Sharing on Camp Theme 2004 (on 24 Oct 2004)
"I think after watching so many videos on camp publicity, maybe some of you are really asking, just what can we expect from this year?s camp?
I think first of all, that camp is a good time to reflect on how God has seen us through the past year. And more importantly, it is also a chance for us to seek God on the plans He has for us in the following year.
I think some of you may know that there is going to be a focus on evangelism and missions in YM next year. And we the camp committee wants the camp not just to be a time for individual reflection but also a start point to prepare us as a ministry for evangelism!
The camp theme this year is BGR++. It stands for Basic God Relationship ++. Now, some of you may be wondering just what has this got to do with evangelism?
It has got everything to do with evangelism.
As we prepare for evangelism, the first thing that we must get right is our Basic God Relationship. Your relationship with God- your love for God- is the very heartbeat of evangelism. Without your Basic God Relationship, there can be no power in evangelism.
So we want the camp to be a chance for everyone in the ministry to get back to their Basic God Relationship.
But is this enough?
I was in China a few years back on a mission trip and a missionary shared something that stuck with me until now. He said this, ?it does not matter whether or not you are specifically called by God to the mission field, the main reason why missionaries leave the field is because they can?t stand each other?. I think what he was trying to say was this, you may think you have the most beautiful relationship with God but until you have a beautiful relationship with your fellow YMers, your evangelism will not be effective. So we want the camp also to be a chance for us to seek God regarding our relationship with one another.
It is only when we have our Basic God Relationship, when we are united in Christian love that we can be a powerful and effective ministry for evangelism.
This year?s camp theme BGR++ is not just about evangelism. It is about powerful and effective evangelism!
BGR stands for your Basic God relationship, which is where you get your power.
The first + stands for your relationship with fellow YMers, which is where you get your effectivness.
Finally, the second + stands for evangelism. Your lifestyle outreach to your friends who are unbelievers."
-Ernest
I think first of all, that camp is a good time to reflect on how God has seen us through the past year. And more importantly, it is also a chance for us to seek God on the plans He has for us in the following year.
I think some of you may know that there is going to be a focus on evangelism and missions in YM next year. And we the camp committee wants the camp not just to be a time for individual reflection but also a start point to prepare us as a ministry for evangelism!
The camp theme this year is BGR++. It stands for Basic God Relationship ++. Now, some of you may be wondering just what has this got to do with evangelism?
It has got everything to do with evangelism.
As we prepare for evangelism, the first thing that we must get right is our Basic God Relationship. Your relationship with God- your love for God- is the very heartbeat of evangelism. Without your Basic God Relationship, there can be no power in evangelism.
So we want the camp to be a chance for everyone in the ministry to get back to their Basic God Relationship.
But is this enough?
I was in China a few years back on a mission trip and a missionary shared something that stuck with me until now. He said this, ?it does not matter whether or not you are specifically called by God to the mission field, the main reason why missionaries leave the field is because they can?t stand each other?. I think what he was trying to say was this, you may think you have the most beautiful relationship with God but until you have a beautiful relationship with your fellow YMers, your evangelism will not be effective. So we want the camp also to be a chance for us to seek God regarding our relationship with one another.
It is only when we have our Basic God Relationship, when we are united in Christian love that we can be a powerful and effective ministry for evangelism.
This year?s camp theme BGR++ is not just about evangelism. It is about powerful and effective evangelism!
BGR stands for your Basic God relationship, which is where you get your power.
The first + stands for your relationship with fellow YMers, which is where you get your effectivness.
Finally, the second + stands for evangelism. Your lifestyle outreach to your friends who are unbelievers."
-Ernest
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