Summer Theme Materials

“The Way”

Summer Theme Materials Camp Fowler, 2014

1 “The Way”

“Here is the church Here is the steeple Open the door and See all the people”

Ask anyone what church they belong to and you are likely to get directions to a building down the street or across town. “Church” has become synonymous with “building.” Rarely do we get to thinking about what “Church” really is.

This theme started as a discussion with Melissa Brandes, a former staff who is currently getting her doctorate in Christian Education. “You’re a doctor,” I said, “what should next year’s theme be?” She said that she wasn’t a doctor… yet, and that she would get back to me. Her response two days later was this: “You’re always saying how the church is changing for these kids. Why don’t you do something about it?” The Way is our attempt to do just that.

The Church as we have known it in the Northeast is changing rapidly for many of our campers. Mainline denominations are still experiencing sharp declines, the Catholics continue to close and consolidate parishes, and the evangelical/Pentecostal movements still seem disconnected and mostly personality driven. What then, will the Church be for these young Christians? This theme explores Biblical images and ideas of the Church in an effort to prepare these children, young adults, and volunteers for where God may be leading us in this time.

The texts we will use this summer will come largely from Luke and Acts. We will follow not only the early history of the Church, but try to engage the question: “What is Church for?” Reminiscent of Wendell Berry’s essay, “What are people for?” And one of the answers may also come from Wendell. It’s possible to say that the Church is to “Practice Resurrection.” This comes from Berry’s “Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front” poem, but in an elegant way sums up the question of the role of the Church. As a reminder of that, you will find the phrase, “Practice Resurrection” on the back of our volunteer shirts and on the sleeves of this year’s staff shirts. We take this phrase to mean that as a Christian we are called to live into the new life Jesus talked about here and now; not in some heavenly future.

The idea of The Way is that the Church is about movement. Our church buildings may be 200 years old, but the Church, if it is alive, is always on the move. It seeks the resurrected Jesus, who, as the angels told us in Mark’s Gospel: “You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth… he is not here… But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you…just as he told you.” Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. So learning where Jesus went may be helpful for us as we seek to follow the way he is on.

And we don’t follow Jesus all alone, we go with others, and together we become a form of the resurrected Body of Christ. Still recognizable to those around us, yet somehow changed. 2 Together we have not only a better chance of seeing where the Christ has gone, but also of incarnating the presence of Christ in the places we currently are. What would it mean for a motely group of individuals to come together, not as a team where there are winners and losers, but as a community, where all are welcomed, cherished, and needed in order for everyone to be whole. That’s a way of “Practicing Resurrection.”

But a body that doesn’t do anything soon gets flabby and weak. We don’t need a community that resembles a couch potato. Rather, the Bible introduces us to a community that was first referred to as People of the Way. (Acts 9:2; 24:14) This means that Jesus is calling us not to just BE community but to DO community. The Acts of the Apostles gives us ideas as to what the early believers where up to. What might it mean for us today to be a community committed to living the way of the resurrected Christ? In other words, to be “Practicing Resurrection.”

But the Bible story throws a curve at us just when we think we have it all figured out. Just when we think we are THE ONES with the answers, we meet others, not like us, who have also experienced the risen Lord. (Acts 11:19-26) To be Christian is to be open to the outsiders – to those who also have met Jesus and have responded, but from their own experience. The Christian Church today is divided. Our differences have been used to separated us rather than the original intent of the Church being made up of “many different parts.” For the early Church, welcoming the outsiders in became the hallmark of what it meant to be Christian. Looking at how others practice their faith may have a way of enhancing how we individually practice our faith.

It is here that we then can begin to explore how in Christ, all things are held together. (Colossian. 1:16) Nothing exists outside of the love of Christ. As a Church, we can begin to live into the idea that Christ is calling everyone and everything into this new life. There is no sacred and secular division. “There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places.”(Wendell Berry). As the Church we have the privilege of going into all the world and, as the Body of Christ, participate in the healing of people and places. In resurrecting what has seemed to be destroyed or lost.

Finally, we come back to applying that this idea of the Church not being the building where I go to worship. Rather, we as Christians take up the role of moving through the world proclaiming, Prepare the way! The end of our role as the Church brings us back to the beginning of the story of Jesus. We prepare the way for Christ to return, not to take us away, but to live once more among us. (John 1:14). We practice resurrection in order to get ready to live in with Jesus.

What do we want campers to go home knowing? Ideas like:  When you are in a community, you don’t have to prove yourself to belong.  That being part of a church congregation is a good thing because, as a community, we can play a role in helping to “practice resurrection” in our home towns.  That being Christian means to be open to others, not shut off from them.  That the Church is on a journey that you can be part of.  That Jesus isn’t as interested in buildings and programs as he is in how you remember him in all your life.  That camp is just a glimpse of what “practicing resurrection” is all about. Wait until they see the real thing!

There are a number of good resources that may be helpful. Some of the ones I consulted are:

3 1. Practice Resurrection: a conversation on growing up in Christ, by Eugene Peterson. This is a study on Ephesians and he is the one who helped plant the thought that the Church is about practicing resurrection. 2. Colossians Remixed: Subverting the Empire, by Brian Walsh & Sylvia Keesmaat. A great look at the Colossian church through the prism of the 21st Century. The idea that the Church stands at odds with the culture of Empire informs how we engage the principalities and powers of the world as Church. 3. Jesus and Nonviolence: A Third Way, by Walter Wink. His exegesis of Matthew 5:38-40 is worth the entire book and worthy of a summer theme all its own! 4. Sex, Economy, Freedom & Community, by Wendell Berry. More than any one writer, Berry captures for me the essence of what “community” is. His essay on “Christianity and the Survival of Creation” is among the best on the topic. How do people of faith walk in a way that honors God and cares for the earth and all, human and non-human who dwell therein? Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front By Wendell Berry

Love the quick profit, the annual raise,vacation with pay. Want moreof everything ready-made. Be afraidto know your neighbors and to die.And you will have a window in your head.Not even your future will be a mysteryany more. Your mind will be punched in a cardand shut away in a little drawer.When they want you to buy somethingthey will call you. When they want youto die for profit they will let you know.

So, friends, every day do somethingthat won’t compute. Love the Lord.Love the world. Work for nothing.Take all that you have and be poor.Love someone who does not deserve it.Denounce the government and embracethe flag. Hope to live in that freerepublic for which it stands.Give your approval to all you cannotunderstand. Praise ignorance, for what manhas not encountered he has not destroyed.

