What we need to know, and how we can pray for Wolf Mountain Staff
24 10 2011
Within our congregation here at FBC, God has graciously given us four couples that are on full time staff at Wolf Mountain Christian Camp. Last night as part of our missions conference I shared 5 things our church needs to know as we minister with them, and 5 ways we can better pray for them.
What we need to know:
1. They are a team made up of individuals. It is easy for us to lump them into a group and forget that each one of them is different and has different skills, abilities and needs. Let’s resist the urge to always treat them as a group.
2. They live on the camp property so that they can serve campers 24/7. This results in many long hours for these folks. They easily serve between 50 – 80 hours a week and are constantly on call. It should never surprise us to find that they are tired as they come through our doors. Weekends are busy times in the calendar of a camp.
3. They are supported by churches so that they can keep camper cost affordable. We won’t see these folks sometimes because they are out raising support, or presenting their ministry in churches. This means also that they are not the “richest” individuals within our congregation and sometimes a simple “green handshake” could go a long way!
4. They love camp, but they also like having conversations and enjoying stuff that isn’t related to camp. Let’s resist the urge to always talk about camp and continue to get to know them as individuals.
5. A good church family helps them succeed at the mission God has called them to. If we will strive to be a loving, caring, church family to these folks (like we should be to anyone in our church!) we will be an invaluable resource to the staff and to the camp as a whole.
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5 Ways we can pray better for Wolf Mountain Staff:
1. Pray that God will give them strength and good health.
2. Pray that God will help them find uninterrupted time with Him in His Word.
3. Pray that God will help them avoid a sense of being overwhelmed at the amount of opportunities before them.
4. Pray that God will enable them to “change the hats” of ministry that God ask of them with grace.
5. Pray that God will enable them to have grace to minister one on one in the midst of busyness.
