http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2006/09/21/an-event-to-attend/ let's activate something Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:19:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2006/09/21/an-event-to-attend/#comment-78 Young Anabaptist Radicals » Reflections on Mennonite Young Adult Fellowship Retreat Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:12:32 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2006/09/21/an-event-to-attend/#comment-78 [...] This past weekend I, along with a couple of other YAR writers, went to a campground outside South Bend, IN for a weekend of conversation, games and networking with about 50 other young ethnic Mennonites in their twenties. I decided to go to the gathering after reading about it in Katie Ho’s post a month ago. I figured it would be a good way to reconnect some small part of the Menno community after being out of the country for two and a half years. And in that regard, I wasn’t dissapointed. While there were a few old friends in attendance, there were also lots of new and interesting people to chat with, including the chance to meet a fellow YAR blogger for the first time in person (Brian Hamilton). There were thoughtful sessions by Ken Hawkley, former Mennonite Church USA young adult worker. The Bike Movement crew did a presentation about their trip, their conversations and their upcoming documentary. And Jason Shenk and Nicole Bauman led a discussion session on young adults and the Mennonite church as part of their new roles with AMIGOS. To balance the serious parts there was also Menno Run, a version of survival. With Anabaptist hunters instead of wolves and foxes and Anabaptist instead of rabbits and deer. All this with liberal doses of engaging conversations. [...] […] This past weekend I, along with a couple of other YAR writers, went to a campground outside South Bend, IN for a weekend of conversation, games and networking with about 50 other young ethnic Mennonites in their twenties. I decided to go to the gathering after reading about it in Katie Ho’s post a month ago. I figured it would be a good way to reconnect some small part of the Menno community after being out of the country for two and a half years. And in that regard, I wasn’t dissapointed. While there were a few old friends in attendance, there were also lots of new and interesting people to chat with, including the chance to meet a fellow YAR blogger for the first time in person (Brian Hamilton). There were thoughtful sessions by Ken Hawkley, former Mennonite Church USA young adult worker. The Bike Movement crew did a presentation about their trip, their conversations and their upcoming documentary. And Jason Shenk and Nicole Bauman led a discussion session on young adults and the Mennonite church as part of their new roles with AMIGOS. To balance the serious parts there was also Menno Run, a version of survival. With Anabaptist hunters instead of wolves and foxes and Anabaptist instead of rabbits and deer. All this with liberal doses of engaging conversations. […]

]]> http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2006/09/21/an-event-to-attend/#comment-30 TimN Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:07:10 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2006/09/21/an-event-to-attend/#comment-30 Okay Katie, you've convinced me. I'll come along to South Bend for YAF. Shall we think of some creative marketing stunt to promote YAR? Like dressing up with parrots and eye paches. Or maybe modifying all the YAF signs by adding an extra two lines to the F's. Okay Katie, you’ve convinced me. I’ll come along to South Bend for YAF. Shall we think of some creative marketing stunt to promote YAR? Like dressing up with parrots and eye paches. Or maybe modifying all the YAF signs by adding an extra two lines to the F’s.

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