Welcome Beyond Measure
I am really enjoying my personal exploration of the themes for this summer at Kirchenwald, Nawakwa, and HC Spirit! I hope you are getting a little something from these daily snapshots, I know campers and staff will learn much as they dig deeper in these texts and themes. Today we look at "Welcome Beyond Measure" as developed in Ephesians 2:11-22.

"Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit." (Ephesians 2:19-22)
Welcome and belonging are so important in our world today! On this day at camp, participants will explore the ways in which we all as unique and different people belong and are welcomed in one body, the Body of Christ. Campers will look at what welcome means and the abundance of ways that we can experience it, as well as what not feeling welcome feels like. Radical hospitality is a trademark for the UCC and discussions this day hold great promise. Join us for a week at camp and know deep in your heart that you belong in the family of God.
Discussion Starter - How do you welcome others? Is there a ritual of welcome in your church? Your youth group? Your circle of friends? Have you ever felt like you didn't belong? How might a radical welcome have changed that experience?

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Rev. Nora Foust
Associate Conference Minister

 
 
 
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