I’d hate to be either place without them.” I love Tony’s answer because it highlights the powerful impact shared experiences have on relationships.Īt SpringHill we define a shared experience as any new, challenging and adventuresome activity shared within the context of a small community of people, be it a cabin group, a family or small group of friends. In response to the question in my last post – “the beach or the mountains or somewhere else?” my good friend Tony Voisin answered “ honestly wherever my family and friends are. So get the suntan lotion and the bug spray out, summer has officially started, and after this great weekend, I’m looking forward, with anticipation, to all God will do in the lives of SpringHill campers, families and staff this summer. It’s a blast and this past week, with the incredible northern Michigan weather, it was as good as it gets. Sunday Night Live is a giant campfire like session in our outdoor amphitheater where our staff performs campfire skits families will sing campfire songs, listen to a campfire message from our camp speaker and, of course, have a visit from Duct Tape Man. One of my favorite parts of the weekend is Sunday Night Live. After every Family Camp, we hear from people who tell us how God used their time at SpringHill to transform their family. One of the reasons I look forward to being a part of Family Camp is because I love watching families have a SpringHill Experience together – riding horses, doing the zipline, sharing around the campfire, or joining in one of our family sessions where they sing together and listen to excellent family speakers together.

It’s also the first program I was a part of as a full-time staff member of SpringHill, and thus, for many reasons, is one of my favorite programs. This is our 43 rd year of family camping at our Michigan camp and, believe it or not, we have a handful of families who have not missed one, ever. Summer has officially arrived because SpringHill has had its annual Memorial Day Family Camp.įamily Camp, along with Summer Camp, is SpringHill’s longest running program. So the lesson I took away from our family reunion? Take the occasional break from technology but do it in a place that’s beautiful, peaceful, with great people, and where there’s no possible temptation to be connected, then you’ll have a true sabbath (rest). This is especially true when we’re immersed in so many other incredible things (people, nature, facilities). You see, we tend not to crave the chocolate cake when it’s out of our line of sight or reach.

Why? Because all of these technologies add stress and distractions instead of eliminate them.īut it wasn’t just the lack of technology that eliminated stress and distractions, the difference was the lack of the temptation to use it (you can’t get cell service or internet in the Canadian wilderness). There’s no doubt that the lack of television, video games, cell phones, text messages, internet surfing and social media monitoring was a major contributor to this great experience (as well as being in God’s stunning creation). “It was so nice not having any distractions” “I got to know my cousins in a way I never have before” Well the consensus from the family was simply this – it was an incredible vacation. It was a risk because going to northern Ontario means there’s absolutely no connectivity, and we had no idea how everyone would handle such a 5 day “technology sabbath”. The trip was a result of our boys and I “taking a risk” by inviting our entire extended family to join us for our annual fishing trip. This Stadia-hosted Equipping Lab will be presented in five one-hour sessions.Last week the Perry’s had a family reunion at Camp Anjigami in northern Ontario, Canada. PRE-CONFERENCE EQUIPPING LAB: Leading the Next Generation - Hosted by Stadia Spend his time with his beautiful wife and four kids exploring the Bay Area. Clint also served for several seasons as the Detroit Pistons chaplain in hopes it would get him a tryout. Several initiatives: Man Up, Rock Your Family, and Hope Water Project. While serving at Kensington Clint helped start Clint and his wife, Michaell, started Kensington's 4th campus. Six years at Daybreak he took a lead pastor position at Kensington Church in Metro Detroit for nearly 10 years. He started his ministry out in Sacramento, California and from there led student ministries at Daybreak Church. Clint Dupin, is currently starting a church with his family in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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