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Posted on February 1st, 2011 by admin.

CHIC 2012

Save the dates: July 15-19, 2012 at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Posted on June 29th, 2010 by admin.

Undone

The Christian faith has too often been simplified to an equation. The American Dream and lifestyle have too easily replaced the downward mobility modeled and taught by Jesus. Our identity is too quickly shaped by the world around us, rather than who we are as children of God radically impacting our world. The gospel has been watered-down, sanitized and sugar-coated and the words of Jesus have somehow become easy to digest.

Our hope for CHIC is that we wouldn’t entertain students into the kingdom with 3 songs, a skit, and a joke, nor would we explain what it means to be a Christian as simply admitting our problem, claiming a promise and reciting a prayer. Instead, we want to clearly communicate that following Jesus demands something from us. It demands our hopes and dreams, our money and resources, our relationships and our future. These words from Shane Claiborne’s book the Irresistible Revolution help illustrate the point:

I know there are people out there who say, ‘My life was such a mess. I was drinking, partying, sleeping around… and then I met Jesus and my whole life came together.’ God bless those people. But me, I had it together. I used to be cool. And then I met Jesus and he wrecked my life. The more I read the gospel, the more it messed me up, turning everything I believed in, valued, and hoped for upside down. I am still recovering from my conversion.

The selection of our theme, undone, points us in this direction of better understanding what it means to have our world turned upside down.

The first night at CHIC we want to explore what it means to undo our dreams. Based on Erwin McMannus’s book Wide Awake, Erwin will call us to end the small dreams, sleepwalking and settling, and challenge us to live “a heroic life, void of monotony, teeming with danger, adventure, and the unknown”; to dream of what a life radically surrendered to God might look like.

The second night we want to undo our lifestyle. Shane Claiborne will lead us, through personal example, to better understand an authentic pursuit of Christ as radically counter-cultural, counter-comfortable, counter-pleasurable, counter-wealthy, and counter-materialistic; a call to Jesus’ gospel message which should, “comfort the disturbed, and disturb the comforted.”

On night three, we want to undo our equations. Whether we are willing to say it out loud or not, we all live by a hidden set of equations… if I pray harder, God will answer… If I behave better, God will reward me… If I believe more, God will favor me… Steven Furtick will help us better understand that while we can find cause and effect relationships in our faith, the path to following Jesus can not be explained with a simple set of equations.

The fourth night, we want to undo our self. Every one of us believes things about our self that are untrue, distorted, or at the very least unhealthy. Judy Peterson will help us reclaim our individual and communal identity as children of God; to understand that in Christ we are becoming a new creation.

On the last night, we want to undo our world. Efrem Smith will send us home with a challenge to allow this transformation in our lives to flow out and impact our family, friends, churches, schools, neighborhoods, cities and more; that together we can help bring God’s kingdom in our world as in heaven.

Posted on July 12th, 2009 by admin.

Pocketguide

Pocket Guide

Pocket Guide (9.3MB PDF)

When you arrive at CHIC, you’ll receive a bunch of items that will be with you all week, such as your meal bracelet and what I like to call your necklace-wallet-name-badge-thingy. One of the items that should fit nicely into one of the many pouches of the necklace-wallet-name-badge-thingy is the handy Pocketguide, your planning tool and tour guide throughout the week. Take a look now, but don’t forget you’ll be getting one of your own in all its booklety goodness in less than a week.

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Posted on July 5th, 2009 by admin.

50 Days – Map

More locations and information will be added, and some locations are subject to change, so be sure to check the printed map you’ll receive when you arrive. You may subscribe to the RSS feed to be notified when new items are added to the map.


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markers-lightblue Base Camp Locations
markers-green Afternoon Options
markers-yellow Mainstage
markers-purple Seminar Locations (when available)
markers-blue Housing Locations
markers-redmarkers-red-spotless Counselor and Staff

Posted on May 23rd, 2009 by admin.

CHIC Council

Meet the people on the CHIC Council.

KevinCHIC Chair
Kevin Farmer
kfarmer@sanctuarycovenant.org
612-520-9160
Associate Pastor and Director of Equipping and Formation at the Sanctuary Covenant Church in Minneapolis, MN
TaraCHIC Office Assistant
Tara Allison
tara.allison@covchurch.org
773-583-0220
MikeCommunication/Marketing
Mike Nyman
mike.nyman@chic2009.org
508-414-1656
Youth Pastor at Salem Covenant Church in Worcester, MA
KrisDeveloping the Story
Kris Causton
kris.causton@chic2009.org
952-361-3412
Adjunct Instructor at Bethel University
MartiDirector of Christian Formation
Marti Burger
marti.burger@covchurch.org
773-583-0220
LukeEvents Coordinator
Luke Palmerlee
luke.palmerlee@covchurch.org
773-583-0220
BrianExcursions
Brian Alnes
brian.alnes@chic2009.org
320-732-3218
Executive Director of Lake Beauty Bible Camp in Long Prairie, MN
DoreenExecutive Minister of Christian Formation
Doreen Olson
doreen.olson@covchurch.org
773-583-0220
MattFocus Groups
Matt Aalseth
matta@rockharboronline.com
916-284-2834
Youth Pastor at Rock Harbor Covenant Church in Rocklin, CA
BruceHuman & Spiritual Services
Bruce Baehr
bbaehr1@twcny.rr.com
315-699-1551
Associate Pastor of Grace Covenant Church in Clay, NY
PaulMainstage Producer
Paul Johnson
paul.johnson@chic2009.org
773-244-4985
University Ministries Program Coordinator at North Park University
DaleMix
Dale Lusk
dale.lusk@chic2009.org
956-458-9568
Executive Director of Covenant Merge Ministries
TimOn Campus Recreation
Tim Ciccone
tim.ciccone@chic2009.org
913-901-2304
Pastor of Student Ministry at Hillcrest Covenant Church in Prairie Village, KS
BenOperations
Ben Pease
ben.pease@chic2009.org
651- 633-9615
Youth Pastor at Salem Covenant Church in New Brighton, MN
MichelleService
Michelle Beilby
beimic@bethel.edu
763-780-2180
Mom/Seminary Student/Mentor
AmandaSmall Groups
Amanda Kingry
amanda.kingry@chic2009.org
303-467-2020
Youth Pastor at Christ Community Covenant Church in Arvada, CO

Posted on April 2nd, 2008 by admin.

About

CHIC 2009: Undone will take place at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville from Sunday, July 12, through Friday morning, July 17.

View the daily schedule.

CHIC (Covenant High In Christ) is the triennial youth conference of The Evangelical Covenant Church.

CHIC exists to:

  • be a catalyst that inspires Christ-like change
  • challenge students to see themselves as part of something bigger
  • inspire students towards the journey of following Christ.

Through CHIC, we want to see students be:

  • a Christ-centered community (Genesis 28:3)
  • confident in their relationship with Christ (Romans 8:38-39)
  • committed to doing justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly with their God (Micah 6:8).

Registration materials will be available in English and Spanish.

CHIC History Video – Part 1 of 2

You may also view this video on YouTube.

CHIC History Video – Part 2 of 2

You may also view this video on YouTube.

Posted on July 23rd, 2007 by admin.