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Brian Frick is the Associate for Camp and Conferences Ministries with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He has been involved in camp and conference ministry since high school. For the past ten years, Brian has served as program director of Johnsonburg Center in New Jersey, Westminster Woods in California, and Heartland Center in Missouri.

Camp and conference ministry compliments and partners with other ministry aspects of our church to foster faith development and reflection. As our communities and our church changes, our ministries need to grow and adapt with creative and emergent programming and leadership to meet new realities.

These blogs entries, though varied, are intended to spur thought and conversation around the opportunities and challenges before us.

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July 22, 2011

Sympathy and Prayers for Shooting Victims in Norway

Our deepest sympathies go out to the families, staff, and participants affected by the recent shootings at a youth camp outside of Oslo, Norway.   There are no words to express the tragedy of such senseless violence.  We pray for peace for the families of those killed and injured as they grapple with the violence and loss inflicted upon their loved ones.

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July 22, 2011

Inspiration for a Tiring Summer

We are in week 5 of Summer Camp.  My Director of Summer Camp used this quote at the end of a memo to summer staff, and I am still laughing.  Feel free to use it!

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July 21, 2011

A Transforming Life

I can tie a string in a knot with one hand.  Not a bad skill.  Sort of useless, but in it's own way, transforming.  Pete Rasmussen taught me that a few years ago.  Though it may not have changed my life, it was his calm presence and the heartfelt connection with everyone that made him special and filled his ministry.

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July 12, 2011

What Matters?

If you read my blog, you will find I am interested in a wide variety of subjects related to camp, conference and retreat ministry.  I like to look at the ministry facilities we have as "Centers for Mission and Ministry" because they are one of the most flexible resources we have in our church.  From facilities for education and retreat, to acres of God's creation, to skilled and multi-talented/flexible staff to help put any idea into action, to their reach into all aspects of church life, our centers are truly under-used and undervalued.

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July 5, 2011

The Narrow Gate

A good friend of mine, Ray Jones (and the Coordinator for Evangelism, the Mission Area Camp and Conferences is housed in at GAMC), posted this prior to Easter and I enjoyed his reflections so thought you might as well!

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