Ask the questions that have no answers.Invest in the millennium. Plant sequoias.Say that your main crop is the forestthat you did not plant,that you will not live to harvest.Say that the leaves are harvestedwhen they have rotted into the mold.Call that profit. Prophesy such returns.

Put your faith in the two inches of humusthat will build under the treesevery thousand years.Listen to carrion – put your earclose, and hear the faint chatteringof the songs that are to come.Expect the end of the world. Laugh.Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyfulthough you have considered all the facts.So long as women do not go cheapfor power, please women more than men.Ask yourself: Will this satisfya woman satisfied to bear a child?Will this disturb the sleepof a woman near to giving birth?

Go with your love to the fields.Lie down in the shade. Rest your headin her lap. Swear allegianceto what is nighest your thoughts.As soon as the generals and the politicoscan predict the motions of your mind,lose it. Leave it as a signto mark the false trail, the wayyou didn’t go. Be like the foxwho makes more tracks than necessary,some in the wrong direction.

4 Practice resurrection.

The Outline of the Curriculum

Day Theme Ideas Script. suggestions Sunday “I Am the Jesus is on the move. He Mark 16: 1-8 Way…”: a God on wants his followers to be Psalm 23 the move moving with him John 14:6

Mon “You (all) are the Paul gives us an example of I Corinthians 12: 12-27 Body of Christ”: what the Church is to be: a Romans 12: 1-8 Church without body made up of many parts. walls

Tues People of “The The earliest name given to the Acts 9 Way”: Church on believers. The Church isn’t Genesis 11:1-9 (tower of the move static. It is constantly Babel – Acts 2:1-13) changing. Today we look at Acts 4:32-35 the beginning of the movement that ‘turned the world upside down.’

Wed Different flocks: a In Jesus, all people are invited Acts 10:1 – 11:26 (you might “peculiar people”: to join in this journey. Why want to ‘tell’ this rather than Church with many are there different churches ‘read’ it)  faces and traditions? Maybe each of Ephesians 2: “…Christ has us helps to show a little bit reconciled both groups…” more about what God is like.

Thurs Living into the We are to be signs of God’s Colossians 1:16-20 Kingdom: Church presence and redeeming love Luke 15: 11-32 – the Prodigal bringing all things in the world. The Church is to I Cor. 6:19 – Body as temple together in Christ “incarnate” God’s vision for of Holy Spirit. the world here and now. Nothing and no one is outside of God’s love

Fri Prepare the Way of We don’t just sit until Jesus Mark 1:1-11 the Lord: Church comes again. We are on the shining light in a way to places that need His dark world Light. How do we live this this “Way” in our homes and towns?

5 6 Sunday: WHAT’S HAPPENING? More than likely, your campers are coming up to the Chapel from just having had a s’more and a bout of singing lead by the summer staff. The kids have arrived, settled into their cabins, met their cabin counselors and new soon-to-be-friends. Emotions are anywhere from ecstatic to frightened. There will be anywhere from 50 – 120 kids. And you are on….

 TIMING There is not much time on the Sunday Evening Vespers. It’s important to get the younger campers back to their cabins before dark. Not a problem early in the summer, but later on it can be. There will be; -More music -announcements after you -a lullaby (some times) -the good night song The Chaplain will have about 10 minutes (everything is more or less…. No one really has a watch…)

WHAT TO GET ACCOMPLISHED  Introduce yourself  Introduce the theme  State your hopes for the week and how you will be available for the campers  Scripture and Prayer should be part of every gathering

 THE BIG IDEA The Church is not a building. The Church is made up of those following Jesus: whoever, wherever or whenever they are. Ideas for introducing the theme  Tell the story of the resurrection: Jesus is still on the move! . “The resurrection of Jesus establishes the conditions in which we live and mature in the Christian life and carry on this conversation: Jesus alive and present. We live our lives in the practice of what we do not originate and cannot anticipate. When we practice resurrection, we continuously enter into what is more than we are. When we practice resurrection, we keep company with Jesus, alive and present, who know where we are going better than we do, which is always “from glory unto glory.” Peterson, p. 8. Read/tell the Mark resurrection story. Make sure the kids have a little context here. Remember, many are not familiar at all with the story of Jesus. Share how Jesus is going ahead of us, just as he was his original followers. 7 Close with the John idea of Jesus being “the Way.” Let me state that there may be a number of campers, volunteers, or staff who are uncomfortable with or question the idea of Jesus’ resurrection. For some it’s more allegorical than factual. Some campers will be quick to dismiss everything else you say if you insist that they have to understand the resurrection the same way you do.

Let me suggest that as Chaplain you leave room for both ideas to be held together. To argue over the literal fact is futile, as no one has “proof.” However to dismiss the story as completely allegorical is also a tricky path as the original followers seemed to commit their lives to following a resurrected Jesus.

Leave room for the mystery and the questions. For to practice resurrection (Thursday’s theme), one must spend time pondering it.

 Share some of your personal story: . How have you begun to follow Jesus in your life. Try to help the kids see that it isn’t about rules or knowing the right answers. It’s about moving in the direction of Jesus.

 Walking Stick: . You may want to incorporate symbols that speak of journey. A walking stick would be a nice way to start. Think about what might be used the rest of the week. These symbols serve as hangers for the campers to hang their learnings on and make it easier to remember from day to day. An idea of a week’s worth of symbols could be:  Walking Stick – “I am the Way….” Psalm 23 would go nice with this.  Boots -Body of Christ – all parts are important  Map/compass -The Way – symbolizes that we are moving as a Church.  Bag of GORP – Peculiar People – each provides what the other needs. (and a lot of nuts!)  Backpack - Bringing all things together: (all things are held together in the pack)  Prayer Flags or Rock Cairns -Going out into all the world to proclaim Christ and welcome people in.

Note: You may want to institute a rhythm to your vespers. Perhaps it will be lighting a candle (which represents Christ and helps us find our way); or saying a Psalm or liturgy. It may include corporate prayer with the campers. Make sure you save time to be able to do this in an unhurried way.

 CLOSING OUT You might want to give a hint of what’s going to be happening the rest of the week with our Discovery times.

