NEWPORT — Though Off the Grid, a ministry of the Tennessee Baptist Conference Centers, was originally intended for ministers to get away from their daily stress, churches are now finding it can also be a good team building tool as well.
First Baptist Church, Manchester, has brought a group of men to hike the Appalachian Trail (AT) for two years in a row and this year a women’s group also made the trek.
“We brought the men last year and the ladies were upset that they didn’t go so we planned a trip for them this year,” laughed Tim Hensiek, student pastor at First Baptist. [Read more…]