MMR2019 Camp Video

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Registration Tips

The registration process can either be an easy breezy first event of a wonderful weekend, or a stressful, confused start to what otherwise could have been a wonderful weekend.  In order to choose the first of those two, be well prepared for registration.  Here are some suggestions. Print up address and directions to the camp.  …

What Should I Bring?

There are questions everyone has about camp.  Let me try to answer some of them. It is not a bad idea for you to have a quick meeting with the attenders this week to answer these questions so that they feel as prepared as possible to attend the week after.  First, what should I bring …

Books!

Thanks largely to the Cooperative Program, the AZSBC, and every church that faithfully gives to missions, every attender at this year's retreat will be receiving a free copy of the speaker, Rod Handley's book. Remember we are now less than a month away from T-shirt deadline. We are also less than two months away from …

Lifeguards

The good news is we now have two lifeguards. The goal is to have all the water events open through the entire Saturday rec time. I had been pretty sure that would mean having two lifeguards. And with your help I secured two lifeguards this week and also confirmed their credentials were in order. The …

The Reservation Process

Let me take a minute to review the process groups use to reserve space at our retreat. First download and fill out a Participating Church Agreement. There is a variation of this form called the Participating Group Agreement that can be used when the group is not coming under the leadership of a church. In …

Minimum Ages

One of the questions that is often addressed is what is the minimum age allowed at the retreat. I have allowed each group to make their own determination as to what their lower age limit is.  When pressed I have suggested 12.  The speaker this year suggested 14. I think there are two considerations as …

Welcome New Churches

It is exciting this year to watch the number of strong new churches planning on joining our retreat. If every church from last year brings the same number of people and the new churches bring what they seem to expect to bring, we will be full. This leads to some free advice. (Totally worth the …

Online Payments

The most common request we get is for a way to pay online with a credit card. As of today, this option is available. For many attenders this will be a more convenient way to make payments, however it will come with some minor drawbacks. Namely that you will have to pay the credit card …

Planning Ahead

It is a very common occurrence for something on the back of your mind, something you intend to deal with later, to lapse before you ever have a chance to work it out.