 RANDOM OTHER STUFF…. Think about how you want the Chapel to be set up. More than likely the campers will be on the floor facing the side of the Chapel, so that the overhead can be used more readily for music. Ideas to think about:  Do you want the symbols of our faith prevalent? Will the communion table/elements be visible?  Will you use a Christ candle? If so, how 8  Do you want to establish a ritual of gathering or leaving? Some chaplains will do focused breathing or a prayer that involves the campers. That sort of thing. Campers understand rituals better than we might give them credit for.

 THOUGHTS/NOTES/RANDOM IDEAS!

9 Monday: THE BODY OF CHRIST: CHURCH WITHOUT WALLS  WHAT’S HAPPENING? Alright, game’s on for the week. Campers have had their first night and are getting settled in. The rules they heard yesterday are now being matched to the rhythms they will get today. There are swim tests to be had and often canoe clinics/low ropes activities to help build relationships and prepare the campers for their activities. Most weeks will have sign ups today, so there is anticipation around that as well. We will do our “French Louie” drill today that will be disruptive, but remind the campers that we are taking care of them. Much of today will be experiencing how camp “goes against the flow” of our normal daily rhythms. Getting up early, jumping in a lake, starting the day with worship and prayer, living with 8 others, etc. Remember these things as you introduce the theme to the campers. The idea of Church being the body of Christ is perfect for today as we learn to live in community around the camp. Jumpers help set tables; others are needed to succeed on the low ropes course; a canoe works better if both paddlers are working together.

 TIMING You will have Morning Watch, Discovery Time, and Vespers to plan for. You may also want to give the cabin counselors some ideas on what to talk about with their campers back at the cabin at bedtime. There will be music lead by summer staff. Are there songs that you think might be good for this day? Tell your assistant chaplain ahead of time.

WHAT TO GET ACCOMPLISHED  Re-introduce yourself  Re-introduce the theme: THE WAY, the Church is people on the move, following the risen Christ.  Start developing the rhythm of being aware of God’s presence throughout the day. Think of how you might do that and how important that can be as a learning tool & spiritual discipline.  Scripture and Prayer should be part of every gathering

 THE BODY OF CHRIST: CHURCH WITHOUT WALLS:  Make “the Body of Christ” 10 . Read/tell I Corinthians 12:12-27. Then as a group (You may need several groups if you have a full camp. Ideally 30 +/- campers make a workable sized body), place yourselves on the “Body”. Have campers share what gift/talent/desire/interest they have that made them choose one part (such as an ear ‘because I’m a good listener’) or another. . Share that a body often has to compensate for a lost or hurt part. It can do that. It’s just designed to work best when all the parts are present. That’s like the Church.

 Help the campers to see the difference between a “TEAM” and a “BODY”: The major image our campers have today of Community are ‘teams.’ We encourage our kids to join in sports and teams are omni-present in the worlds of our children. And there is a lot of good things to like about ‘teams.’ In many ways they look like communities. But they are not. When Paul talks about everyone becoming a member of the body of Christ, there are significant differences between a team and a body. Below are just a few. I’m sure you can come up with more: TEAM BODY Made up of many different positions Made up of many different parts (I Cor. 12:12) Has a common goal of “winning”/beating Strives for a more “excellent way”: Love the other. (us vs. them) (I Cor. 12:31) (welcoming all) Someone outside the team (the coach) calls Someone who is part of the body (Christ) the shots. calls the shots. (I Cor. 12:18) You can get kicked off the team. You can’t be kicked out of the body. The better players are more important to “the members who seem to be weaker are the team. indispensable.” (I Cor. 12:22) This exercise could be done in small groups with everyone looking at I Cor. 12:12- 13:13). You could share ideas about teams and what you like about them, what teams people have been on, what makes for a good team.

 Do a number of initiative exercises that demonstrate “interdependence” as opposed to “independence.” The Church as “body” is important because it means that we are connected together to others. We don’t go through life alone. Sometimes this makes things harder and sometimes it makes things easier. It always makes things more interesting. Here’s an idea of what you can do with a cabin group to model being connected. o Try and get 4 groups of 2 campers each. A counselor may have to join in to make it an even number. You are going to do a relay that will demonstrate being connected. Each group will do one of the tasks. They are: . Three legged race around the chapel. . Two campers working together to tie a shoe. One camper uses her right hand and one camper uses his left. . Blindfold one camper and have another, using only words, help him find I Corinthians 12:12 in a Bible. . Have two campers work together to build a “chi bagoda”: a balance house out of rocks. Process with the campers what was hard about working together? What did they have to do? Sometimes being a community is harder than going it alone. o Now get them together as a group and do the Circle of Friends exercise (make sure everyone knows the rules before starting!). Process with the campers this 11 exercise: Would you have fallen if there was no one around? How did it feel to be gently passed around the circle? How does “trust” feel? o OR, get the entire camper group to do a lap sit. The staff will help to make this happen and it will be hard to do with the youngest campers. However, it is a great visual about how being a group together is so much more fun that having to go it alone in the world.

 THE “JESUS STORY” Each day we will offer you one of these. It may be important for our campers, who may or may not have any idea who Jesus is, to learn a little bit more about the One we are following as Church. A “Jesus Story” to help illustrate the point of the day may be helpful. This can also be something you give counselors to read back in their cabins with their campers as a way of ending their day and settling them down.  The baptism of Jesus: Luke 3:21-22. Baptism is the ultimate symbol of belonging to the body of Christ. The RCA understanding of baptizing infants fits the idea that you don’t have to be good or strong or even helpful to belong. You are here because you are loved, before you even know how to love back. Helping the campers hear this may just be one of the more important teaching you bring all week.

 THE LESSONS OF THE GEESE I FOUND THIS AND THOUGHT SOME OF YOU MIGHT USE IT OR SOMETHING LIKE IT FOR MORNING WATCH OR VESPERS.

 THE LEARNINGS OF THE DAY Think about what you want the campers to leave with at the end of this first day. Jesus doesn’t call us together to be a team. He calls us together to be a body. The Church isn’t about winning anything. It’s about living in a radical way that cares for everyone.

 THOUGHTS/NOTES/RANDOM IDEAS!

