APRIL 4-5 | $45 | OGLETOWN
Odds are, we’d all love to experience more joy and peace in our lives. But how often do we believe that it is confession and repentance that lead us there? In Psalm 51 we find that truly, these are the means by which we are renewed and restored! David provides to us an example as he cries out to the Lord:…have mercy on me …wash me…cleanse me….purge me…let me hear joy & gladness…create in me a clean heart…renew a right spirit within me…restore to me the joy of my salvation….uphold me….deliver me.
These cries are a picture of someone desperate for God’s mercy, and they are also essential pieces of moving forward in our own relationship with God. David prays - knowing God is the only one abounding in steadfast love and full of the abundant mercy that he needs…that WE need too!
If we’ve lost our joy, if peace is hard to come by in our lives, let us confess our sins and run to God in repentance and belief. Come as you are. Come find renewal and restoration in the Savior who has mercy, washes clean, and delivers women like us.
This 2-day retreat onsite at Ogletown will include worship, teaching, breakout sessions, and extended times of fellowship and gathering for meals together (cost of dinner, breakfast, lunch, and activities are included in registration cost).
FRIDAY 4.4
5:30p | Registration Begins
6:00p | Dinner
7:00p | Welcome & Worship
7:30p | Main Session 1: Psalm 51:1-9
8:00p | Reflection & Prayer
8:30p | Worship
9:00p | Late Night Fun
SATURDAY 4.5
8:00a | Continental Breakfast
9:00a | Main Session 2: Psalm 51:10-17
9:50a | Reflection & Prayer
10:20a | Snack Break
10:30a | Breakout Sessions
11:30a | Coffee & Break
11:45a | Breakout Sessions
12:30p | Lunch
1:30p | Closing Session
2:00p | Ice Cream & Activities
4:00p | Retreat-at-Home Concludes
OUR SPEAKER
RAY Brookman
Ray has been a member at Ogletown since 2021. She has been involved in GAP, serving in various ministries, leading women’s studies, as well as working with foster families at Ogletown.
Ray was raised in a Christian home and was a Bible nerd but never truly understood the gospel until she was in her teens. In His kindness, the Lord opened her eyes to the gospel and He has been working in her life ever since! Her love for His Word has grown and evolved over the years, influenced by her grandmother. “For as long as I can remember, I have always seen her reading her Bible joyfully—she never missed a day. Even now, as her eyesight is failing, she recites all the scriptures she has memorized over the years daily.”
When she’s not busy with her job or grad schoolwork, Ray enjoys listening to theology podcasts, reading, baking, visiting art and history museums, watching every Gordon Ramsay cooking show, and gathering with young adults.
BREAKOUTS | ROUND ONE
UNLOCKING BIBLE STUDY PRINCIPLES & STRATEGIES
led by Kaci Rainey & Jamie Kaczowka
We all know studying God’s word is important, but figuring out where to start can feel hard! This workshop is designed to help you develop essential skills to deepen your understanding and application of the Bible. In this hands-on, interactive session, you will explore key principles like context and structure to uncover and challenge the true meaning of well-known biblical texts.
EVERYDAY EVANGELISM
Panel Discussion led by Angela Stonkus
Sharing the gospel with people you encounter in your everyday life can seem overwhelming or intimidating. You may not always feel like you know where to start or how to be effective as you are doing it. You may even feel like you’ve failed or missed opportunities to share your faith. This breakout session will encourage you in making evangelism an ongoing way of life and bolster your desire to share your faith in simple and consistent ways. Let’s think together about how we can do this better. There will be opportunities to ask questions and share what you’ve found helpful.
GROWING IN HOSPITALITY & ALLOWING GOD TO GROW YOUR COMMUNITY
Panel Discussion led by Savannah Gable
Do you ever feel like finding community is hard? Or, no matter how hard you try, you can’t shake feeling like an outsider? What does it look like to build and invest in others when the hurdles are big? Amidst the challenges of moving, exploring churches, and restarting - learn how to build deep roots with the people around you and take initiative in allowing God to use you in a community. Walk through things that work and common errors and missteps as you move toward the church.
WHAT IS DISCIPLESHIP AND HOW DO I REALLY DO IT?
led by Allie Roland
We are all called to make disciples of Christ, but how do we do that? In this breakout we will look to Scripture to define discipleship, work through various myths about discipleship, and talk through the who, what, and how of discipling. You will leave equipped with practical tools to strengthen existing discipleship relationships or start new ones.
BREAKOUTS | ROUND TWO
WHAT IS GOD DOING DURING CONFLICT?
led by Robin Johnston
Everyone hates it but could God be up to something good in conflict? In this breakout, we will look at what God might be doing in conflict and how to do conflict in a way that loves God and loves your neighbor well. We’ll talk a lot about practical strategies for conflict in marriage - but 99% of these strategies can be adapted to conflict of all types in relationships of all kinds.
WALKING ALONGSIDE OTHERs ON THE ROAD OF SUFFERING & LOSS
led by Elizabeth Guertin
When someone you know is experiencing suffering or loss, it presents a way for you to love and serve them in a unique way. But it can also feel ... overwhelming. What do I say or do? What don’t I say? Can I offer hope? How? Join this breakout if you want to learn more about how to care for and grow in your understanding of someone who is grieving or suffering and be more equipped to pray and offer hope.
GLORIFY GOD IN YOUR BODY
led by Erin Hogan
You don’t just have a body—you are a body! But what does that mean for how we live? How do we honor and glorify God in our bodies? Scripture tells us, ‘You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body’ (1 Cor. 6:19-20). Our bodies are designed by God and for God, yet culture offers countless messages about sex, body image, fitness, sleep, food, race, having children, disabilities, and aging. How should we think about these things? Join us as we explore the theology of the body and consider how Scripture exhorts us to live in response to God’s great love.
RAISING WORRy-FREE KIDS IN A WORRY-FILLED WORLD
led by Ginger Asher
Parenting is a sweet privilege and it is also...really hard work! Even moreso when worry seems to abound. Come hear the cliff notes from Sissy Goff’s book, The Worry-Free Parent. Whether you have time in this season to read an entire book or not, we want to encourage you in this - today! Let’s be renewed together by truths from of our good God who has overcome the world, and can perfectly meet us in our anxious hearts as we seek to love and shepherd our children well!