ABOUT

New Creation sounds good, but what does it mean? What does it mean for us as individuals and for us as a church? Join us as we explore the promise of New Creation together. Our guiding text for the weekend will be 2 Cor. 5:16-20. "If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come!" (2 Cor. 5:17). We will consider the meaning of this well-known passage in the broader context of 2 Corinthians, think together about its theological implications, and come up with practical responses.

Sessions will include teaching, contemplation, conversation, and, we hope, some humor. Our goal is this: to wonder at the marvelous depth of the new creation which has begun with Jesus Christ and to dream about how we might live into this reality.

Leaders

Goodie Bell | Speaker

Goodie enjoys welcoming new Young Adults to Blacknall as the Associate Pastor for Young Adult Ministry. She earned her Masters of Divinity Degree from Duke Divinity School in 2013. Goodie lives on a farm with her husband, three children, seventy chickens, seven cows, three cats, a dog, and a turtle.

Rebecca Gurney | Speaker

Rebecca lives in Asheville, North Carolina with her husband and three young children, and serves as the director of congregational care at First Presbyterian Church. She was a member of Blacknall for about a decade, and is grateful to be back for the weekend.

Amy Lett | Music Leader

Amy lives in Longview, TX where she practices as a Family Nurse Practitioner in Pediatric Primary Care and Special Needs. She and her husband, Jonathan, attended Blacknall from 2009-2014. Amy has been a worship leader at their Scottish church and Longview church. She has a very social and outgoing (surprise!?) 3 year old, Hazel, and smiley, active 1year old, Harrison. She is very much looking forward to joining us again. “What an honor and enormous blessing to have another chance to reunite with my forever Blacknall family!”

Jamie Turnage | Music Leader

Growing up in the church and in a singing family, Jamie's childhood was a dream! She sang with her family at church, at home, in the car, in the backyard, pretty much anywhere they were together. She often leads worship at Blacknall, where she has attended for 10 years and where her husband, Brad, is the Director of Youth Ministries. It's such a joy to sing and especially to sing to and about Jesus.

SCHEDULE

Friday
4-6 p.m. Arrival/registration
6:30 Dinner
7:30 Session #1
9-9:45 Small group

Saturday
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 Session #2
10:30 Solitude
11:30 Small group
12:30 p.m. Lunch w/ small group
1:30 Free time
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Session #3

Sunday
8:00 a.m. Breakfast/pack up
9:30-10:15 Small group
10:30-12 Worship

Special Thanks

A special thanks to the Retreat Steering committee: Diane Felton (chair), Kay Ferguson, Margaret Frothingham, Heather Hodge, Abby Muehlstein, Lauren Patterson, Maureen Peterson, Caroline Raby, Jamie Turnage, Alex Turner, Andrea Tshihamba, and Anna Wade.