2025 Winter Retreat
Agenda for Awake and Alive 2025 Winter Retreat
(Updated 1/6/25)
Community Group Leaders: Pastor Brad Snyder, Pastor Jon Enter, Pastor Mike Helwig, Awake and Alive Director Mike Westendorf
Bible Study Presenters: , Pastor Mark Paustian, Pastor Jon Enter, Pastor Brad Snyder
Growing in Grace, Sharing our Faith
Friday January 10th The purpose of Friday night into Saturday morning is to focus on building community around our identity through Jesus Christ. We want to be equipped Biblically to consider how we can share the Gospel in creative ways and within our unique giftedness. This is about getting to know ourselves and each other better as sons and daughters of God - So That - we can take the comfort we have received and have the confidence to proclaim it.
4:30 - 6:00 Registration
5:15 - 6:00 Marty's Pizza and Salad
6:20 - 6:30 Welcome
6:30 - 7:45 Interactive Keynote Bible Study Conversation (Mark Paustian)(Livestreamed)
8:00 - 8:40 Community Group #1
8:45 - 9:45 Opening Vespers Worship (Pastor Brad Snyder)
10:00 and beyond Friday night late night – Jackbox/Games/Late Dinner
SATURDAY January 11th
Saturday – Breakfast on your own
9:00 - 9:40 Community Groups – Young Adult Led devotional (working with CG Pastor) and time to process Friday Keynote and devotion
From here our focus becomes Bible Study, and applying what we learned Friday night about encouragement, identity and story. Working collectively we will wrestle with scripture, ask questions and grow. As God’s word works, we will release that creative work by embracing the gifts of all who attend as they consider ways they can share with others the Gospel truths and comforts we have learned.
9:45 - 11:00 Morning Interactive Keynote/Bible Study Conversation (Pastor Jon Enter “A Deep Dive Walk Through Easter Weekend”) – Breakout group questions within the presentation
11:10 - 12:00 Creative Breakout Groups – songwriters, bloggers, Social Media, Artists, etc… Breakout to discuss ideas on what we’ve learned and how we take what we’ve learned and create stories that share God’s faithfulness through video, image, written word, music etc…
12:00 - 1:00 Chipotle Lunch served at hotel AND Presentation of ideas for 15 minutes to continue to spur on creativity
1:00 - 2:15 Afternoon Interactive Keynote/Bible Study Conversation (Pastor Brad Snyder - “Beyond the Flood - A Closer Look” ) – Breakout group questions within the presentation
2:30 - 3:30 Creative Breakout Groups – songwriters, bloggers, Social Media, Artists, etc… Breakout to discuss ideas on how we take what we’ve learned and create stories that share God’s faithfulness through video, image, written word, music etc…
3:30 - 4:00 Sharing time
4:00 - 6:30 Free Time and Dinner time - On your own, IHop or other local restaurants, brain reset, or continue the conversations.
6:30 - 8:00 Work time (Creative Groups work on ideas, get idea starts - free to work alone or with other groups)
8:00 - 8:30 Share time
8:30 - 9:00 Closing Community Group / Time for Prayer (Main Room)
9:00 - 9:30 Closing Vespers Worship (Pastor Jon Enter)
9:30 and beyond End of Retreat and Next Steps