Archive for July, 2008
Kids’ Camp Big Top!
Posted on 17. Jul, 2008 by frank.
Each year our church gets behind our kids ministry and works together to reach the kids and families in our community with a really cool 3 day camp. This year’s theme is a circus theme and our children’s staff has worked incredibly hard to organize a fun and exciting environment to teach the kids about [...]
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Stretch Full Circle Video
Posted on 15. Jul, 2008 by frank.
Wow, I seriously can’t believe its over. Thanks again to all our hard working volunteers. Plus – I gotta give our Student Ministry interns another shout out of thanks – April, Barb, Adam, MJ, Alex, and Brendon – you guys are awesome! To get a taste of what Stretch is like, take a look at [...]
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Stretch Day 3
Posted on 12. Jul, 2008 by frank.
Day 3 is done and I am relieved. I thank God for the opportunity to work with some great volunteers, staff, and a dedicated group of interns. Travis Crim came to speak and it was his second year in a row with us. Each night he jumped up on the stage with a tremendous amount [...]
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Stretch Day 2
Posted on 11. Jul, 2008 by frank.
Day two of Stretch ended with a bit more of a feeling of satisfaction. I was sharing with Terri how there were a few things that didn’t go as planned and she said, “Frank, when do things ever go EXACTLY as planned… THIS IS AWESOME!” She was right, and once again we had a great [...]
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Stretch Day 1
Posted on 10. Jul, 2008 by frank.
I tried to take a picture of the stage before anything got started tonight, but as you can see it didn’t come out that well with the haze machine running. I am just now getting a few minutes to sit down and write and it’s almost midnight. Things went great tonight. We had a ton [...]
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Stretch – Full Circle
Posted on 09. Jul, 2008 by frank.
This will be our church’s third year doing Stretch, our middle school summer outreach. I can’t wait to see our middle school students in this area have the time of their lives as we put on this incredible event just for them. I was sharing with our volunteers tonight how I have been involved with [...]
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Volunteer Recruiting Video
Posted on 04. Jul, 2008 by frank.
Right after we finish Stretch, our event for Middle School teens, we jump into our huge Kids’ Camp Event. This year the theme is Kids Camp Big Top! Each year we do Kids’ Camp the need for volunteers is greater and this year we need about 300 to make the camp happen. Here is one [...]
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Stretch 08 – Full Circle
Posted on 03. Jul, 2008 by frank.
I’m currently working with Ben (our Arts guy) and our interns to make Stretch, our summer middle school event, an incredible experience. Our guest speaker from last year, Travis Crim, will be coming back. He did a great job and the kids really connected with his speaking style. Take a look at the video below [...]
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Are Christians Sexy Enough?
Posted on 01. Jul, 2008 by frank.
Maybe that is a question that Barnes and Noble was trying to answer when they put together this end cap display at the end of the Christian book aisle. I don’t know, maybe I’m just weird but I thought it was funny that they figured the best place to market Sex In The City merchandise [...]
