let’s get started  by Gregg Hunter Connected to the Source


I have an image in my mind: an astronaut float- ing in space, connected to a spacecraſt by a single, thin lifeline that carries oxygen needed for survival. I hear ominous music foretelling a dis- aster. Perhaps the astronaut is about to be pulled from the connection or the oxygen supply is near to running out. But the message, without a word being spoken is, “Get back to the ship! You’ve been on your own too long; you are in danger!” Tis image was inspired by a powerful article


by Tiffany Staman in this issue of InSite, (page 16). I relate powerfully, even emotionally, to the message she shares. I think you will, too, but I won’t spoil it by continuing the metaphor. You need to read it on your own. I’m also blessed by Greg Anderson and Rob


Mohrweis, each of whom brings years of Christian camping experience to the lessons they share in their articles. Practical and inspirational, you won’t want to miss their features. And, with staff recruitment remaining a top concern for many camp leaders, I’m glad to


share with you Evan Liewer’s thoughts on how to retain and bring back your summer staff from year to year. Liewer cements the idea I’ve heard from other leaders as well: if we want staff to want to return next summer, we need to invest in them now. The level at which we invest in our summer staff and their experi- ence at camp is the rate at which they will agree to come back (and bring their friends). I know summer


I hope you’ll slow


down enough to ensure that your lifeline to the Source is strong,


enabling you to be, not just do, all you were made to be.


is practically here, but if you haven’t already addressed these ideas, I encourage you to consider, even now, how you might implement actions that will bless your summer staff in new ways in the coming weeks and months. It could make a huge difference in your recruiting efforts next year and beyond. As this issue of InSite is being printed, I’m


preparing to take my second sabbatical in my 14 years with CCCA. I can’t wait to connect with God more deeply during this time; to develop or restore healthy, life-giving patterns that will equip me for the rest of my life and ministry. With or without a sabbatical, I hope you’ll slow down enough to ensure that your lifeline to the Source is strong, enabling you to be, not just do, all you were made to be. 


Gregg Hunter is the president/CEO of CCCA. He and his wife, Penny, live in Colorado and have two sons, two daughters-in-law and one granddaughter. Check out Gregg’s blog at www.gregghunterblog.com. Email him at gahunter@ccca.org.


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Preparing for a busy summer of ministry


Photo courtesy of Camp Lebanon


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