Coming in April: The Walk to Emmaus…
What is Emmaus?
The Walk to Emmaus is a spiritual renewal program intended
to develop servant-leadership skills for use in the local church
and to strengthen the discipleship of church people.
“The Walk” is not an evangelistic outreach to the non-believer.
It is intended to inspire, challenge, and equip local
church members for Christian action – in their homes, churches,
workplaces, and communities.
The 72-hour walk for men will be held the last weekend in April
from Thursday evening, through Sunday about 5 p.m.
The 72-hour walk for women will be held the 1st weekend in
May from Thursday evening, through Sunday about 5 p.m.
Both walks will be held at the Presbyterian Glacier Conference Center on Flathead Lake.
You will enjoy three busy days of singing, learning, laughing, praying, worshiping, and participating in small groups.
Why have segregated events for men and women?
Aside from being able to have the space to revisit our own
individual relationship with God and to express ourselves as
individuals, having separate events for men and for women
offers single and married participants freedom for expression
and sharing that some may not feel appropriate in the company
of the opposite sex. This arrangement also gives men an
opportunity to express natural emotion—
something that many are reluctant to do in mixed company.
Some important concepts to remember about Emmaus:
• It is for people who want to grow spiritually;
who want to build up the church in love
• It is mainstream in theological outlook;
it celebrates our unity in Christ whether we are traditionalists, liberals, conservatives, activists, or charismatics.
Emmaus encourages unity without labels and camps.
• It is for building faith and discipleship,
not for working through grief or psychological problems.
• Emmaus is for fostering unity in Christ,
not for theological debate and arguments about denominations.
• It is a concentrated three-day course in Christianity,
not a relaxing retreat, or time to catch up on office work,
or time to take a nap and read a book.
Go with empty hands and an open heart.
Leave your world behind for 72 hours.
If you would like to talk to someone who has done the Walk
before, contact these people in the First United Methodist Church
of Missoula who have attended a Walk: Pastor Barry,
Pat and Barbara Mahoney, Kay Duffield, Mark Cumming and Jude Monson.
Many devoted workers put forth a lot of loving efforts to make
this experience meaningful.
If you are interested, please make plans soon to submit
your application because space is limited and
we don’t want you to miss out!
Source: The Emmaus Library, Walk to Emmaus
By Stephen D. Bryant, Upper Room Books, Nashville
Link to more information: Western Montana Walk to Emmaus
