The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, 'Samuel! Samuel!' Then Samuel said, 'Speak, for your servant is listening.'
1 Samuel 3:10
Some of the schools represented at the retreat
Watch last
year's recap
SCHEDULE
The Retreat consists of four main sessions, along with 2 elective sessions, as well as plenty of time play sports and hang out!
Friday
8 PM
Arrival and Registration Starts
10 PM
Welcome and Worship
Saturday
9 AM
Session 1: Calling of Peter
12 PM
Lunch (all meals are provided)
1 PM*
Tournament of Champions (Sports)
*1-6pm until dinner time is flexible if you need time to study
3 PM
Electives
-
Workshop Sessions 1 & 2
-
Adventure Activities (Ropes Course, Zip Line, Giant Swing)
-
Open Gym
-
Study Hall
6 PM
Dinner (all meals are provided)
7 PM
Session 2: Peter vs Judas
9 PM
Praise and Prayer
Open Sanctuary
Late Night Hangout with Snacks
Sunday
9 AM
Session 3: Who do you say that I am?
12 PM
Lunch (all meals are provided)
1 PM
Session 4: Commissioning
Our Speaker: Roy Lo
Acts2Network Network Staff, Church Planter (Purdue, Minnesota, UCLA, Hsinchu, UC Berkeley), Director of Homiletics, JD from UC Berkeley Law, Loves McDonald's, Nickname: MacGyver
WORKSHOPS
Biblical Marriage, Sex & Dating
Dr Richard & Flo Tjhen
It's never too early to prepare for marriage. Explore what the Bible has to say about marriage, sex and dating and how we are to prepare for marriage.
Advanced Science and Faith
Dr Richard Tjhen, PhD Molecular Cell Biology
Prerequisite: Science Major OR have previously taken 'Science and Faith'
A deep dive into further topics relating to science and faith including: DNA as information, limitations of naturalism, challenges to protein synthesis in evolution
Connecting with Others more Deeply
Lydia Choi
Learn how to connect with others more deeply through lessons distilled from How to Know a Person by David Brooks and Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg. Grow in becoming a “Supercommunicator” or “Illuminator” in the lives of others and learn the art of helping others feel known and heard.
Science and Faith
James Zhang
People often say that science has disproved God. But when we look into it further, what do we find? This workshop surveys evidence from physics and biology—including the origin of life and the theory of evolution—to show that faith in God is not superstitious, but a deeply reasonable conclusion for any rigorous thinker.
5 Lessons from 5 heroes of faith
Johnny Suh
Let's look at some of the great historical examples of what it looks like to live Christian Life. What can we learn from their sacrifice, sufferings, and service towards God?
How can i believe in a god i cannot see?
Elton Su
How can we trust God if we've never met him face-to-face? How could we even begin to know him? Learn how to answer this question and understand how we establish the beliefs by which we live
relational evangelism
Andrew and Violet Siegand
Learn how to share the gospel with your friends and family.
Problem of Pain
Kristen Song
If God is good and all powerful, how can there be pain and suffering in the world? What does the bible have to say about this?
The retreat will be held at NorthBay Retreat Site located in North East, MD. For more information feel free to check out northbayeducation.org
Q&A
If you're at one of our existing campuses, one of the local staff mentors will reach out to you to organize rides. Rides from one of our existing campuses are included with the registration
Yes! If you're a college student, you're welcome to join!
All meals are included.
-
Sat: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
-
Sun: Breakfast and Lunch
-
Please make note of it in the signup form comments section and we'll be sure to reach out if we need more info!
Feel free to email any of the following for more information:
UVA/VTech: axiom@acts2.network
North Carolina: acts2fellowship_nc@acts2.network
UMD/GW/Georgetown/GMU/Montgomery College: john.lin@acts2.network
Yes! AWC attendees get a 50% frequent attender discount!