I just had a thought. The word Nelson Mandela used so well to help hold South Africa together was the word: UBUNTU: “I am because we are”. It seems like it fits somewhere into this day…

12 Tuesday: PEOPLE OF “THE WAY”: CHURCH ON THE MOVE “It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.”

― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings  WHAT’S HAPPENING? Today, things are moving at camp. Younger kids are in their rotation groups. Older kids start their all day sessions. Many will be hiking mountains or paddling all day. Rain and/or high winds will affect activities a lot the next 3 days. If your Discovery is in the morning, campers will be ready to get to their rotations (or sessions for Una Tierra). If your Discovery is in the evening, you may be dealing with some campers who are pretty tired. Either way, play your presentations to the strength of what’s happening around you. Pray for the trips about to go or give thanks and hear about where they saw the Body of Christ today. For many of our campers, today’s theme is perfect. They will actually be “on the Way” whether hiking, sailing, or paddling. Even those who are doing low ropes or arts are ‘on the way’ today. Don’t forget that this is a great teachable moment! Think of how you might use this in your time with the campers at Morning Watch, Discovery, or Vespers.

 TIMING Remember to pay attention to the campers. If they are eager to go, don’t make them sit longer than they need to. If they are exhausted, feel free to work with the Assistant Chaplain to make adjustments to emphasize the main points, then move on.

WHAT TO GET ACCOMPLISHED  Re-introduce what we’ve already learned.  If you’ve started a rhythm/ritual, now is the day to make it stick.  Scripture and Prayer should be part of every gathering. Share with them the news that the original name for Jesus’ followers was “People of the Way”. Ponder why they might have been called that…  Share the idea that Church is about people following God to wherever God may be headed.

 PEOPLE OF “THE WAY”: CHURCH ON THE MOVE  Tower of Babel & Pentecost Genesis 11:1-9 (tower of Babel – Acts 2:1-13) . These two stories are bookends in Scripture. One sends people out, with different languages to separate them. One sends people out, with different languages to bring 13 them all back together. Tell campers that Pentecost is also the birthday of the Church. You might want to introduce the idea of Church as “Way” through these stories. There’s a good chance that none of the kids will know these stories. Also, if it’s windy out, you almost HAVE to tell the story of Pentecost! 

 Take a hike! . Walk in small groups (1 -2 cabin groups each) along the Woodlands Trail. This is about ¾ mile, so it will take up the entire Discovery Time. There are many ideas of what you can do on your hike: stop and talk about famous journeys from the Bible (Abram, Moses, David to Goliath, Ruth, etc); stop at intervals and tell another story from the life of Jesus; stop at times and have kids reflect on what they see, or hear, or smell, etc.) Process this back together. How is following Jesus like a journey? How is the idea of Church being movement more exciting than that of a Church never moving?

 Emmaus Walks . This would be for older groups. Get campers in groups of 3-4 with one adults (staff/counselors) and have them walk around camp for 30 minutes. Have the adults share (briefly, so that there is time for campers to share), what their faith journey has been like so far. Make sure they understand that this sharing is “descriptive” (describing what happened to ME), not “prescriptive” (describing what must happen to YOU). Come back and process this in the large group with any campers who may feel lead to share.

 Introduce the Labyrinth . To be Church is to be on the move. The history of Pilgrimage is big in the Christian (and other) traditions. Fowler currently has 2 labyrinths on site. We have information at camp regarding how to use labyrinths. You’ll want to talk with our Summer Chaplain to plan how you can use them with your group. . You also could set up a meditative walk around camp. This could go any number of ways. But it might be a good way to model the idea of Church on the move.

 THE “JESUS STORY” (LUKE 10: 1-9) Today’s “Jesus story” is about Jesus sending his friends out. They are on a journey across the land and they don’t know what will happen. Like Bilbo’s warning to Frodo: “It’s a dangerous business…” Why does Jesus tell them not to pack extra things? What do you think we need on our journey as Church? What happened on your trips today? Did you have what you needed? God never says being Church will be easy and God doesn’t promise to keep the Body of Christ from harm. God simply promises to be there in the middle of it all with us. And gives us each other for support too.

 THE LEARNINGS OF THE DAY A body is made to move. The same is so with the Body of Christ. As “Church” we are called to move out into the world. It’s exciting… it’s scary. It’s what People of the Way do though. We are out looking for all those who have lost their own way. We, like the apostles on Pentecost are sent out to share the story of what it means to belong to the entire world and invite them to come with us on our journey. Tomorrow we will see what that will mean for us!

 THOUGHTS/NOTES/RANDOM IDEAS! 14 15 “You’ll get mixed up as you already know You’ll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go So when you step, step with care and great tact And always remember life’s a great balancing act.” Dr. Seuss

 Wednesday: DIFFERENT FLOCKS: CHURCH WITH MANY FACES  WHAT’S HAPPENING? We are halfway through the week today. The campers are starting to both really get into the rhythm of camp, as well as getting a bit tired. They may be a little snippy today. They may not have quite as much bounce as they did the previous days. We try to slow Wed. down to help the campers recharge. I also wonder what they’ve learned about being together with all these ‘strange birds’? They brush their teeth differently, or wear weird clothes, or have different ways of describing things. When somebody does something different, it’s not necessarily “wrong.” It’s just, well, different! That’s the idea today. When the Churches do things differently, it’s not necessarily wrong. It may in fact, help us as we continue on our Way.

 TIMING Nothing really to note, except that if there was Night Programing on Tuesday night, then the morning schedule will be off by about 1 ½ hours. You will have plenty of warning if this is occurring your week.

WHAT TO GET ACCOMPLISHED  Help them see that Church takes on many different forms. We can learn from others who have encountered God. We don’t need to make them all like us. Indeed, we won’t be “Christian” if we are all alike!  Keep your daily rituals going. This is a powerful memory tool.  Scripture and Prayer should be part of every gathering  Share the next idea of what it means to be Church: it means welcoming others and learning from people who are not like us.

16  DIFFERENT FLOCKS: CHURCH WITH MANY FACES

 The Blind Men and the Elephant. This is the classic story of how we tend to only see things from our own perspective and that only in having the other perspectives will we get the big picture. Perhaps it should be the “blind people and the MOOSE!” 

 The Story of the First “Christians” – Acts 11:19-26. As the first followers of “THE WAY” moved out they met people who were different from them. These people also accepted the WAY of Jesus. What’s interesting now, is that they no longer have to be like the original followers of Jesus in order to be part of the BODY. (ie, they don’t have to become Jews first). So they keep much of their own cultural identity but are now welcomed. It’s at this point that the believers are given the name: CHRISTIAN.

