Our Fall Retreats are always an encouraging and refreshing time of rest and fellowship with other pastors and ministry leaders in the EMCC. The retreats are open to all of our EMCC leaders and their spouses.
Theme: "Multiply - How The First Followers Multiplied, based upon Acts 2:1-47."
Agenda:
Monday, October 6
3:30pm – Registration
5:30pm – Supper
7:00pm – Worship, Communion & Opening Session - ‘Biblical rationale for multiplication and missiological implications from the book of Acts.’
Tuesday, October 7
8:15am – Breakfast (Stayner Camp overnight guests only)
9:00am – Worship & Session 2 - ‘The concept of two-ecologies, making room to welcome the old and the new.’
10:30am – Break
11:00am – Worship & Session 3 - ‘Developing a culture of innovation in a historical denomination.’
12:30pm – Lunch
1:30pm – Free time (Cornhole tournament, hike, pickleball, visiting, rest)
5:00pm – Dinner offsite on your own
9:00pm – Campfire (weather permitting)
Wednesday, October 8
8:30am – Breakfast (Stayner Camp overnight guests only)
9:30am – Session 4 - Conversations
11:00am – Pack up and head home
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Additional Info:
We are pleased to have Raphaël Anzenberger as our keynote speaker, and to welcome Luke Langman as our worship leader.
As well, the retreat will be extended by an extra day this year! We have added a 4th session on Wednesday morning, for continued fellowship and encouragement.
The following conversations will be available to you on Wednesday morning.
Genevieve Epp – Growing Young Initiative
Nicole Jones-Qandah – World Partners
Jeff Knott – Leadership Development
James Park – E3
For those interested, here are some optional activities to sign up for:
Golf outing prior to the start of the retreat on Monday. Please contact Sam Barry at sbarry@emcc.ca for details and to sign up separately from your retreat registration.
Paintball game at Wasaga Beach Adventure Park (25 minutes from Stayner Camp). This two-hour session will take place during Tuesday afternoon's free time. The cost is $50/person which includes all equipment and 300 paintballs. A minimum of 10 people are needed for gameplay and the deadline to book is September 30th, so please rsvp to Shauna Albrecht at salbrecht@emcc.ca ASAP. If you plan to participate, make sure you wear pants and shoes that can get dirty. The park provides a canvas camp jacket.