Jim Shields | Oct 01, 2020
In my humble opinion, Disaster Relief for the year of 2020 will come as….2021! The whole year has seen numerous disasters….from wildfires and hurricanes and tornadoes; to Covid and canceled church services, camps, conferences; closed businesses, restaurants; zoom meeting after zoom meeting after zoom meeting…… But we do what Southern Baptist do and have done […]
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Jim Shields | Sep 01, 2020
2020 has been Crazy (or cray-cray as my daughters hate to hear me say). Chaotic. Confusing. Complex. Convoluting. Contemptuous. Confining. Conflicted. Contorted. Costly. Circumspect. In a word: COVID. So here is my question, men: what have you learned? Have you learned anything about control, or lack thereof? What about commitment? Did you get a chance […]
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Jim Shields | Aug 04, 2020
Don’t worry, no strained attempts at poetry this time… So, here it is August, and the camp season that never began is officially over. Now we begin Retreat and Conference season! As of this writing (July 24), COVID is still very much a factor. The CDC and ISDH and the governor have continually readjusted and […]
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Jim Shields | Jun 29, 2020
That is our unofficial mantra for the summer. Summer at Highland Lakes is quite different when you have no camps or guests around! However, be assured that Director of Operations Rick Porter, Office Manager Sarah Wickersham and myself are quite busy.
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Jim Shields | Mar 03, 2020
Equipping your student for a life well-lived. What are some things you can do? Do you want to make certain that the student you have who is either getting ready to graduate high school or attending college will make large amounts of money this summer? Do you want him/her to spend hours at a time […]
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Jim Shields | Jan 03, 2020
By Jim Shields Don’t you wish we all had 2020 vision? I like the old adage that “hindsight is 2020,” meaning that everything becomes more clear when you look back on it. It is hard to see what lies ahead, but I am encouraged and excited about what the Father has in store for your […]
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Jim Shields | Nov 06, 2019
What an exciting time to be involved in all that is happening at your camp and conference center, Highland Lakes! The camp season is over (we saw an increase of 11 percent in attendance over last year!),
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Jim Shields | Jun 03, 2019
The heart and soul of the next generation of Christ followers watch the current generation for instruction, encouragement and empowerment. At ManCamp 2019, there was evidence that the current generation is up to the task, and the next generation is taking it all in. Fathers, grandfathers, uncles, mentors and their sons, grandsons, nephews and mentees […]
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Jim Shields | Mar 21, 2019
“But the ones sown on good ground are those who hear the word, welcome it, and produce a crop: 30, 60, and 100 times what was sown.” Mark 4:20 We sometimes jokingly refer to Dave Wilson and his reference of Highland Lakes being “Holy Ground.” But realistically…he was and is spot on. This is Holy […]
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| Mar 11, 2019
Just One Thing… “Live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Jesus Christ” Philippians 1:27 was the focal verse and the overall theme for 2018’s Integris! SCBI MENistry Men’s Conference. Attended by over 170 men from across the state, this year’s retreat and conference provided an opportune time for men to fellowship, […]
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