 Exploring the different flocks: Spend some time with the campers exploring some of the symbols of faith that we have and how they are used in different traditions. Focus mainly on the 3 main branches of Christianity: Catholic (1.1 billion), Protestant (.8 billion), and Orthodox (.25 billion). Go over some of the things you might see, hear, taste, smell in worship. Emphasize how these ideas enrich us all, even if we don’t all do these things. This is also a great time to share how “worship” is movement. It is a journey, a ‘way’, that moves us to God and then out into the world. All of worship is meant to move us closer to God and empower us to move out into the world. Ideas include:  The communion table/altar  The use of incense  The pulpit and role of the bible  The bread and wine of communion/eucharist/mass  Candles: Christ candles, lighting candles for prayers  Icons and what they represent  Kneeling, bowing, folding hands  The role of singing and hymns  Liturgy and what it’s meant to do . You could do some very interesting things here including, but not limited to: 1. Having small groups share what their (if any) Church experience has been. 2. Have stations set up for campers to explore the items or rituals. Have them share later in small groups what attracted them to certain things. 3. Older campers may want to put together worship services that could actually be used for morning watches or vespers the rest of the week. Or used for the Friday service.  Using Music to tell the story. Why not work with our musicians and tell the story of Jesus and Church through music from other cultures. There are many great songs that we are learning in Spanish, French, Hebrew, and African dialects. This could be an interesting way of reminding us all that being Christian isn’t all about us!   THE “JESUS STORY” Today’s “Jesus story” is the Good Samaritan: Luke 10:25-37. It’s a classic story that’s perhaps been overused by the Church so that some of its power gets lost. It’s a story about an outsider who Jesus really shows that he is loved and close to God too. I would suggest using a simple Bible study technique such as “Head – Heart – Hand”: 17 1. HEAD: What does the story say? What are your questions? (such as ‘what’s a Samaritan?’ What’s a Levite? Etc. 2. HEART: What are your feelings within this story? Mad? Happy? Confused? Etc. 3. HAND: What action does this story make you want to take?

 THE LEARNINGS OF THE DAY Following the WAY will lead us into others who are also on the WAY. Let’s not fight and squabble over who’s ideas are best. Let’s look at how we can all help each other on the WAY.

18  Thursday: BRINGING ALL THINGS TOGETHER IN CHRIST On the Resurrection: I have no idea what happened except, as I say, what really matters is not so much what happened there as what happens now — what happens in your life and my life, what happens in the world, what happens the next five days, five years of human history. Is God making himself known in some powerful and saving way among people, even [people] who don’t give a hoot about God? Is this still a reality which is part of the madness and self-destructiveness and darkness of the world? That’s what really matters…

The essential message is that nothing, no horror can happen that can permanently, irrevocably quench the presence of holiness that is always there “underneath the everlasting arms.” No matter what dreadful things take place, that remains the heart of reality. There is that wonderful thing from the British saint, Julian of Norwich: “All shall be well, and all manner of things will be well.” That somehow remains true no matter what. That’s, I think, the message of Easter. Yes, this hideous death of a good man abandoned, as it would seem, by God. Yet the best has come out of it, which is this nourishing current of hope and new life that still flows in spite of everything. There must be a God. How else could it happen? Why else would it happen? Frederick Buechner

 WHAT’S HAPPENING? This is the last “normal” day the kids have. Friday, the schedule changes again. They should be completely in rhythm now. As chaplain, you should have gotten to know a number of kids: hanging out with them in center or camp, taking some canoeing, talking at meal times, etc. You will be able to read their mood and whether or not they are catching the ideas that you are putting forth. If they are, rock on!!! If not, make sure that you and the Summer Chaplain are talking about what can happen to make this theme work. Today is the last of the big trips for the older groups.

 TIMING Not much happening that will affect the worship/education times

WHAT TO GET ACCOMPLISHED 19  The daily themes will need reinforcing. They don’t necessarily build off of one another. Though if you are using symbols, that will help: the Body of Christ, people of the way, Christians… Up until today we have been using names to describe what Church IS. Today and tomorrow we transition to what Church DOES. This is a big shift and should be done intentionally and fully aware. Today we take on the idea of “Practicing Resurrection.” How does Church model a new life for all of creation?  Keep your daily rituals going.  Have you varied how you integrate Scripture? Are the kids getting a helpful introduction?  Share the news that Church is about “EVERYTHING.” That’s how far God’s love extends.

 BRINGING ALL THINGS TOGETHER IN CHRIST

 THE LIFE OF A FRENCH FRY The Book: Stuff: The Secret Lives of Ordinary Things, has a wonderful description of the life of a French fry. Read and have campers be part of watching how interconnected things are. Paper from Arkansas (where’s that?), potatoes from Idaho, salt from Louisiana, etc. This is a nice and often powerful opener to how what we do has consequences for good or evil all around the world. The goal of this exercise and the following one is to help illustrate Wendell Berry’s point that “There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places.” Everyone and everything is loved by God. Our actions towards others and towards the world should be based upon that Biblical understanding. (John 3:16; Ephesians 1:10; Colossians 1:20)

 WORLD OF WONDERS Fowler has developed a wonderful evening/afternoon program that can be modified for Discovery time. There are multiple stations that campers go to that highlight different things affecting our world today (global warming, overpopulation, world maps, acid rain, etc.) This could be set up either as an evening activity/Discovery time combined, or simply identify 4-5 stations that campers could visit.

 HUMAN SCULPTURE Bruce Cornwell taught us this one! Have each camper come up with a motion or sound that, for them, helps describe something they like about camp, church, school, etc. Then one by one have them do their motion and/or sound. The only stipulation is that as each new camper comes out to do their thing, they must join on to the previous campers doing their motions or sounds. This is a great follow up to I Corinthians 12. Thanks Bruce.

 PRACTICING RESURRECTION Fowler is a great place to start to explore the idea that all things are created good, loved by God, and are redeemed by God. The role of Church is to “Practice Resurrection.” Perhaps we can give the campers ways in which to participate in this way of looking at the world. Ways to do this might include: . Rotation hike to see where Camp Fowler is “practicing resurrection”  Lake – talk about acid rain and pollution. Tell campers about the composting toilets in Fenimore that help protect the lake.

