All Church Camp at Ghost Ranch

Labor Day Weekend, August 29th to 31st

Please join us at Ghost Ranch for a weekend of fellowship, activities (hiking, mountain biking, family games, singing, and music, Dinosaur and Cultural Museum, and discussion.

Our speaker this year is Dr. Luke Gorton, professor of Religious Studies from UNM. Dr. Luke Gorton specializes in ancient Mediterranean religions, languages, and cultures. His research focuses on cross-cultural encounters between various linguistic and ethnic groups of the ancient Mediterranean, including Greeks, Romans, Jews, and Christians. He teaches a wide variety of courses at UNM, including the large Greek Mythology class, as well as courses entitled Magic in Ancient Religion, Apocalypse in the Ancient World, and Sex and Gender in Ancient Religion. He also teaches upper-level Greek and Latin language courses and has taught a beginning New Testament class. We have asked Dr. Gorton to speak about the city of Corinth at the time of Paul, the effectiveness of Paul in that culture, and some of the content found in Paul's letters to the Corinthians. Under the Romans, Corinth was rebuilt as a major city in Southern Greece and had a large mixed population of Romans, Greeks, and Jews. As a devout Jew and Roman Citizen, fluent in Greek, Paul was uniquely able to relate to many different people. Come and learn about the cultural context of this part of the ancient world.

Tentative Schedule

Friday

3:00PM  Check-in begins for campsites (in the campground)

6:00PM  Potluck and informal campfire at Campfire area in campground

Saturday

Morning  Activities and lunch on your own

1:30PM  Session: The Cultures and People of Corinth at the Time of Paul

3:00 - 4:00PM  Free time and organized activities

4:30PM  Session: Paul and His Ability to Connect

6:00PM  Potluck Dinner at the Lower Pavilion

8:00PM  Campfire with singing, etc. (share a funny skit, story, or joke if you like)

Sunday

10:00AM  Worship under the big tree

11:00AM  Lunch will be provided at the Lower Pavilion

12:30PM  Session: Another Look at Paul's Le

2:00PM  Closing

The rest of the weekend is on your own. You are welcome to stay at Ghost Ranch.