Q. What does it take to have a bunch of fun on a friday night?
A. Snowmobiles, ATV’s, free food, snow football.
About 50 guys from the UofM attended this year’s Man Retreat.
Check out the promo video!
We watched a Mark Driscoll clip that talked about what the bible says about being a man.
http://www.marshillchurch.org/media/trial/marriage-and-men
We just got back from our first marriage retreat with our home church, Bethlehem Baptist. It was so rich with help, grace, and hope. Guest speaker, Paul Tripp, provided marriage saving perspective as well as an unbelievable sense of humor! We laughed, cried, hung out with other couples, and spent quality time together and with other couples. Continue reading
U of M Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors & Staff
We just got home from our leader’s retreat! We had about 55 students from the U of M come together to talk about vision for how to love, serve, and come alongside the people on our campus. We get a glimpse of what it meant to be a disciple of Jesus after his death when his disciples set out on a mission to make this amazing gift of salvation through Christ known in the cities and contexts in which they were living. Continue reading
What an exciting time. Over 55 leaders, who will be leading at the beach project, and the cross cultural project, met to get equipped and training for their responsibilties this summer.
Watch a short video of our time:
We took our students on a two hour bus tour through Minneapolis this past weekend. Everyone’s eyes were opened when we learned from CityVisionTC.org ‘s executive director John Mayer, as he explained some amazing facts and figures relating to Our Changing world and how we do ministry with the local church.
Some facts that blew me away:
- Phillips Neighborhood is the most diverse neighborhood in the United States of America.
- Largest concentration of Somalis in the U.S.
SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS URBAN TOUR
*The most diverse neighborhood in the U.S. with 100+ languages
*Explore “Eat Street” with over 75 ethnic restaurants in a six block area
*Largest concentration of Somalis in the U.S.
*Poorest neighborhood in Minnesota
* “White fright, White flight” and “Return flight”
*Somali malls, Asian malls, and Hispanic malls
*Midtown Global Market *Hindu temples
*Muslim mosques
*Witch covens
*Mormons
*Homosexual churches
*Cult and New Age groups
*Parachurch ministries
*White, Black, Hispanic, African, Asian, Native American, ethnic, and
multi-ethnic churches
City Vision Tour