20  The trees next to the labyrinth. Show them the scars from our first attempts at doing low ropes courses. We didn’t know better, so we hacked at the trees. Share with them how we now can do the same things without harming the trees.  Solar Panels on the Meadows - show them how to read the meter an explain how they work and how we are trying to produce as much as 50% of our electric from solar. Explain that 40% of NY’s electricity comes from natural gas & coal powered plants which create a great deal of carbon in the atmosphere. NYS has a goal of having 30% of its electric come from renewables by 2015. Our goal is 50%!  Gardens/chickens – the gardens have grown since they first were started in around 1998. They are where they are because the land was ‘no good’ for anything else. By composting food and being good stewards we are now able to raise a great deal of produce from this “useless” land.  Kitchen – in 2005 we started a whole foods kitchen. Learn about how we have changed our food and why and how that is a form of “practicing resurrection.” . You could end this rotation with having campers write on Newsprint or in journals, way that they might try to bring new life to things that seem worn out or useless.

 THE “JESUS STORY” Today’s “Jesus story” is the parable of the Sheep and the Goats (Matthew 25: 31-46) You can share this as a parable meant to frighten children (which I don’t believe that’s a good use for it!) or as one that shows what it means to “practice resurrection.” Those who act in love and awareness and caring are the ones who receive God’s embrace. Those who act selfishly and uncaringly are the ones sent away. How different would Church be from the rest of the world if we would focus on love.

 THE LEARNINGS OF THE DAY We get to live into the story of Jesus alive and with us every day. All we have to do is open our eyes and see where we can practice resurrection. What a great way to look at life and an empowering way to live!  THOUGHTS/NOTES/RANDOM IDEAS!

21  Friday: PREPARING THE WAY: CHURCH AS SALT & LIGHT

 WHAT’S HAPPENING? This is the final day of “Discovery Time.” If you’ve been holding it in the evening, be ready to present in the morning, just after clean cabin time: 10:00 AM. The day then moves to activities, lunch, moose kissing, beach party and then to Friday Evening Worship, which is just that. The campers often get dressed up, the pews are moved back into the chapel and we hold a final worship. For some kids, this is as close as they will get to a traditional worship service. One note on that: while we want the service to help wrap up the week for the kids, this is not an altar call. Lifetime commitments to Christ should not be manipulated at camp where their emotions are too close to the surface. Today’s theme could be thought of as the “NOW WHAT?” stage in the learning process. We’ve learned the “WHAT?” that Church means something far more than the building that houses our various communities. Yesterday we got the “SO WHAT?” and how we could begin living as Church by practicing resurrection. Today we turn our thoughts back to our homes, families, schools, and towns. Will I, Joe and Jane Camper, ignore everything we talked about or will I begin to apply these things in my own life?

 TIMING Campers are ready to get to the beach party in the morning and often ready for Pizza Party/Dinner and camp fires after the Friday Evening Worship.

WHAT TO GET ACCOMPLISHED  Re-introduce what we’ve already learned.  Continue and cap off any ritual you may have started  Scripture and Prayer should be part of every gathering

 PREPARING THE WAY: CHURCH AS SALT & LIGHT  SALT AND LIGHT o One of the best images of how Church is to be is found in Matthew 5:13-16. The images are as relevant today as they were 2,000 years ago. You can model how salt and light both are best when they bring out the goodness of ‘the other.’ When Jesus calls us “salt and light” we are encouraged to prepare the Way for him by adding to the goodness of the world. 22  THE WALK TO EMMAUS o Read or summarize the Emmaus Story. This powerful story is an example of what we might use to provide reflection time for our campers. If you’ve used this earlier in the week, you won’t have to explain how it works. Small groups go out and “re-member” what we have been learning this week. What’s been significant, important, confusing, etc.? Depending on the adult, perhaps they will walk the labyrinth again or go to a favorite spot in camp to sit and reflect. Perhaps a small group prayer for guidance, strength, hope, etc. may be in order. You will want to prep the volunteers and staff ahead of time, but this can often be a powerful way of helping campers put together disparate pieces of the week (both in the Chapel and out of the Chapel…. For that is the Way of God!). Perhaps give each adult a small hunk of bread or some food to share at the end of their time with the campers.

 PRAYER FLAGS o One of the ways to help campers visualize their learning is to have them decorate Prayer Flags with their hopes, with how they might “practice resurrection” as they follow the Way. You will need enough flags for every camper and volunteer. Markers will be important. These prayers can be written or put into pictures. It will be good to string them together for each cabin and possibly hang them for Sunday evening service. They can take these home with them on Saturday as a reminder of their learnings.

 PERSONAL LETTERS o This too is a great idea. You will need envelopes, paper, and pens. Campers can write themselves a letter that we will send them in late Autumn. This can be like a letter in the Bible. They can greet themselves and encourage them to keep following way. They can then seal them in a self addressed envelope and Fowler will mail it out. Make it known that these are NEVER read by Fowler staff. They are private and personal. Perhaps you can put a package of salt in each one before they seal it as a reminder!   THOUGHTS/NOTES/RANDOM IDEAS!

23 Saturday:  WHAT’S HAPPENING? They head home this morning. They are packed up and ready to go. Most haven’t slept much and there are many who are sad their week is over and that their new friends have to leave.

 TIMING There is just Morning Watch today.

WHAT TO GET ACCOMPLISHED  Probably the best thing you can do is leave them with your story of where you think Church, and therefore, all of us, are on the WAY to. Encourage them on their Way. Scripture such as Psalm 23 may be helpful. As will a song like Colossians or Trees of the Field. You literally, have the last word.  Make sure you are around for the hug circle so that you can say goodbye to each and every camper. This is very important! You will also be able to meet many of the parents. Be outgoing and share with them your thoughts on the week as a chaplain.

24 RESOURCES

LESSONS FROM THE GEESE

 Fact #1 – As each bird flaps its wings, it creates uplift for the bird following. By flying in a "V" formation, the whole flock adds 71 percent greater flying range than if one bird flew alone. Lesson Learned – People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier because they are traveling on the strength of one another.

 Fact #2 – Whenever a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to fly alone and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird immediately in front. Lesson Learned – If we have as much sense as geese, we will stay in formation with those who are ahead of where we want to go and be willing to accept their help as well as give ours to others.

 Fact #3 – When the lead goose gets tired, it rotates back into the formation and another goose flies at the point position. Lesson Learned – It pays to take turns doing the hard tasks and sharing leadership.

