In about thirty-six hours we leave for the North American Convention of the Church of God in Anderson, Indiana at Anderson University. The convention (to me it still feels like Camp Meeting) is six days of great worship services (in the Kardatzke Wellness Center as shown here), informative and inspiring conferences, mingling with friends, youth activities for our kids, and the General Assembly (in the GA meeting we honor pastors who have died in the last year, receive information on the state of the church from our national leaders, elect new leaders as needed, and take care of other church business), which meets in Reardon Auditorium (center). 
I've been going to Anderson since I was a kid. Even though my parents were not in ministry, they occasionally took their vacation time to attend Camp Meeting. When I was about eight years old my brother Dave started attending college at AC (Anderson College--now Anderson University--is our church's primary center of higher education), and my family would go out for homecoming weekend. When I was 17 I also headed for AC, which is where I met Janelle (Labor Day 1978). Now as a pastor, it is my responsibility to represent my congregation each year in the General Assembly. Years later I returned to Anderson University School of Theology (pictured below) to pursue my Masters Degree.
I'll be blogging from the convention to keep you informed of what's going on. Don't forget you can watch the worship services live at www.chog.org by clicking the "Watch It Live" link. Services are 7 p.m. Friday through Wednesday, and 10:30 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday. Until you can actually attend North American Convention, the live feeds and my blog will do a pretty good job of keeping you up to date.
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