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Pastor chosen as interim director of Luther Park
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Chetek's Luther Park Bible Camp Board of Directors and the Luther Point Bible Camp Board of Directors, of Grantsburg, have entered into a management agreement.
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As part of this mutual management agreement, the Rev. Craig M. Corbin, executive director of Luther Point Bible Camp, will assume interim executive directorship responsibilities for Luther Park Bible Camp.
Corbin will continue his position and responsibilities as executive director of Luther Point Bible Camp, serving in the capacity of executive director over both camp associations.
Corbin has been the executive director of Luther Point Bible Camp since May of 1992. Corbin is a native of South Dakota. His undergraduate degree is from Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D. He received his Master of Divinity Degree from Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa, in 1985.
Prior to coming to Wisconsin to serve in his current capacity, he served as pastor of Gracious Savior Lutheran Church in Detroit, Mich., for four years.
As is the case with many people serving in year-round Christian outdoor ministry positions, Corbin has had extensive camp experience during his college years. He worked for Lutherans Outdoors of South Dakota for several years. He served as a camp counselor at Ne-So-Dak Bible Camp, of Waubay, S.D., during the summers of 1975 and 1976, was a program coordinator at Klein Ranch in Isabel, S.D., in 1977, served as a canoe guide in Ontario, Canada, in 1978 and managed Ne-So-Dak Bible Camp during the transition of directors from 1978-1979.
Corbin and wife Kim are the parents of three older children.
As part of this management agreement, Luther Point will take on the administrative responsibilities of Luther Park Bible Camp. Programmatic oversight is also a part of this agreement.
During the initial months of the management agreement, several actions will need to be taken in order to provide for a smooth transition. One of the most important actions to be taken will be to determine the programmatic needs of the camp ministry and to adequately staff for those needs.
Currently, all of the recharge weekends will continue to be offered as they are scheduled. Corbin will be working closely with the program committee of Luther Park to assess and determine summer program offerings for 2010 along with a continued commitment to the Day Camp ministry that currently exists.
Database management, donor privacy and donor tracking will be maintained with respect and confidentiality. Retreat management, including future retreat reservations, hosting retreats and hospitality will continue to be a top priority for this ministry. Financial management will also be a significant part of the administrative responsibilities.
As the two camps continue to move into this joint venture, both camp boards are asking for patience and flexibility, to allow the transition to work.
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©The Chetek Alert 2009
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