cjclark

About cjclark

Executive DIrector of Living Water Ministries

Forming Leaders

The work of Living Water Ministries includes the development of leaders for the church and world in the 21st Century.  Our programs aim to create opportunities for campers to discover their gifts, their voice, and who God is calling them to be.  It's not uncommon that campers answer the call of leadership and return to [...]

By |2020-06-10T09:39:15-04:00June 10th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Forming Leaders

My Mind Has Been Racing

Elspeth Muzzin is a former camper and summer staffer, currently serving LWM as a members of our Bridge Builders Planning Team and as the LWM social media manager.   During these times of racial oppression at the hands of white supremacy, we lift her words up this week.  Her closing words include, "Doing the work [...]

By |2020-06-04T12:47:02-04:00June 4th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on My Mind Has Been Racing

Pandemic Privilege

This pandemic has been catastrophic for a lot of people.  Nearly 1,750,000 people in the USA have been infected, over 100,000 people in the USA have lost their lives, millions in our country are without work, businesses (small and large) are buckling, individuals and families are struggling, uncertainty about the future abounds, and for [...]

By |2020-05-28T13:46:44-04:00May 28th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Pandemic Privilege

A Gospel Context

This week we’re hearing from Elspeth Muzzin, a former camper and summer staffer, currently serving LWM as a members of our Bridge Builders Planning Team and as the LWM social media manager.   Elspeth cites her time with LWM as formative, particularly her experiences with our Bridge Builders program and our shared program known as [...]

By |2020-05-20T09:05:53-04:00May 19th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on A Gospel Context

Running the Race

This week we're hearing from Megan Mathes, a member of our Run the Race team who will join 23 other runners this fall in a 200(ish) mile relay race that raises approximately $48,000.00 in support of Living Water Ministries restoring momentum.  Community is one of our core values and that sense of community is truly [...]

By |2020-05-13T09:15:28-04:00May 13th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Running the Race

It’s a Marathon

As I write this entry there are 1,262,426 reported cases and 74,708 deaths related to COVID-19 in the United States.  The fatality rate in the United States has risen to 5.9%, and the fatality rate in Michigan is the highest in the country at 9.4%.  These numbers are sobering when compared with the 35,500,000 [...]

By |2020-05-07T11:07:34-04:00May 7th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on It’s a Marathon

Things Aren’t Normal

In middle school I was a camper at Stony Lake for three summers.  In college I was a counselor at Stony Lake for two summers.  Fifteen years ago I was hired by Living Water Ministries as Director of Stony Lake and Marketing, and ten years ago I became Executive Director.  For twenty summers of [...]

By |2020-04-29T11:56:31-04:00April 29th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Things Aren’t Normal

Restoring Momentum in the Wake of COVID-19

A week ago, the Living Water Ministries Board of Directors made the careful decision to cancel our 2020 summer season.  Many have reached out with words of encouragement and support in the wake of this decision, and on behalf of all of us at Living Water Ministries, I thank you.  This decision was made [...]

By |2020-04-23T10:50:19-04:00April 22nd, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Restoring Momentum in the Wake of COVID-19
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