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Singles Labor Day Experience

North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains on Labor Day Weekend…can you think of a more beautiful place to be? Join hundreds of single adults of all ages  at the Ridgecrest Conference Center for the LABOR DAY EXPERIENCE 2012. Singles from all over the country will converge on the Ridgecrest campus for an unforgettable weekend.

LINKED
Surrender the walls ~ Build the bridges ~
Link us to our world

Acts 10:9-20 ~ Ephesians 6:19-20

Our theme “Linked” means we will challenge each other to surrender the walls that divide us and build the bridges to unite us which will link us to our world to share the love of Jesus Christ.

WORSHIP
Worship is a major part of our Labor Day Experience!

DENNIS PETHERS - Dennis is founder of Viz-A-Viz Ministries and International Director of More to Life. Dennis grew up in the East End of London. He discovered the amazing truth about Jesus “whilst” reading Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, sitting on a train outside of Liverpool Street Station. He travels internationally to both lead evangelistic efforts and train churches in evangelism. He is the author of the books More to Life and The Rooftop: A Crisis of Opportunity. Learn more about Dennis at dennispethers.com.

THE BROWN FAMILY - Worship team from Taylors, South Carolina.  Everyone participating in the 2011 experience requested they return for 2012!  Mark and his two young adult daughers, Erin and Meagan use music as their primary source of connecting with both believers and non-believers. “Loving people to Christ” is their family’s mission statement and the words they live by each day. The music on our Singles Labor Day Experience 2012 video is one of their songs!

BIBLE STUDY
Dr. Rustin Umstattd will be leading an in-depth Bible study based on our theme - Linked. These studies will take place during the Discovery Sessions. Rus is an assistant professor of Theology with Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, MO. A graduate of Georgia Southwestern University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Ph.D. and M.Div).

REALITY MISSIONS
In addition to the Discovery Session options on Saturday afternoon, you will have a choice of participating in hands-on mission projects in the Ridgecrest area. Check back for more details on these projects coming soon.

DISCIPLESHIP
Our Discovery Sessions are truly learning opportunities for us to link with God through in-depth Bible study and a variety of relevant topics. The Discovery Sessions will be held in the Johnson Spring Conference Center and the ARC. The working titles for the conferences are posted with the schedule. Descriptions will be posted soon. BTW, as requested on many of the 2011 evaluations, most of the facilitators are single adults! We are also repeating most of the conferences as indicated on the schedule.

HANGIN’ OUT TIME [HOT]
If you’ve been with us before, you know we do all sorts of things together . . . eating our meals together in the dining room, playing games in the lobbies, porches, and new this year—our very own Hospitality Room! The Brown Family will be providing the dance music on Saturday evening for our Mountain Stomp. On Sunday evening we are having a special game night. Plus, we do lots of hanging out on the porches, in the famous rocking chairs, and beautiful walks around the campus!

SPORTS & SIGHTSEEING
And of course, we have lots of on-campus recreational activities—a Ropes Course, Zip Line, Climbing Wall, Laser Tag, Miniature Golf, basketball, disc golf, sand volleyball, and much more. Most are free but some have a small fee. You are also welcome to go rafting and participate in other off-campus activities by making your own arrangements.

 

 

Ridgecrest SINGLES LABOR DAY Pricing:
Program Fee - $69 per person before July 31, 2012 and $74 per person after August 1, 2012.

Incentives - For churches bringing a group of 10 singles or more - you’ll receive a $5 discount on the program fee for each person in the group. For individuals not with a group, bring a car load of 4 or more and receive a $30 gas card.  (Reservations must be made at the same time.  Incentive offers can not be combined.)

Standard Accommodations - $59 per night
Deluxe Accommodations - $69 per night

Meal Package - $82.50 per person (8 meals beginning with dinner Friday and ending with Breakfasat on Monday.)

So what are you waiting for?! Talk with your friends about joining the Labor Day Experience. We have special rates for groups this year! Or come on by yourself—we promise you won’t be alone for long! You’ll have a blast joining up with other singles from all over the country!

Be sure to check out the registration information. And don’t forget to Like our FaceBook Page—Labor Day Experience—to keep up with developments and throw in a few suggestions of your own as we continue making plans. Go for it! You’ll also find lots of pictures from last year’s event. Go on—take a peek! What are you waiting for?!

YOUR HOSTS FOR YOUR LABOR DAY EXPERIENCE
Our hosts this year met in January to start planning our event. The team includes from left to right:
Front row— Chelsea Simon (via Skype), Missy Honeycutt, Carrie McDowell, Lori McNeil (via Skype)

Back row—Sarah Simon, John Taylor, Morlee Maynard, Anthony Panico, Diane Moody, Rob Craig

Not Pictured—Greg Belcher, Dan Williams

Would you like to serve on one of the Labor Day Experience 2012 Teams? Check out the following teams then email Morlee Maynard (morlee.maynard@lifeway.com) to express your interest.

1. Worship
2. Recreation and HOT Activities
3. Discovery Session Support
4. Hospitality/Signage
5. Promotion/Publicity/Communication
6. Reality Missions

Click Here for Why come and Singles Labor Day Testimonies

Ways to Get Your Friends to Go to Singles Labor Day Experience with YOU!!

• Begin by committing to bring a group of singles from your church and community. Pray for God to stir the hearts of single adults to participate in the Singles Labor Day Experience.
• Announce the conference during worship services and to all single adult Sunday School classes and small groups.
• Use the church web site to promote the event by having a special Singles Labor Day Experience web page. Link the Singles Labor Day Experience web site to your page and add your group plans for going together. Include registration through your church office so that you take advantage of the discounts listed with the pricing information.
• Gather promotional materials. Use the promotion downloads from the Singles Labor Day Experience web page. On the back side of the bulletin insert provide information about  your church’s plans for going to Ridgecrest including how to register through the church; travel arrangements, contact person, special offers the church is making to help singles go to the event (for example, some churches pay part or all of the registration fee and/or provide transportation). If you want to take advantage of the Labor Day discounts, encourage everyone going from your church to register together.
• Display posters in high-traffic areas of your church building so that singles will see them and others will learn about the event to pass on to their single adult family members and friends. Or if your church has TV monitors in the hallways for announcements, include it there.
• Set up a table in the church lobby with signs, and sign-up sheets. Staff your table with single adults to answer questions about the Experience.
• List conference information in your worship bulletin 3-6 months before the event.
• Promote the conference as a birthday gift for “a single adult you know.”
• Send an e-mail to your singles e-mail list (make sure you have permission from the addressees to use the list for promotion).
• Twitter your network the link to the Singles Labor Day Experience web site.
• Invite your single adults to join the Singles Labor Day Experience FaceBook group.
• Organize a phone campaign among the single adults to invite singles who are not members of the Sunday School classes nor small groups. Remember those singles who are Sunday School teachers with preschoolers, children, and students.

 

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