Download or read book Arts Camp written by Christina Clark and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arts Camp provides practical, concrete instruction that a church needs to plan, organize, staff, and conduct an annual five-day Arts Camp, including guidance on logistics, funding, finding art instructors (within both the local church and the broader community), ideas for structuring and scheduling the five days of camp, and a celebration on the Sunday following camp. Each chapter includes details on art projects, programming, music, drama, games, and resources. - Less-packaged, more theologically and pedagogically appropriate, thoughtful, and community-based alternative for Vacation Bible School. - A way for churches to conduct an artful exploration of faith

Download or read book Sacred Playgrounds written by Jacob Sorenson and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sacred Playgrounds explores the wisdom of camping ministry for Christian education and faith formation, examining its rich history and fundamental characteristics with compelling stories, groundbreaking research, and theological grounding. Christian summer camp is an integral part of the ecology of faith formation in North America, though it has received surprisingly little attention in the scholarly community until now. Camping ministry is often dismissed as simple fun and games or a brief spiritual high that does not last. However, camp experiences often serve as deeply relational and immersive faith experiences that have lasting impacts on participants. Five fundamental characteristics combine dynamically in the effective camp experience: participatory, faith-centered, safe space, relational, and unplugged from home. Together, they open the space for participants to consider new understandings of God, to have time for deep self-reflection, and to build intentional Christian community. These camp experiences are essential components in a larger ecology of faith formation, including the home and congregation. The insight and evidence presented in this book demonstrate that the contributions of camping ministry must be taken seriously among scholars, Christian educators, and ministry professionals.

Download or read book A Creative Church written by Anthony Todd Smith and published by Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company. This book was released on 2015-07-10 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Creative Church: The Arts and a Century of Renewal

Download or read book C Is for Camping written by Greg Paprocki and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduce your toddler to camping with this colorful alphabet primer featuring themes from the great outdoors. An engaging collection of 26 illustrations featuring campground favorites from Campfires and Hammocks to S’mores and Wildlife. Illustrator Greg Paprocki’s popular BabyLit alphabet board books feature his classically retro midcentury art style that’s proven to be a hit with both toddlers and adults. Discover new details in each illustration with every successive reading. Greg Paprocki works full-time as an illustrator and book designer. He has illustrated several Curious George books, as well as previous books in the Little Leonardo series, the BabyLit alphabet book series, and The Big Book of Superheroes for Gibbs Smith. He resides in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Download or read book Creative Camping written by Joy MacKay and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Traveler s Guide to Mexican Camping written by Mike Church and published by . This book was released on 2001-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mexico is the most attractive and exciting winter destination there is for American and Canadian RVers. With today's huge and costly RVs, drivers need to know what is around the next bend in the road. Updated to include new campgrounds and maps of the entire country, this invaluable guide provides addresses, telephone numbers, open dates, facilities for every safe campground in Mexico, and detailed directions on finding them. It also includes information on preparing an RV for an extended trip, what equipment to take, how to cross the border, and the communities surrounding the campsites. Information on Belize (on Mexico's south-eastern border) has also been included.

Download or read book The Blessing Of A Skinned Knee written by Wendy Mogel and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-12-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beloved bestseller that offers a practical, inspiring new roadmap for raising self-reliant, ethical, and compassionate children. In the trenches of a typical day, every parent encounters a child afflicted with ingratitude and entitlement. In a world where material abundance abounds, parents want so badly to raise self-disciplined, appreciative, and resourceful children who are not spoiled by the plentitude around them. But how to accomplish this feat? The answer has eluded the best-intentioned mothers and fathers who overprotect, overindulge, and overschedule their children's lives. Dr. Mogel helps parents learn how to turn their children's worst traits into their greatest attributes. Starting with stories of everyday parenting problems and examining them through the lens of the Torah, the Talmud, and important Jewish teachings, The Blessing of a Skinned Knee shows parents how to teach children to honor their parents and to respect others, escape the danger of overvaluing children's need for self-expression so that their kids don't become "little attorneys," accept that their children are both ordinary and unique, and treasure the power and holiness of the present moment. It is Mogel's singular achievement that she makes these teachings relevant for any era and any household of any faith. A unique parenting book, designed for use both in the home and in parenting classes, with an on-line teaching guide to help facilitate its use, The Blessing of a Skinned Knee is both inspiring and effective in the day-to-day challenge of raising self-reliant children.

Download or read book In Unison written by Jeremy Camp and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: And the greatest of these is… Jeremy Camp became a GRAMMY®-nominated singer and songwriter, released four gold albums, and received two American Music Awards nominations. While on a three-month-long tour, Jeremy met and built a friendship with the lead singer of another band. In a beautiful and inspiring story their love unfolded taking them both by surprise. After 16 years of marriage, Jeremy and Adrienne have experienced devastating losses and incredible joy, and have grown alongside each other. They continue to build a friendship as they juggle life and frequent separations, due to tour schedules, with the demands and stressors of parenting their three kids. In Unison is the story of the lessons they’ve learned in love and marriage told from each of their voices. They vulnerably share the highs and lows of life together and offer practical advice for how to deal with conflict, manage finances, move through grief, and work to build your own family culture. You can’t do marriage without Jesus, and when you keep Him in the middle, together, you can build a lasting love.

Download or read book Your Faith Your Life written by Jenifer Gamber and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide for newcomers to the Episcopal Church is written and designed to provide accessible and user-friendly reading, with an easy-going look and style that's packed full of substance.

