Explain the pros and cons of being a denominational camping organization.
This question is hard to answer because what I think of as a con someone else may see it as a pro. So I will be answering this question as if someone was to ask me. Some of the pros for me would be the fact that I know and understand the statement of faith that the E-Free Churches have set up for Hidden Acres and I feel very comfortable coming to this camp. Having a camp with backing from not only one church but a group of churches is also a great thing because I know that these churches truly believe in this camp and what it is set up for. When the day comes that I am married and have children I would be more likely to send my kids to Hidden Acres over just a summer camp because I know my children would be looked after and held accountable for their actions. This camp also has Bible study in the summer that kids usually don’t get much of during the school year. I would also want my children to meet other Christian kids because they are good influences (well I hope they are).
I see a few flaws with being a denominational camp. The big one would be if a E-Free church somewhere in the U.S. were to do something very wrong and unethical that got a lot of news coverage people could look at Hidden Acres in a whole new light and think that the decisions that church somewhere made is what we believe when that could be far from the truth. It is also important to hire the right people for the camp because if we were to have someone here caught drinking on property or off that could cause a group to never return and word of mouth could spread quickly and ultimately cause the churches that back us to rethink everyone on staff. This could be very detrimental to any camp that is associated with a denomination.
I’m sure that there are many different opinions on this question but this is what I think. I hope you enjoyed my thoughts.
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