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Fall Retreat Top Ten – No. 8

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

The top ten memories of the Fall Retreat as told by the people who have been there. In another sense, these may be the top ten reasons why you should attend the fall retreat Oct. 3-4 at Cedar Crest Camp in Mexico, MO.

No. 8: Weather - Rain, snow, sleet or hail, the fall retreat goes on, meaning memories are made:

What memories do you have of the weather during the fall retreat?
“The weather at the Fall Retreat has usually been nice during the day time and much cooler at night…which is perfect for the bonfire! Hoodies are a great thing to bring to the Fall Retreat, and a warm sleeping bag!”

- Melissa Molder (4 retreats)

“Cold, cold, cold. It has always been cold. Sometimes people will talk the week before, like ‘Have you heard? It’s suppose to be warmer than we thought this weekend. Maybe we won’t be as cold after all.’ But really, it is always cold. I think there is just something about Mexico, Missouri. So bring your hoodies, stocking caps and sweatpants because you’ll be cold. (But only bring one pair because you don’t really change your clothes anyway).”

- Aimee Paule (3 retreats)

Fall Retreat Top Ten – No. 9

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
The top ten memories of the Fall Retreat as told by the people who have been there. In another sense, these may be the top ten reasons why you should attend the fall retreat Oct. 3-4 at Cedar Crest Camp in Mexico, MO.

No. 9: Housing - Cabins, tents, cars or under the stars, there are plenty of housing memories and options at the fall retreat:
“The ‘official’ housing consists of unheated cabins with bunk beds. However, many people choose to find more creative housing options. Girls who tend to be anti-cold choose to sleep on the floor in the basement of the dining hall (which is heated). There are also rooms in the basement for married couples and families.  If you like to rough it, you can sleep out under the stars. If you have a tent, you can pitch a tent. Some people, for whatever reason, choose to sleep in their cars.
“I think I’ve made use of pretty much every housing option over the years. I like to mix things up and try something different. Sometimes I plan ahead, but a lot of times it’s more of a spur of the moment sort of decision depending on the weather, what my friends are doing and how much sleep I think I need.
- Stevi Ferguson (6 retreats)

“It’s pretty bare-bones, I don’t think I can make an attractive advertisement for it. Out of the eight or so fall retreats I attended, I did most of them by sleeping in my car. It was nice because it was private, quiet, and I would just recline my car, drape a blanket over me and crash. The disadvantage, of course, is that it’s very hard to wake up early for breakfast. I guess I’d recommend people bringing a sleeping bag, pillow, a light snack, a flashlight and a notebook.
“My favorite memory though was a fall retreat, I think it was the fall of ‘97 (possible ‘98), when we stayed at a camp in northwest Missouri. There wasn’t enough room for everybody because this was the era where we met with a few other campus ministries from other schools. The Missouri guys were gentlemen and let everyone else stay in cabins while we stayed in the old chapel. And when I say old, I mean it looked like it had been shelled in World War II. There were holes in the roof, cobwebs everywhere, and worst of all – wasp nests everywhere on the ceiling. Hundreds of the things buzzed around us as we put thin one-inch mats on the floor with our stuff. None of us could sleep that night, partly because it rained that night and the floor was covered with rainwater, and part of it was the the threat that we’d be stung to death by angry wasps. In the middle of the night, I stacked up about 10 mattresses on top of each other to make an elevated bed…but all of a sudden people jumped out of bed and gangtackled me, causing my bed to fall into shambles.”
- Ryan Smith (8 retreats)

Fall Retreat Top Ten – No. 10

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
The top ten memories of the Fall Retreat as told by the people who have been there. In another sense, these may be the top ten reasons why you should attend the fall retreat Oct. 3-4 at Cedar Crest Camp in Mexico, MO.

No. 10: Injuries – Sometimes what makes a retreat memorable are the moments when things go a little wrong.

“I remember a football frenzy at the Fall Retreat. Here I am, a big, old dude, taking on Joel “the bruiser” Pinkston. He was intimidating at first with his sly scowl and his dog barking, but I knew I could take him. So when the ball snapped, I took off…and slammed Joel right in the nose. John Madden would have told Joel to get back up again. I apologized profusely. Pinkston took Madden’s advice, and I believe we lost the game. Guess who got the last laugh.”
- Matt Flener (7 retreats)

“Some guys with slower metabolisms than mine were complaining about being stuck blocking on the offensive line and not getting to have any fun. So I decided to suck it up and play the line for a few downs. But the other team’s more generously proportioned males remained on the defensive line, so I was lined up across from KOMU’s Matt Flener. He tried to go easy on me by going around me instead of right through me, but I ended up catching an elbow to the nose on his way by. It bled for about a half hour, and I could feel a little piece of something loose underneath the skin later on but never ended up getting it checked out. It’s doing good now though.”
- Joel Pinkston

Fall Retreat Promo retrospective

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

The Rock Fall Retreat is less than two weeks away. To get you ready, we’ll be posting stuff every day on columbiarock.com. To start you off, here’s a look back at past Fall Retreat promo videos we’ve done.

And if you haven’t registed for the retreat yet, do it at our Fall Retreat page.

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Fall Retreat

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

RetreatThe fall retreat is one of the most anticipated things we do at The Rock, and it’s coming soon on Oct. 3-4 in Mexico, Mo. It’s a great opportunity to get away from campus and be together as a church. We’ll be worshiping together, listening to talks from our guest speaker and getting to know each other better. Get more info and register at our Fall Retreat page.

Rock at The Drages’

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Just a reminder that instead of our regular Rock service, we will be meeting at The Drages’ at 7 p.m. Saturday. We’ll be eating dinner together and watching MU kick off its football season.

The Drages live at 1317 Anthony St., one block north of University Ave. off College Ave. (google map)

Back to school

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

We have added a pretty comprehensive fall calendar to the site. Feel free to let us know if you spot any errors or problems with it.
Here are some of the events for the first few weeks.

Tuesday, Aug. 19 – Rock Vision Night
8 p.m., Ellis Aud.

We will be talking about our vision for the upcoming school year and praying about it together.

Wednesday-Friday, Aug. 20-22 – Brady Survey Table
9 a.m. – 5 p.m., outside the bookstore

Hand out Icee Pops and talk to students

Saturday, Aug. 23 – The Rock
7:07 p.m., Johnson/Middlebush Aud.

Our first worship gathering with everyone back to school. (more…)

God Exposed

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Update: Because of the subject matter, we are not posting the “God is Pro-Sex” talk online. If you would like a copy of it, please e-mail us at rock {{at}} columbiarock.com.

Our two-week series at The Rock called God Exposed continues this week with the talk “God is Pro-Party.”
Join us at 7:07 p.m. Saturday at Walter Johnson/Middlebush Aud.

Click the “more tag” below to watch our God Exposed trailer.
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An LT experience #4

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Some friends from a Great Commission Ministries church at the University of Illinois recently made a video of a Colorado LT survivor man. Follow the link for his story. (more…)

LT 2008

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

LTLeadership Training 2008 is a summer-long Christian leadership program that members of The Rock take part in every summer in Estes Park, Colorado. LT is an experience that can affect the rest of your life.
For more details,
go to our LT 2008 page.




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