For years now, a group of pastors have set aside a week each fall in order to seek the Lord. Most of the day is spent alone and the evenings are filled with food and fellowship. As they took this time aside, personal victories were won, peace was wrought, and valuable friendships were forged.  We learned more about ourselves and each other during these times than in almost any other setting. Each year has been rich experience. One young pastor, nearing the end of his first week of camping, remarked, "This has been more valuable to me than a year at Bible School."

Come and find out what he meant. Come aside and seek the Lord!

• Take time to be alone with the Lord
• Time to hear from the Lord
• Have time just to rest and read
• Spend five days with a group of other pastors
• Great times of fellowship
• Great food
• Nice location
• Have your own cabin
• An inexpensive personal retreat
• Times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord

I have been taking pastors out camping like this for about twenty-five years and have seen it benefit their lives and ministries. There is a growing need for this kind of time aside just to unplug. This concept is only going to become more essential as the pressure on ministry increases. In order to learn more about the vision for the Pastor's Campout, read by Penn Clark's about Come Aside by clicking here.