Denver CFC Conference
By admin. Filed in Conference Tour 2009 |Tags: CFC Conferences
There’s No Place Like Home!
Josh Craddock
The Denver conference was especially exciting for me because it was time for me to visit home. Spending time with my family and friends back home and showing them what we have been doing on tour was probably my favorite part. Unfortunately, soon after leaving Billings, almost everyone on the team (including Wendell, Devin and Justin) came down with a nasty sickness. Symptoms included a 24-hour fever, head congestion and cough. As you can imagine, this made public speaking (and staying healthy) very difficult!
Never discouraged though, the team was excited about several special opportunities. The first was a radio interview on the most popular Christian talk radio station in Colorado, where Austin, Kristen and I were able to spend time promoting the conference and evening program, as well as sharing the vision of Communicators for Christ with the audience. Previously, Hannah, Robin, and I had been on the same program while the team was in Idaho and several listeners had contacted us to get involved with the ministry, so we were very thankful for the opportunity to tell others about how they could be a part of this ministry!
The other opportunity that the team was able to take before the conference was with the Faith Bible Chapel school. The school was so excited about what Communicators for Christ is doing that they invited the team to present the Lead the Escape evening program for their middle school during their regularly scheduled chapel time. The crowd of about 300 middle schoolers, their teachers and school administrators were thoroughly entertained and inspired by the Lead the Escape program. Afterwards, I enjoyed talking to several of the students who were excited about what we were doing and wanted to know how they could participate! For me, it was really enjoyable to start conversations with people and talk about what Communicating for Christ looks like, even before the conference started. I’m so glad that we got to go to my hometown and spend time with the people there!
Cool Colorado
Austin Luce
Colorado was an awesome conference! One of the highlights of the event, for me, was teaching the art of Impromptu Speaking with Kristen. The students were great. They seemed to understand and absorb all of the information that was taught, and at the end of the class their speeches were fantastic. The students delivered speeches that were well organized and included interesting examples. The class was jam-packed with fun learning activities as well: We went outside and had an object lesson, played impromptu-style musical chairs, joined in activities with other classes, and took turns delivering impromptu speeches to a small group of peers. I had so much fun working with the students in Denver!
Thursday, October 22nd 2009 at 9:19 am |
Austin… *laughs* You sure had fun, alright! =D