The Joy of Fishing (September 16-18, 2011)
This is another reminder to prayerfully consider joining us for our men's retreat this year and to sign up this week, if possible. You can sign up on Sundays, by email, by phone or by commenting on this blog post.
After this weekend, the retreat will be open to other men outside of Coast (so feel free to invite others). So far, we have about 20 signed up to go. We have room for 43 (3 more than originally thought).
We also wanted to let you know what the format for the retreat is this year. It is different from recent retreats. We have added two sessions (6 instead of 4 sessions). The sessions will be shorter than some in the past as a result. We have also added a voluntary curfew for bedtime and lights out each night. And we have added a voluntary group "quiet time" each morning that will precede the voluntary group prayer time led by Mike Hodson.
The additional sessions are needed because of the Matthias Media DVD training series we are using. The purpose of the large group "quiet time" or "time alone with the Lord" or "Bible meditation and prayer time" is to encourage you and challenge you to do this daily and to give you a vision for what to do if you aren't sure. These changes and the desire to emphasize the purpose of a retreat - to seek the Lord personally and corporately - form the basis for implementing a curfew. It is difficult to pay attention during the sessions and to make the most of our time seeking the Lord together if we are half asleep. So the motivation for the curfew is not to restrict your fun but to encourage a focus on why we are "retreating."
All this being said, we do not plan to "enforce" your compliance with the curfew or your participation in the large group quiet times. Fathers can give vision for their sons as they see fit. Men, you can decide whether these things fit in with your vision for the weekend or not.
So this is what it will look like (aside from any changes that might be made before the retreat):
Schedule:
Friday
3:00 PM .............. Blackbear Lodge open for worship team setup
5:00 ..................... Registration Begins (cabins open for all)
7:00 ................ Dinner
8:00 ................ Session 1: Love
9:30 ..................... Break
12:00 Midnight .. Curfew (voluntary but encouraged)
Saturday
6:15 AM ............. Quiet time (optional)
7:00 ..................... Prayer time (optional)
8:00 ................ Breakfast
9:00 ................ Session 2: Understand
10:30 .................. Break
11:00 .............. Session 3: Pray
12:15 PM ............ Break
12:30 .............. Lunch
1:30 ..................... Free Time
4:00 ..................... Group Activity (possibly)
5:30 ................ Dinner
6:30 ................ Session 4: Connect
7:45 ..................... Break
8:00 ................ Session 5: Invite
9:15 ..................... Break
12:00 Midnight.. Curfew (voluntary but encouraged)
Sunday
6:15 AM ............. Quiet time (optional)
7:00 ..................... Prayer time (optional)
8:00 ................ Breakfast/Clean out cabins
9 AM ............... Session 6: Talk
10:30 .................. Load Up
11 AM ................. Head Out
If you have any questions about the retreat, please let us know. And if you need help financially, please let us know as well. We hope you all can come. Please pray for God to meet us there.
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Monday, August 8, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
Coast Men's Retreat 2011
Our men's retreat will be here before you know it! (September 16-18) Please sign up this Sunday if you can or email Earl and let him know that you are planning to attend.
We are using an interactive DVD series by Matthias Media for our retreat this year called, Six Steps to Talking About Jesus. Matthias Media is a reformed evangelical publishing ministry in Australia. We found out about them at one of the Shepherds' Conferences held at Grace Community Church (John MacArthur). If you are unfamiliar with Matthias Media, you can watch the two videos below to find out more about them. The first video describes their publishing strategy and the second video is a taste of their evangelistic training videos (this one is not part of the series we are doing on the retreat).
We are using an interactive DVD series by Matthias Media for our retreat this year called, Six Steps to Talking About Jesus. Matthias Media is a reformed evangelical publishing ministry in Australia. We found out about them at one of the Shepherds' Conferences held at Grace Community Church (John MacArthur). If you are unfamiliar with Matthias Media, you can watch the two videos below to find out more about them. The first video describes their publishing strategy and the second video is a taste of their evangelistic training videos (this one is not part of the series we are doing on the retreat).
Friday, July 29, 2011
Coast Men's Retreat 2011
And Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” (Mark 1:17)
Let me encourage all our men (13 years old and up) to join us for our men's retreat this year. Our topic is "The Joy of Fishing: Fighting for Our Joy (and the Joy of Others) in God through Evangelism."
If this topic seems frightening, join the club! If this topic seems unnecessary, then pray and ask God if He thinks so! If this topic seems confusing, then let's pray for clarity and talk about it on the retreat!
The title of the sessions for this topic are the following:
Session 1: Love
Session 2: Understand
Session 3: Pray
Session 4: Connect
Session 5: Invite
Session 6: Talk
We will use a format that includes short video segments interspersed with group discussion of passages of Scripture (which we will facilitate) and concluding with small group discussion and prayer. Of course,there will be worship time included as well.
Please sign up this Sunday or as soon as possible. Let me know if you have any questions. Here again are the details for the retreat.
Date: Friday night through Sunday morning, September 16-18, 2011
Place: Forest Home (Forest Center)
Topic: Evangelism
Cost: $127.00 (includes a workbook; we request that this be paid before the retreat weekend)
Ages: 13 years old and up
Capacity: 40 spaces
Sign Ups: July 17 - Aug 14 (sign up open to members of Coast); Aug 14 - September 11 (sign up open to men outside of Coast as well, as space permits) (note: a $20.00 deposit is requested when signing up)
If you have special needs at the retreat (like deluxe rooms, etc :) or if you need help financially to go on the retreat, please let us know. If you have the resources to help others financially so they can also go on the retreat, please let us know as well.
Please sign up soon and consider inviting others to the retreat from outside of Coast (if space permits). When you sign up, please let us know if you need a ride to the retreat or if you have room in your vehicle to give people a ride to the retreat.
You can get more info at www.foresthome.org
Let me encourage all our men (13 years old and up) to join us for our men's retreat this year. Our topic is "The Joy of Fishing: Fighting for Our Joy (and the Joy of Others) in God through Evangelism."
If this topic seems frightening, join the club! If this topic seems unnecessary, then pray and ask God if He thinks so! If this topic seems confusing, then let's pray for clarity and talk about it on the retreat!
The title of the sessions for this topic are the following:
Session 1: Love
Session 2: Understand
Session 3: Pray
Session 4: Connect
Session 5: Invite
Session 6: Talk
We will use a format that includes short video segments interspersed with group discussion of passages of Scripture (which we will facilitate) and concluding with small group discussion and prayer. Of course,there will be worship time included as well.
Please sign up this Sunday or as soon as possible. Let me know if you have any questions. Here again are the details for the retreat.
Date: Friday night through Sunday morning, September 16-18, 2011
Place: Forest Home (Forest Center)
Topic: Evangelism
Cost: $127.00 (includes a workbook; we request that this be paid before the retreat weekend)
Ages: 13 years old and up
Capacity: 40 spaces
Sign Ups: July 17 - Aug 14 (sign up open to members of Coast); Aug 14 - September 11 (sign up open to men outside of Coast as well, as space permits) (note: a $20.00 deposit is requested when signing up)
If you have special needs at the retreat (like deluxe rooms, etc :) or if you need help financially to go on the retreat, please let us know. If you have the resources to help others financially so they can also go on the retreat, please let us know as well.
Please sign up soon and consider inviting others to the retreat from outside of Coast (if space permits). When you sign up, please let us know if you need a ride to the retreat or if you have room in your vehicle to give people a ride to the retreat.
You can get more info at www.foresthome.org
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