A Quick Report on DRINK
It was the first year for DRINK and it couldn't have gone any better than it did. An awe inspiring location with over 100 participating at a conference that is geared towards helping the local church minister to college-age. The conference was located in Crestline, California, at Thousand Pines Christian Camp. There were pastors and volunteer staff as well as student leaders from as many as twenty-four different states. The conference is an outreach of CollegeLeader, led by Chuck Bomar, and is committed to coming along side local churches in helping them to reach this generation of young people.
Dave Kinnaman, president of Barna Group, was one of our featured speakers, as well as Abbie Smith, Dave Flaig, and Steve Garcia who runs the camp. The worship band, Brayline led throughout the weekend. Along with the beautiful setting, there was plenty to do as the conference goers were able to take part in paint ball, rock climbing, swimming, zip line, and other activities that the camp offered. All of this for a very low cost. We wanted those that came to be able to have the chance to sit and connect with those who also have a love for college-age ministries. There was plenty of teaching and great discussions during meal times but the best place to hang out was at the malt shop. I can still taste the Cookies and Cream malts.
The focus for the weekend was to encourage those who worked with college-age. We wanted to give them tools, like curriculum, reading materials, and a biblical philosophy for college ministry. Finally, to gather in one place in an environment where networking could be established and new friendships could develop. It was a great weekend in seeing God encouraging us in His work with this generation. We're looking at doing at least two smaller regional conferences as well as returning to California in October for our main conference. If you want more information, please check us out at http://www.collegeleader.org/. You can find great curriculum for college-age, some of it for free.
Dave Kinnaman, president of Barna Group, was one of our featured speakers, as well as Abbie Smith, Dave Flaig, and Steve Garcia who runs the camp. The worship band, Brayline led throughout the weekend. Along with the beautiful setting, there was plenty to do as the conference goers were able to take part in paint ball, rock climbing, swimming, zip line, and other activities that the camp offered. All of this for a very low cost. We wanted those that came to be able to have the chance to sit and connect with those who also have a love for college-age ministries. There was plenty of teaching and great discussions during meal times but the best place to hang out was at the malt shop. I can still taste the Cookies and Cream malts.
The focus for the weekend was to encourage those who worked with college-age. We wanted to give them tools, like curriculum, reading materials, and a biblical philosophy for college ministry. Finally, to gather in one place in an environment where networking could be established and new friendships could develop. It was a great weekend in seeing God encouraging us in His work with this generation. We're looking at doing at least two smaller regional conferences as well as returning to California in October for our main conference. If you want more information, please check us out at http://www.collegeleader.org/. You can find great curriculum for college-age, some of it for free.
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