Foundations Retreat, Part 1

This Thursday and Friday I went to the Doubletree hotel off I-270 and Page for a retreat. It was mandatory for my Foundations for Christian Ministry class. I have to admit before the event I was not looking forward it. It was complicating my life because I had to finish homework early for classes I was going to miss.

Well, now that it is over, my tune has changed considerably. I loved it! I met and learned of so many of my peers who were in the same field as me. Religion, religious ed., ministry and leadership, and worship arts majors were able to come together and fellowship with one another while taking care of some serious "college career" business.

For our first official meeting, we ate at Ryan's--the restaurant with the most awesome macaroni and cheese ever--where Dr. McClain was cracking me up most of the time. Later that evening, we had our first session in an elaborate conference room that provides half-pint Ice Mountain waters for everybody. (Mmm... quality!) After the session, most of us tuned into the ball game and watched the Cards lose. Then some of us reconvened in the conference room for some time of praise and fellowship. (Whip out the guitars!)

That was my favorite. For those of you who know my love for music, you're probably not surprised. I'll tell more about this and give a wrap of the retreat in my next post.