School of Apollos 2017: Matthew

School of Apollos is a week set aside for learning to explore the Scriptures, targeted towards those who want to dig deeper in the Word, on a verse-by-verse basis. This study time in the book of Matthew will be led by John B. MacDonald.

If you register by the early registration deadline, you will get a commemorative tee shirt and a commentary on the book of Matthew. We cannot offer this after the end of December because of time constraints.

THE DETAILS

• Dates: January 23 – 27, 2017
• Topic: Matthew: A Paradigm for Making Disciples (see below)
• Speaker: John B. MacDonald
• Cost: $400.00* per person ($412 if paid online)
• Audience: youth and adults eager to grow in their knowledge of the Scriptures
• Register by: (early registration) December 30, 2016, or else January 9, 2017
• Further Registration Details | What is School of Apollos?
• Online Registration Form | Mail-in Registration Form

* If this fee is unaffordable, please contact Kendra Funston for more information.

This week-long school runs from Monday evening through Friday noon. It starts with check-in between 6:30 and 7:30 pm on Monday evening, and ends with lunch on Friday. Your fee includes accommodations, meals and snacks, printed notes, and a speaker honorarium. A detailed schedule will be available on registration.

MATTHEW: A PARADIGM FOR MAKING DISCIPLES

If Matthew is designed as a paradigm for making disciples, should we read and understand it differently than we do?

In these sessions we will engage with the text of Matthew to discover its structure, purpose, and content. We will also explore the crucial concept of being disciples and making disciples.

Come prepared to engage, change, and grow. We will wrestle with questions such as:

• How is Matthew structured for making disciples?
• What is contextualization? How do we ‘do it’, and why is it essential?
• How can we do the same kinds of things as the first disciples?
• How can we listen to, learn, and live Matthew to make differences that matter for us, the Church, and the World?

WHAT TO BRING

• Your own bedding (sleeping bag, pillow, and towel), indoor footwear
• Your own personal items, including a Bible, writing implements, and other note-taking or study materials.
• (optional) board games, musical instrument

Gull Lake Centre offers dorm style accommodations (two to a room or up to eight in a “pod”). Please be prepared to walk outside between the Retreat Centre/”Pods” and Dining/Gym buildings.

There is an indoor gym for sports, and trails for outdoor walks.

We will provide outline notes from the speaker.