our focus scripture was the story of “The Great Commission” in Matthew 28:16-20. […]
Posted on Jun 08 2007 | Tagged as: CYF Conference, church camp, church stuff
Note: This is the fifth in a series of articles written during CYF Conference, our week-long camp for high school youth from across Tennessee held at Bethany Hills Camp & Conference Center.
It’s officially hot and humid at camp now, and the days of wearing long pants in the morning have come to a close. […]
Posted on Jun 07 2007 | Tagged as: CYF Conference, church camp, church stuff
Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles written during CYF Conference, our week-long camp for high school youth from across Tennessee held at Bethany Hills Camp & Conference Center.
I was surprised as we began Wednesday that I was not quite as tired as I usually am by this point the halfway point […]
Posted on Jun 06 2007 | Tagged as: CYF Conference, church camp, church stuff
Note: This is the third in a series of articles written during CYF Conference, our week-long camp for high school youth from across Tennessee held at Bethany Hills Camp & Conference Center.
Our second full day here at Bethany Hills brought more of the (relatively) mild weather that we’ve been enjoying, though […]
Posted on Jun 05 2007 | Tagged as: CYF Conference, church camp, church stuff
Note: This is the second in a series of articles written during CYF Conference, our week-long camp for high school youth from across Tennessee held at Bethany Hills Camp & Conference Center.
As we started our first full day of camp on Monday, the weather was mercifully mild again with a great […]
Posted on Jun 04 2007 | Tagged as: CYF Conference, church camp, church stuff
Note: This is the first in a series of articles written during CYF Conference, our week-long camp for high school youth from across Tennessee held at Bethany Hills Camp & Conference Center. My friend Sunny Buchanan and I had the privilege of co-directing this camp together, marking the first time either of us had […]