College Student Seminar & Retreat

Faith Builders invites you to attend the College Student Seminar & Retreat, scheduled for July 5-8, 2012. This event offers encouragement to college students through workshops on current challenges to the Christian worldview, opportunities for small group discussion and prayer, and informal interaction with others who have walked or are walking a similar path.

The Seminar (Friday) is a one-day conference on "Developing a Christian Mind." Speakers will present biblical perspectives on reading and studying, on transformation and interaction with society, and on Christ-like humility in academia. Lectures will be followed by discussion toward a fuller understanding of and integration of these perspectives and principles in the lives of Christian students. Breakout sessions will focus on discipline-specific issues in subjects such as history, literature, education, math, science, and the arts.

The Retreat (Friday evening-Sunday afternoon) is a weekend for young people in college to engage peers and mentors with their questions and struggles. It’s a safe place to discuss and think about college experiences and our Mennonite heritage. Activities include small-group discussions, thought-provoking sessions, panel discussion of issues, organized recreation, and times for relaxing and visiting.

Faith Builders hosts both events at the Castle, a turn-of-the-century mansion built by an oil baron, now turned into a retreat center. The Seminar will cost $70 per person, including meals, seminar expenses, and Thursday overnight lodging. The Retreat will cost $145 per person, including meals, retreat expenses, and lodging for Friday and Saturday nights. Students registering for both events will receive priority and a discount of $10 on the costs for the weekend ($205 total).

Those attending previous years have said, “So refreshing to hear these subjects from a biblical perspective!” “Topics were very appropriate to what I have faced in college.” “The small groups were challenging, life-giving and a safe environment.” “Very helpful to have the input of older people to our questions and feelings.”

This retreat is limited to 42 participants.

College Student Seminar/Retreat on the FBlog

Updated 11/03/2011