Download or read book Camps Retreats Missions and Service Ideas written by Youth Specialties, and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly 200 ideas for planning meaningful, memorable experiences for your kids! -Camps & Retreats . . . The drive up the mountain . . . The opening talk . . . The outdoor activities . . . The closing fireside -- here's a lodgeful of ideas for organizing successful camps and retreats. - Missions . . . Because even foreign mission work can start within our own borders, you'll find dozens of ideas for helping overseas missionaries right here at home. A used-Bible drive, a scavenger hunt for missionary supplies -- activities like these not only benefit missionaries, but also help your kids understand the personal, local aspects of mission work. - Service . . . Expose your students to others' needs! Inside you'll find ways to help children, the community at large, the elderly, the poor and homeless, shut-ins, and the sick and disabled Whether you're a youth worker or recreation director in a church, school, club, or camp -- Camps, Retreats, Missions, & Service Ideas is your storehouse of proven, youth-group tested ideas.

Download or read book Creative Worship written by Ian Price and published by Wood Lake Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 1999 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poems, readings, songs, and other ideas to build creative worship services covering the major seasons of the Christian year. Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost. There are services for Christmas. A Service of Solace remembers with love and thanksgiving those who have died. Worship together at New Year and journey with Jesus through the last hours of his life with a Passover re-enactment, a Tenebrae service, a Good Friday liturgy focused on Christ's "seven words form the cross", and cry "alleluia" in joy on Easter morning. For Pentecost there is an agape meal for use in homes or at the church, including a celebration of gifts and graces. For each there is a full liturgy.

Download or read book Brim written by Andra Moran and published by Chalice Press. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worship Leader Magazine's 2013 Editor's Pick for Service planners category. BRIM opens your eyes to creative, artistic worship possibilities. Inside you will find ways to engage your team, worship templates to launch the creative process, and encouragement for the solo worship planner. BRIM combines music, art resources, imagery, digital content, leader devotionals, prayer encounters, practical how-to's and more to jumpstart your creative engine and to create new, meaningful worship experiences.

Download or read book Basic Camp Management written by Armand B. Ball and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manage your camp more effectively with the leading textbook for camp administration courses everywhere, including the American Camping AssociationÆs Basic Camp Director Course. The authorsùseasoned and respected professionalsùshare their expertise in seventeen insightful and newly revised chapters filled with resources, useful examples, and a wealth of important information on topics important to all camp administrators: òCamp DirectorÆs Job òLeadership Styles òPhilosophy and Mission òParticipant Growth and Development òDesigning Your Program òPersonnel Organization, Policies, Recruitment òStaff Training, Supervision, Performance Appraisal òSelection, Development, and Maintenance of the Site òRisk Management, Records, Accreditation òOperation and Supervision of Central Services òMarketing òBusiness and Finance, Budgeting, Fund Raising, Records òVolunteers, Legal Ramifications, Committees, and Boards òEvaluations and Reporting òBecoming a Professional It is increasingly critical for camps to prove their importance in the youth development arena by providing measurable outcomes. This new edition helps you meet the needs of campers, parents, and staff in professional, outcome-driven waysùin a more user and Internet friendly format.

Download or read book Introducing Christian Education written by and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2001-09-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the success of his 1992 collection Foundations of Ministry (over 17,000 sold), Michael Anthony offers Introducing Christian Education to fill the need in the C.E. curriculum for an introductory foundations textbook--one that provides an overview and understanding of the broad range of subjects included in C.E.--for college and seminary use. Thirty-one chapters are offered under the following sections: 1) Foundations of C.E.; 2) Developmental Perspectives of C.E.; 3) Educational Implications of C.E.; 4) Organization, Administration, and Leadership; 5) C.E. Applied to the Family; and 6) Specialized Ministries. Contributors include Robert Pazmiño, Jim Wilhoit, Julie Gorman, Klaus Issler, and Ted Ward. FROM THE FOREWORD BY LESTER C. BLANK JR. Introducing Christian Education will become a major resource text for church leaders and Christian education leaders who are professors of Christian education. It will be a valuable resource in my personal library. The desired outcome will be Psalm 78:72: "He cared for them with a true heart and led them with skillful hands."

Download or read book Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome written by R. Kent Hughes and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2008-01-07 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year thousands of God's servants leave the ministry convinced they are failures. Years ago, in the midst of a crisis of faith, Kent Hughes almost became one of them. But instead he and his wife Barbara turned to God's Word, determined to learn what God had to say about success and to evaluate their ministry from a biblical point of view. This book describes their journey and their liberation from the "success syndrome"-the misguided belief that success in ministry means increased numbers. In today's world it is easy to be seduced by the secular thinking that places a number on everything. But the authors teach that true success in ministry lies not in numbers but in several key areas: faithfulness, serving, loving, believing, prayer, holiness, and a Christlike attitude. Their thoughts will encourage readers who grapple with feelings of failure and lead them to a deeper, fuller understanding of success in Christian ministry. This book was originally published by Tyndale in 1987 and includes a new preface.

Download or read book Exile and Creativity written by Susan Rubin Suleiman and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays that range chronologically from the Renaissance to the 1990s, geographically from the Danube to the Andes, and historically from the Inquisition to the Holocaust, examine the complexities and tensions of exile, focusing particularly on whether exile tends to block, or to enhance, artistic creativity. 16 photos.

Download or read book Rejoicing with Creation written by Tom Malone and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: