Young Adult Ministry: The Bridge

Especially for:  The 20s and 30s of Indian Springs.  This new ministry, founded in 2018, bridges the gap between youth and young adults.  It serves as a transition point to engage young adults in fruitful conversation and study while providing time to engage with the larger adult services in the Main Tabernacle.

Through our conversations, we will integrate what we know of the Gospel with the world around us.  See below for more details about our everyday program during camp meeting!

Stay in touch through The Bridge FACEBOOK

Weekend Workshop at the Campground
March 8-10, 2024

Speakers : Lewis Crouse, Meredith Baumann and Alex McGinnis. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to come together at the campground as adults, both young and old, and dig deeper into the word of God.  We’ll be working through a practical theology of holiness, seeking to understand what the call of holy living looks like in our daily lives.

This weekend will be modeled after the Bridge gatherings, where we prioritize facilitated discussion in order to help each individual share their own stories and process through the content together.  Our hope is that this weekend will help deepen relationships of those who attend and make camp meeting all the more impactful come July. 

REGISTER HERE:  (Registration Deadline is March 1, 2024)

Date:  Friday, March 8, beginning at 5 pm –  Sunday, March 10, ending at 12 pm.

Location:  Indian Springs Holiness Camp Meeting, 1518 Highway 42, Flovilla, GA 30216.

Lodging:  Up to the individual (if you don’t have a cabin on the campground or someone to stay with, contact Lewis Crouse at glcrouse1@gmail.com)

Audience:  Designed with Young Adults in mind, but open to anyone with a desire to study the Word more deeply in community with their Indian Springs family.

Topic:  A Practical Theology of Holiness.

Meals Provided:  Friday Dinner (Fresh Air Barbeque) and Saturday Dinner (The Brickery).

Cost:  $75

SPEAKERS

Meredith Baumann

Meredith is passionate about helping Christians understand the fullness of the Gospel, where they are in their own spiritual journey, and how to deepen their walk with Jesus. She loves learning, exploring new countries, and making her home beautiful for her family.  She lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband Blake and two children, Vera and Shepherd. Meredith holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Bible & Theology from Asbury University and a Masters of Divinity from Wesley Biblical Seminary. Meredith and Blake spent their first four years of marriage in ministry in China.

Lewis Crouse

One of Lewis’ passions is helping Christians understand what it means to be the body of Christ in the present day. As the founder of The Bridge, Lewis partners with the Indian Springs Board to help the program flourish as a vibrant ministry during our annual camp meeting.  He also keeps in touch with The Bridge community during the year through Facebook. He lives in Dublin, GA with his wife, Anna, and son, Lewie. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy from Virginia Tech and a Master of Divinity from Denver Seminary.

Alex McGinnis

Alex McGinnis is an Elder in the Global Methodist Church starting a new Methodist community in Pike County, GA. He teaches Bible and mathematics at Crosspointe Christian Academy in Williamson, GA.  Alex surrendered to a call to local ministry at Indian Springs Holiness Camp Meeting. He has a Bachelors in Jazz Studies and a Masters of Divinity from Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He and his father run the Indian Springs Bookstore. Alex and his wife, Jessica, son, Jacob, and daughter, Herietta live in Zebulon, GA. 

Program Highlights during Camp Meeting

Mornings

  • 8:00 – 9:15 am on the Crouse Porch (Cabin 138), across from Winky’s shop.  We have a big sign hanging on the porch; you can’t miss it.
  • Each summer we’ll have a different study, written by Lewis, for your engagement.  We’ll publish the study prior to camp so that you can begin thinking about our topic before arriving.
  • As opposed to other ministries around the campground where the focus is on teaching, our gatherings are facilitated discussion, centered around our discussion guide.  This provides an opportunity to process our topic together and ask hard questions.  We prize discussion and the exploration of our faith together as the body of Christ.

Evenings – to be announced!  We’re definitely planning an ice cream social and/or other ways to fellowship after the 7:30 pm Service. Stay in touch!

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The Bridge Leader: Lewis Crouse

Bio:  Lewis Crouse is a product of Indian Springs and has been attending camp meeting over a decade.  He was raised in the Methodist Church and received his call to ministry at Indian Springs during his undergraduate years.  He studied at Virginia Tech for a Bachelors in Philosophy and Denver Seminary for a Master of Divinity with a concentration in leadership.

An Invitation from Lewis: In a world that does its best to keep our attention…come and be known. We invite you to come, to ask hard questions, and to continue the journey to discover the abundant life Jesus offers to us. All we ask is that you come and engage. The Holy Spirit will help with the rest!

Questions: Contact Lewis at Glcrouse1@gmail.com