You are invited to attend a concert presented by Faith Builders Chorale! Faith Builders Chorale will be presenting three programs the last week of July. You may wish to attend these programs at your convenience.
Download the concert bulletin (PDF, 36 KB).
Enjoy this copy of an aerial photo of FB, taken last fall by James Zehr from a plane piloted by Merle Herr.
Photo courtesy of Melvin Lehman.
College students often feel alone, whether at home or at the university. At college they face pressures to compromise spiritual values and beliefs. At home they may be misunderstood or feared. FB offered this weekend as a safe place to consider those challenges.
The greatest values of the weekend, according to Steven Brubaker, is that young people in college can rest in their identity as college students, and that they can meet men and women who have successfully navigated the deep waters of education without abandoning their faith or heritage.
The Seminar on Friday—an additional day considering the topic “Developing a Christian Mind”—focused on the ideological framework that Anabaptist Christian students face as they grow in knowledge. Breakout sessions on studying Scripture, the natural sciences and bioethics broke up the intense lecture format.
The weekend’s recreation, discussion, lecture, sharing, and prayer for the challenge resonated with these students. Guest speaker Frank Reed sparked discussion with his call to transmit the gospel and let the Word of God shape a new generation of faith.
Without a doubt, the small groups of five or six students with older group leaders were the biggest highlight. Students enjoyed the freedom to discuss whatever questions they had. This weekend also offered two men and women’s split sessions, led by Mark Yoder and Sharon Yoder.
So many young people thanked the staff for the rejuvenating weekend. Perhaps for a while they knew they did not stand alone.
Plan to attend next year! Next year’s retreat is scheduled for July 5-8, 2007, at the Castle.
You may enjoy viewing the CSR photo gallery. Thanks, Mark! We will mail the CSR Photo CD later this week to those who requested one. If you would like to receive a photo/video CD for a nominal fee, please contact the office.
If you are a conservative-Anabaptist student attending college, you may ask to join FB’s CSR Googlegroup at http://groups.google.com/group/FBCSR.
If you attended the seminar or retreat, we welcome your comments.
Welcome to John & Barb Coblentz and family! John will be teaching in FBCS and FBEP this fall and winter.
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