We are going to have our first meeting at the South Carolina Baptist Convention building on March 2. The three team leaders will sit down and talk about what our ministry approach will be as a team and look at dates for getting things rolling.
If you were to look at the state in three sections, the Upstate, Midlands, and Lowlands or Coast, are covered by the three team leaders. As we meet, we will find out if there is a need for more than that, which would be a good thing.
More Than Gold in Vancouver is expecting a big response so they have bumped the application deadline date from November 1 to June 1 so they will be able to accommodate everyone. That is also a good problem, but also speeds things up quite a bit! We have to talk about dates for a pre-trip to Vancouver as well as start building our teams who have to apply with MTG and then start training for the event. All of this on top of regular church events like mission trips and VBS with less than a year to go!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
We are "Twitter"pated
If you have never seen Walt Disney's "Bambi," then the title makes no sense. In hopes of being able to better update you on what is going on with preparations for the 2010 Vancouver Games, I will be using twitter, yet another amazing technological creation like blogging, to keep you up to date.
You can go to twitter.com to set up your own account and follow me! After you join, go to twitter.com/BryanPittman and click "Follow." This is a great way to send and receive quick updates or "tweets" so you know the latest that is taking place.
On the Olympic front, we will hit the one year mark this week! February 12 will start the countdown and I am sure it will fly by. We will have plenty of leadership and team meetings as well as a pre-trip to Vancouver in late summer. MTG has launched their Web site; www.morethangold.ca and you can what they have planned, what they hope to do and what is coming up next as the Games draw closer.
You can go to twitter.com to set up your own account and follow me! After you join, go to twitter.com/BryanPittman and click "Follow." This is a great way to send and receive quick updates or "tweets" so you know the latest that is taking place.
On the Olympic front, we will hit the one year mark this week! February 12 will start the countdown and I am sure it will fly by. We will have plenty of leadership and team meetings as well as a pre-trip to Vancouver in late summer. MTG has launched their Web site; www.morethangold.ca and you can what they have planned, what they hope to do and what is coming up next as the Games draw closer.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Plans are underway
With just over a year to go before Vancouver and Whistler open their arms to the world, plans are well underway to take teams from South Carolina, and elsewhere, to help with ministry opportunities naturally created by the Olympics. As with previous Olympic ministry events, you can check here for the latest information on what is taking place to make it happen.
I am excited about this blog because unlike the Beijing blog, I can give you full details as to where we will be going and what we will be doing without having to work to remain anonymous or avoid typing anything that would draw attention from the Web watchers we were warned about in Beijing.
So what is taking place a year out? Lots of ground work. The South Carolina Baptist Convention is laying the foundation to equip team leaders and team members who have a passion for Olympic ministry. While the SCBC is the local body we are working through, we will fall under the direction of More Than Gold or MTG.
MTG is an amazing organization that formed several years ago with their trademark snowflake logo. The idea was to minister to people at sporting events in an effective way. The rest is history as MTG has been a huge influence in many Olympics since 1996. They work to build relationships with the local organizing committees which allows for a better working environment when it comes time for teams to arrive.
Over the next weeks and months, I will be laying the ground work for this blog so you will have an idea of what our Olympic ministry will look like in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
I am excited about this blog because unlike the Beijing blog, I can give you full details as to where we will be going and what we will be doing without having to work to remain anonymous or avoid typing anything that would draw attention from the Web watchers we were warned about in Beijing.
So what is taking place a year out? Lots of ground work. The South Carolina Baptist Convention is laying the foundation to equip team leaders and team members who have a passion for Olympic ministry. While the SCBC is the local body we are working through, we will fall under the direction of More Than Gold or MTG.
MTG is an amazing organization that formed several years ago with their trademark snowflake logo. The idea was to minister to people at sporting events in an effective way. The rest is history as MTG has been a huge influence in many Olympics since 1996. They work to build relationships with the local organizing committees which allows for a better working environment when it comes time for teams to arrive.
Over the next weeks and months, I will be laying the ground work for this blog so you will have an idea of what our Olympic ministry will look like in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
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