Pastors' Camp

For the past few years the pastors at Brushy Creek have taken our church children to camp for three days and two nights. We feel that is a great way to get to know the children in our church and for them to get to know us. The kids are all excited to get away for a couple of days of fun. We thought that they were excited about getting to know their pastors, but I have come to believe that they just like to get away and have fun! It doesn't hurt our egos that they could care less if we are there or not.

One thing we did this year was to take the children to Dairy Queen for an special afternoon experience. I received a text from one of our secretaries while we were there ordering, she asked "how are things going?" I texted back "49 in DQ. How do you think?"

We always look for ways to make the camp experience better each year. Here are some of my suggestions for next year.

We should choose a camp sponsored by Hilton or Marriott. Not having to sleep in a sleeping bag on a plastic covered mattress in a bunk bed could be a positive thing. The 'older' pastors could leave their Ambien and Tylenol PM at home. The chance of having dresser drawers and closets to put your clothes in so the 'old' people wouldn't trip over bags , shoes, socks, and underwear (clean and dirty) on their way to the bathroom during the night, would be a plus. Daily maid service would head off the distinctive smell that comes from 8 little boys in one room for three days and two nights without changing clothes or taking showers.

An indoor pool for those who enjoy not getting sunburned, and an outdoor one for those who enjoy a more 'natural' camp experience.

A lake with fish that bite and paddle boats that are easy to paddle. A mountain to hike that has a jeep at the top for the ride down. The only yellow jackets you see during the camp are the ones you put on when the air conditioner gets the room a little too cool.

Even without these things next year, we will still have a great time getting to know Brushy Creek Kids!