Assigment #10

Identify a trend in Christian Camping, gain the facts, and research why should Hidden Acres follow this trend?

Assignment # 8

Choose one of the 3 philosophical tensions
1. Church based vs parachurch based
2. Centralized vs decentralized
3. Separation vs. accommodation

Separation vs accommodation can be philosophical tensions, because not everyone wants the same thing. In class we talked about how people wanted separation from big buildings and be out in the trees in a tent or cabin, and some people prefer accommodation and comfort like the Inn provides, so we need to make try to make everyone happy, so they have many different places to stay, whether its comfort or separation.

Many guys don't mind sleeping in tents or cabins, and like the outdoors and being surrounded by woods, and not a lot of buildings and stuff, but we also think about there wives, and maybe they have a little baby that needs to stay warm, or in more like an indoor building, so maybe she can stay in the inn. Many women retreats use the Inn, and appreciate that we have accommodations that fit their needs, as well as when the men retreats come, we have cabins, or RV, or tent sites available for them to use.

Separation vs accommodation is one of the philosophical tensions that we have in camp ministry. We try to work on everyones needs/wants but we will always have some kind of tensions between the two.

Assignment #7: How do you see God through nature? Go outside and tell me.

I see God through nature, by looking at the trees in the fall and watching the leaves change colors and then fall off, but they become so beautiful, and i like to take pictures and capture what God has given us, such a wonderful thing for us to see. There are so many colors.

When we were at Backbone State Park, in Northern Iowa, we got to see lots of trees changing colors, but we always got to see the deer in the morning and the sunrise and sunset at night. I don't have a really nice camera to capture what I see, but i do have a camera and that's all I need. I like to take pictures whether or not someone else thinks there good, its what I think is good to me, that God has shown me to see.

I saw God in nature, even when it was just our campfire, it burns so hot, and so orange, and I love fire, I'm a Pyro- playing with fire and fireworks, (oops, if you don't know by now, its true hehe). God was giving us heat, to stay warm with, and he made it hot enough for us to cook our food with. People say everything happens for a reason, but it is really just God working in our lives, showing and teaching us everyday things.

God shows us nature, and it is something he has created for us. He shows us how special He really is, and how He works in everyday things, such as the trees turning colors, or the colors of the sky in the morning or at night. God is everywhere, and we all can see him differently than others, but He is always there next us.

Assignment #6: Find a Christian camp that belongs to CCI, and give a description.