 Fact #4 – The geese in formation honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed. Lesson Learned – We need to make sure our honking from behind is encouraging, and not something else.

 Fact #5 – When a goose gets sick or wounded or shot down, two geese drop out of formation and follow it down to help and protect it. They stay with it until it is able to fly again, or dies. Then they launch out on their own, with another

25 formation, or they catch up with their flock. Lesson Learned – If we have as much sense as geese do, we too, will stand by each other in difficult times as well as when we are strong.

THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT In various versions of the tale, a group of blind men (or men in the dark) touch an elephant to learn what it is like. Each one feels a different part, but only one part, such as the side or the tusk. They then compare notes and learn that they are in complete disagreement. The stories differ primarily in how the elephant's body parts are described, how violent the conflict becomes and how (or if) the conflict among the men and their perspectives is resolved. 1. In some versions, they stop talking, start listening and collaborate to "see" the full elephant. When a sighted man walks by and sees the entire elephant all at once, they also learn they are blind. While one's subjective experience is true, it may not be the totality of truth. If the sighted man was deaf, he would not hear the elephant bellow.

2. PSALM 23: JAN HOFFMAN FOUND THIS RESOURCE. IT’S VERY GOOD:

http://www.psalm23immersion.com/#!practice/c1nd8

 “So who changed directions and followed Jesus?” Orienteering We would want to work this out well in advance as we only have limited compasses at camp, but this is a great activity which can engage all the children. The basic idea is to have a scavenger hunt figured out using compass bearings and Bible texts. If you had “8” stops you would have at least one stop for every camper in a cabin. #1: Set Compass at 45 Degrees and walk 100 paces. Read Mark 1:40-445 Who Followed Jesus______#2: Set Compass at 90 Degrees and walk 100 paces. Read Mark 2:13-14 Who Followed Jesus______#3: Set Compass at 120 Degrees and walk 100 paces. Read Mark 3:13-19 Who Followed Jesus______#4: Set Compass at 180 Degrees and walk 100 paces. Read Mark 5:25-34 Who Followed Jesus______#5: Set Compass at 210 Degrees and walk 100 paces. Read Mark 7:24-30 Who Followed Jesus______#6: Set Compass at 240 Degrees and walk 100 paces. Read Mark 9:33-37 Who Followed Jesus______#7: Set Compass at 270 Degrees and walk 100 paces. Read Mark 10:46-52 Who Followed Jesus______26 #8: Set Compass at 360 (0) Degrees and walk 100 paces. Read Mark 8:27-29 Who Followed Jesus______

27 Journey Around the World Have a traveling worship (vespers/morning watch?) which visits and prays for the four elements of creation: Fire, Water, Earth, Sky. You could form a liturgy from Genesis 1 and pray for the health and wellbeing of all creation. Perhaps also include a prayer of confession for how we have not been good stewards. Brian Wren’s tune: Thank you, God, for Water, Soil, and Air is a great song. Also, John Paarlberg ([email protected]) has written a wonderful liturgy around this hymn. Spots could be: Outdoor chapel – water; front lawn of chapel – sky; woods across from beach – soil; beach campfire – fire You may want to include St. Francis hymn to Brother Sun Most High, all-powerful, all-good Lord, All praise is Yours, all glory, all honor and all blessings. To you alone, Most High, do they belong, and no mortal lips are worthy to pronounce Your Name.

Praised be You my Lord with all Your creatures, especially Sir Brother Sun, Who is the day through whom You give us light. And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendor, Of You Most High, he bears the likeness.

Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars, In the heavens you have made them bright, precious and fair.

Praised be You, my Lord, through Brothers Wind and Air, And fair and stormy, all weather's moods, by which You cherish all that You have made.

Praised be You my Lord through Sister Water, So useful, humble, precious and pure.

Praised be You my Lord through Brother Fire, through whom You light the night and he is beautiful and playful and robust and strong.

Praised be You my Lord through our Sister, Mother Earth who sustains and governs us, producing varied fruits with colored flowers and herbs.

Praise be You my Lord through those who grant pardon for love of You and bear sickness and trial. Blessed are those who endure in peace, By You Most High, they will be crowned.

Praised be You, my Lord through Sister Death, from whom no-one living can escape. Woe to those who die in mortal sin! Blessed are they She finds doing Your Will. No second death can do them harm.

Praise and bless my Lord and give Him thanks, And serve Him with great humility.

28 Try this exercise, or a modification of it. Best done in groups of 3-5. Sr Highs could do this as a solo activity. List Seven Problems the World Has

Circle Three that you contribute to

List three specific things which can be done to lessen the problem

Underline two you could do

Circle one you will do

What are three things which hinder you from actually taking this step

What are three things which will help you take this step

When will you do this

How can the group help each other accomplish this task

Stuff: The Secret Life of Everyday Things, by John Ryan Alan Durning FRENCH FRIES I ordered french fries with my burger. Not the healthiest lunch, I admit lots of grease and salt. But it's what I was raised on, and like I said, I was in a rush. The fries arrived, 90 of them, in a paper box. The box was made of bleached pine pulp from an Arkansas mill. My fries weighed five ounces. They were made from a single 10-ounce potato, sliced into remarkably uniform four-inch-long strips. Potato The potato, a russet Burbank, was grown on one-half square foot of sandy soil in the upper Snake River valley of Idaho. Ninety percent of Idaho potatoes are russet Burbanks. They were selected in the early sixties by McDonald's and other fast-food chains because they make good fries. They stay stiff after cooking. The growing season was 150 days; my potato was watered repeatedly.

