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Brian Frick is the Associate for Camp and Conferences Ministries with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He has been involved in camp and conference ministry since high school. For the past ten years, Brian has served as program director of Johnsonburg Center in New Jersey, Westminster Woods in California, and Heartland Center in Missouri.

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March 22, 2010

Eco-Stewards Program - Faith in Action!

Brian Frick

Perspectives_CareForCreation This summer, May 16-23rd,  (the 4th year of this program) the Eco-Stewards program will be headed to West Virginia.  They will learn about God's call to us to care for creation through studies of Scripture and sharing faith journeys.  They will gain hands on experience in earth care and restoration, and they will experience the local issues around them.  The event will end with a community celebration at Bluestone Camp and Conference Center in Hilton, WV.
In my last blog post, I showed you the destruction being wrought on the mountains of rural West Virginia.  The Eco-stewards will see these sites first hand, meet the local community that is living in and dealing with this industry, and the people who are working to make a difference by opposing the mountaintop removers.  A real, tangible way to be exposed to what God is calling us to do with our faith!  (Faith without works is dead...)CabinL1
Eco-stewards is a unique program that exposes young adults to Scripture, local congregations, professionals in the fields of energy and restoration, and gives them hands on experiences to put their faith into action.  The lessons they will learn through the experiences will last a lifetime.
The program is designed for young adults eager to not just learn about their faith, but to actually put it into action.
If you are or know of a young adult eager to follow God's call by caring for the world around them, encourage (compel!) them to register for the program.
You can learn all about this year's program and past programs by visiting www.ecostewardprogram.org.