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emergent revival : the church basement road show

July 29, 2008 By Gavin Richardson

so monday night i convinced wifey to join me at the church basement roadshow as it pulled through town. i had agreed to help with set up and whatever else being a part of the cohort. got to catch up with some fun peeps i don’t hang with enough, lilly & sally come to mind. jay gave a quick run down. reba was there, though i didn’t get to say hi to her in the chaotic fun. there were other friends that actually don’t have a blog to link to, so just know they were there. since it was saint b’s dixon was obviously there, but too busy to have good times chat. apparently holly, whom i’ve never met before and only read her blog occasionally, is now in town which was a new surprise.

this was by far the most creative book tour i’ve been an attendee of. the mix of old school 1908 revival, the fun play with personality and cultural norms, the impassioned storytelling, singing the revival song (especially after lilly, wifey, and myself had a conversation on singing not being the only worship way), the overlaying theological questions to faith and practice explored, and fellowship. i even got to toot on the trombone.. too bad i played sax in junior high, the woodwinds are significantly different than the brass instrument in playing, so it sounded more like fart sounds to me.. which, i guess is amusing in itself.

we bought the balm of gilead, hook line and sinker. way to go tony, mark, & doug. brilliant!

more fun photos from the church basement roadshow

home from mission : the pictures

July 19, 2008 By Gavin Richardson

i am home from appalachia service project (asp), our senior high summer mission experience. all was great i cannot complain about any of it. the youth were great, the youth minister were great, the staff was fab, the other youth community was great fun.

i should be napping.. not sure why i’m not.. so instead of that i re-enter the blog world with pictures from our week’s experience. more later i am sure.

camp edge : vbs week at hendersonville

July 10, 2008 By Gavin Richardson

this week are are in vbs week. it is kinda standard the last few years for me to work with the 5th & 6th graders. we try to be more ‘big kid’ like so that this group isn’t feeling so old for vbs. like last year, we are a test church for next years cokesbury/abingdon curriculum. the theme/title is called camp edge. being a camping kinda guy i like the theme, it’s a piece of cake to work with decorations wise. our room is in a state of construction so we are sorta minimal in decor, but the rest of the place is off the hook.

the curriculum is still in development, so i won’t say it’s great or not great. i have liked the daily teaching stuff pretty well, we adapt most of it to fit our schedule and age group as we see it. we have been doing a lot of initiative game stuff that requires rope and other outdoor elements to help keep it moving. i really like the music, it has a good energy and some cool dance stuff (that i cannot do, but the youth can). plus there is a good component of sign language, which i like as well.

i’m starting to post pictures at our youth flickr site from this week. check it out i will keep posting them as i can. i know many folks will be wanting ideas for their vbs next year.

junior high mission : hump day

June 4, 2008 By Gavin Richardson

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so it is wednesday and it is our 2nd day of out and about work. i am the set driver for the saint andrews mission/urban ministry center. it’s pretty darn cool. it is a dead methodist church in urban chattanooga that has been brought to life partnering with all kinds of immigrant congregations, community college, after-school programs, and more.. it is wonderful.

mike the pastor who heads it all up is a mutual friend from working with youth03 & youth07.

one thing i like about the place. wi-fi.. i have been able to upload pictures and send out email updates. check out our growing camp lookout service week flickr set.