29 Seven and a half gallons of water were applied to the potato's half-foot plot. If all of it had been applied at once, it would have submerged the soil to a depth of two feet. The water came from the Snake River, which drains a basin the size of Colorado. The Snake River valley and its downstream neighbor, the Columbia Basin, produce 80 percent of U.S. frozen french fries. Along the Snake's upper reaches, irrigators of potatoes and other crops take all the river's water. Directly below Milner Dam, west of Pocatello, the riverbed is bone-dry much of the year. Eighty percent of the Snake's original streamside, or riparian, habitat is gone, most of it replaced by reservoirs and irrigation canals. Dams have stopped 99 percent of salmon from running up the Snake River, and sturgeon are gone from all but three stretches. Like salmon, sturgeon migrate between fresh water and the sea, but sturgeon live up to 100 years. They do not stop growing until they die and can weigh more than 1,000 pounds. There are undoubtedly sturgeon in the Snake River that remember the smell of the Pacific Ocean even though they have not been there for half a century. My potato was treated with fertilizers and pesticides to ensure that its shape and quality were just like those of other potatoes. (My fries were so uniform that it was hard to believe they'd ever been potatoes.) These chemicals accounted for 38 percent of the farmer's expenses. Much of the fertilizer's nitrogen leached into groundwater; that, plus concentrated salts, made the water unfit even for irrigation. Some of the fertilizers and pesticides washed into streams when rain fell. Among these were pesticides like Telone II (acutely toxic to mammals, and probably birds, through the skin or lungs) and Sevin XLR Plus (nontoxic to birds but highly toxic to fish). The Environmental Protection Agency's tests of waters in the Columbia Basin found agricultural contaminants in every tributary, including the Snake. Processing A diesel-powered harvester dug up my potato, which was trucked to a processing plant nearby. Half the potato's weight, mostly water, was lost in processing. The remainder was potato parts, which the processing plant sold as cattle feed. Processing my potato created two-thirds of a gallon of waste-water. This water contained dissolved organic matter and one-third gram of nitrogen. The waste-water was sprayed on a field outside the plant. The field was unplanted at the time, and the water sank underground. Freezing Freezing the potato slices required electrical energy, which came from a hydroelectric dam on the Snake River. Frozen foods often require 10 times more energy to produce than their fresh counterparts. In 1960, 92 percent of the potatoes Americans ate were fresh; by 1990, Americans ate more frozen potatoes, mostly french fries, than fresh ones. My fries were frozen using hydrofluorocarbon coolants, which have replaced the chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) that harm the ozone layer. Some coolants escaped from the plant. They rose 10 miles up, into the stratosphere, where they depleted no ozone, but they did trap heat, contributing to the greenhouse effect. A refrigerated 18-wheeler brought my fries to Seattle. They were fried in corn oil from Nebraska, sprinkled with salt mined in Louisiana, and served with ketchup made in Pittsburgh of Florida tomatoes. My ketchup came in four annoyingly small aluminum and plastic pouches from Ohio.

30 Salt and Light This is about the nature of bearing witness to the Kingdom: about how we share the good news that Jesus is not in the tomb but gone before us! Materials: 3-5 flashlights Blindfold Saltless popcorn Salt Matthew 5:13-16 “Salt and Light” Get a couple of volunteers from the campers to help you with this one. Ask them what they think they are supposed to DO to be a good Christian. Tell them that Jesus called his followers two things: salt and light. Give each volunteer a handful of popcorn without salt. What do they notice? (It doesn’t taste right. They taste the salt missing.) Apologize (profusely) for not putting any salt on the popcorn. Dump a great deal of salt in the bowl and now give them one. What do they taste? (salt) Apologize once again. Now give them a bowl with just the right amount of salt. What do they taste now? (the popcorn!) Now do the same with light. Put on the blindfolds. What do you see? (nothing) Apologize: Shine the flashlights all in their eyes. What do they see? (too much light!) Now have them look across the room. What do they see? (everything but the light!)

Conclusion: Both salt and light are best when they are not noticed. When they bring out the flavor of the food or show the object best. Break into small groups to brainstorm how we can best be Christ followers who bring out good things in this world. How can we live in a way that people “taste” and “see” God through us.

31 RESPONSIBILITIES of the Chaplain Being a Chaplain at Fowler is a big responsibility. You are, in a sense, the guide who leads both children and staff through the week, and who provides the continuity that allows the week to progress. Below are listed the main blocks of time where you are responsible, either for leadership directly, or for indirect leadership through resourcing the other volunteers.

By preparing ahead of time, we can take full advantage of our time with the children, and lest you feel all alone out there, our Chaplain Coordinator for the summer will be working with you. He/she will be contacting you before you arrive at Fowler and will be working directly with you once you’re at Fowler to provide you with appropriate resources and/or music. ************************************************************************ Morning worship. This usually happens before breakfast. Staff will take care of music. A short 10-minute devotional study using the theme for the day is appropriate. We normally meet in the outdoor chapel.

Education "discovery" time. This lasts for approximately 1 hour and happens mostly in the morning, though some weeks it will happen in the evening. At this time you will assist the children in going through the daily themes and fleshing out in a way that is creative and fits your style. Discovery time can take place anywhere from the chapel, to Suits Hall, to the meadows, to wherever.

Vespers. This, again, is approximately 20 minutes long and happens in the evening after our evening program and before sending the kids to their cabins. This, in essence, is a wrap-up of the day. Staff will provide music. Vespers quite often happen on the beach by a fire or in the chapel.

Cabin raps. This is something that you will not be directly leading, but you will be resourcing the cabin counselors with materials with which they can direct their own cabin raps with their group of 6 to 8 children. Chaplains resource the cabin counselors with appropriate scriptures from the day and 4 or 5 questions which, again, can help the children wrap up their learning’s for the day. There are other creative things you can do, however, from choosing short stories to planting the seeds for the next day’s theme.

Friday evening worship. This is a big event at Fowler and one of the highlights of the week. It is a full worship service and is usually held from 6-7 PM on Friday evening in the Chapel. Fowler’s Summer Chaplain will be working with you throughout the week helping you develop this worship through utilizing camper's and staff’s gifts and abilities. A collection is taken to help offset the cost of campers who cannot afford to come to camp. Creativity, as always, is encouraged though a worshipful tone should prevail.

To close this sheet, I have outlined what you need to have prepared for which days. It may be that we need to juggle throughout the week due to weather or extenuating circumstances. However, we have found that it is always better to be prepared as it cuts down on some of the stress if we do need to juggle.

Sunday Vespers Cabin devotions Monday - Thursday Morning watch Education "discovery" time Vespers Cabin raps Friday Morning watch Education "discovery" time Evening worship Saturday Morning watch

I hope that this outline is helpful in clarifying some questions you may have regarding expectations. 32 Fowler Chaplain Planning Worksheet Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Theme for the Day:______

What Do You Want Campers to: Hear:______

Know:______

Do:______Morning Watch Time Resources Activity i.e. 10’ Guitar players Singing upbeat songs to greet the morning Scripture? Prayers? Story?

Discovery Time Time Resources Activity 1 hour

Vespers Time Resources Activity

Cabin Times Time Resources Activity 10’