Fall Retreat

Theme: Growing with the Communion of Saints

October 8-10, 2021

Camp Hebron - 957 Camp Hebron Road. Halifax, PA 17032

Cost = $75 per person

Growing with the Communion of the Saints

All Christians share a common faith in Jesus Christ. At the same time we live this faith in different contexts, coming from unique times, places and cultures. The cultural air we breath shapes us in ways we cannot even imagine, creating blindspots in how we understand our faith. Through listening to our brothers and sisters in Christ who have taken the path of discipleship in different times and places, our eyes can be opened to these blindspots and we can grow deeper into the life with God and others. At this retreat we will enter into communion with the saints of the church across time and space. We will learn from Christians who lived long ago as well as our Christians brothers and sisters living today in different contexts across the globe.

Guest Speakers

CW Allen

Artist, Writer and Director of Bridgebuilders Chicago

CW will teach on the topic "Learning from the Church on the Margins in the US" as well as perform at a special concert on Saturday night.

CW Allen was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio.There he grew up listening to Hip Hop music and fell in love with its heart pounding drums and bass lines. His rap journey began in high school where he would frequent open mics and freestyle with friends. After receiving positive feedback from his performances CW began penning lyrics and taking his music to the next level.

In 2009 CW left Cleveland and moved to Chicago to attend Moody Bible Institute where he studied communications and Bible. Now in year 15 of his creative journey CW has released first book and latest album entitled CATALYST. His performances and preaching have been heard in bars, schools, camps, and conferences opening for such as Cannon, Da Truth, Sean C. Johnson, Shopé, This’l, and the Legendary Curtis Blow.

https://www.thecwallen.com

Jesse Hake

Vice President of Product Development at Classical Academic Press

Jesse will teach on the topic of "Learning from the Historical Church."

Jesse Hake grew up in Taiwan as the oldest of nine children in the home of a missionary and college professor. He has a BA from Geneva College in history as well as an MLitt in Reformation history from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He has taught college courses in history, philosophy, and ethics as well as upper-school history, literature, and rhetoric at Covenant Christian Academy (Harrisburg, PA). Most recently, he served for seven years at Logos Academy (York, PA) as academic dean and then as principal. Jesse joined Classical Academic Press in the spring of 2019 to serve as assistant publisher. He lives in Harrisburg with his wife, Elizabeth, and their three children, Nessa, Tobias and Tabitha

https://classicalu.com/our-team/

https://copiousflowers.com

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Ibrahim Bangura

Executive Pastor, Spring Valley Church of God, Reading PA

Ibrahim will teach on the topic "Learning from the Global Church."

Ibrahim Bangura has been in ministry since 2007. He has held several ministry responsibilities including Interim Pastor, Youth Leader, Young Adults Pastor, and Executive Pastor. He has worked in churches and ministries in West Africa, England, Tennessee, and now in Reading, PA, where he serves as the Executive Pastor and Young Adults Pastor of Spring Valley Church of God, and a part-time chaplain at Albright College. He received his B.A. in Pastoral Ministries from Lee University and his M.Div. in Ministerial Leadership from Pentecostal Theological Seminary.

https://www.springvalley.church

Tentative Schedule

Friday

7 PM - Arrive

8 PM - welcome and icebreakers

8:30 - Worship and Teaching (Intro to Weekend Theme)

9:30 - Campfire

Saturday

8 AM - breakfast and Devon’s

9:00 - Large Group Session 1

9-9:15 Worship

9:15-10:15 - Teaching (Jesse Hake – Learning from the Historical Church))

10:15-11 - Breakout 1 - Small groups

11:00 - Large Group Session 2

11-12 - Teaching (CW Allen – Learning from the Church in the Margins)

12- lunch

2:45 - Breakout 2 - Small Groups

2-5 - Free time

5- Dinner

6-7 - Large Group Session 3 (Ibrahim Bangura – Learning from the Global Church))

7-7:30 - Breakout 3 - Small Groups

9 - Concert (CW Allen)

Sunday

8 AM - breakfast

9:00 - Large Group Session 4

9-9:15 - Worship

9:15-10 - Teaching

10-10:30 - Breakout 4 - Small Groups

10:30-11 - Final Words, Communion, Sending

11 - clean up

12 - leave