September 18-20, 2009
Beacon Shores Resort on Whitefish Lake
36859 Silver Peak Road
Crosslake, MN 56442
(218) 543-4166, (800) 950-9507 - beaconshores.com
Speaker: Professor Mark Paustian
Author of Prepared to Answer and MORE Prepared to Answer - answers to skeptics' questions about the Christian faith.
After graduating from Northwestern College in 1984 and Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in 1988, Mark served at an exploratory mission in Rockford, IL until 2000. Mark now teaches Old Testament History as well as communications and writing courses at Martin Luther College in New Ulm, MN; he also coaches cross country. Mark also holds a M.A. in Speech Communication from Minnesota State University, in Mankato, MN. He and his wife Constance are proud parents of Abigail (15) and Hannah (12).
Friday, September 18
| 12 Noon | Group 1 Carpool from Salem |
| 6pm | Group 2 Carpool from Salem |
| 9-9:30pm | Opening Devotion |
| 9:30-10pm | Review Schedule and Location |
Saturday, September 19
| 7:30am | Breakfast and Fellowship |
| 9:00am | Intros and Icebreakers |
| 9:30am | Why Study the Psalms? |
| 10:30am | Break – Coffee, Pop, Snacks |
| 10:45am | Features of Hebrew Poetry |
| Noon | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | Psalm 23 |
| 2:15 pm | Break – Coffee, Pop, Snacks |
| 2:30 pm | Hallel Psalms |
| 4:00 pm | Free Time |
| 7:00 pm | Dinner |
| 8:00 pm | Evening Worship |
| 9:00 pm | Bonfire/Free |
Sunday, September 20
| 7-7:30am | Morning Prayer |
| 7:30-8:30am | Breakfast |
| 8:30-9:30am | Q & A with Prof. Mark Paustian |
| 9:30 - 11:30am | Free Time |
| 11:30am-12pm | Pack-up and clean up |
| 12:30pm | Carpool back to church / free time on your own / sweat equity |
Offered to adult men of WELS/ELS churches in the Twin Cities. Fathers are encouraged to bring their sons 14 or older. The registration deadline is August 4th.