Welcome Week Retreat

The goals for the Welcome Week Retreat are to meet and/or reconnect with one another, learn more about the vision for education at Bethlehem, and receive practical advice to prepare you for a new academic year.

For returning college students, staff and faculty, please click HERE to let us know if and when you will be able to join us so we have enough food for everyone.

Thursday, August 18

8:30am

• Continental Breakfast (Main Hall)
• Retreat Welcome | Zach Howard
• Song and Devotional | College Students

9am | Small Talks

• New Students (Room 307)
  • Talk 1: City Vision and City Savviness | Jared and Amy Wass
  • Talk 2: More Than a Battle | President Joe Rigney
• Current Students (Room 305)
  • Talk 1: Friends or More?: Maturity in Relationships | Marshall Segal
  • Talk 2: Panel on Specifics | Jared Compton, Marshall Segal, Betsy Howard, Zach Howard

10:30am | Meet and Greet with House

12:00pm | Lunch | Pastor Kenny Stokes

1:00pm | City Safety Training

2:00pm | 4th Floor Tour 

3:00pm | Picnic Table/Banner Decorations and Lawn games

5:30pm | Dinner | President Joe Rigney

7pm | Free time (campfire available at 4-Plex)

Friday, August 19

8:30am     

• Continental Breakfast (Main Hall)
• Song and Devotional | Seminary Students

9:00am | Small Talks

• New Students (Room 307)
  • Talk 3: Time Management | Dr. Brian Hanson
• Current Students (Room 305)
  • Talk 3a: Rediscovering the Joy of Writing | Scott Hubbard
  • Talk 3b: Etiquette in the Classroom | James McGlothlin, Betsy Howard

10:30am | Testimonies 

12:00pm | Lunch and Meet Your Local Pastors

1:00pm | Small Talks

• New Students (Room 307)
  • Talk 4: Making College Count | Cody Sandidge
• Current Students (Room 305)
  • Talk 4: Why Study the Liberal Arts? | David Haines

2:00pm | Volleyball at Gold Medal Park

5:00pm | Event Ends 

Seminary Retreat Schedule

(New Students Only)

Thursday, August 18

8:30am

• Continental Breakfast (Main Hall)
• Retreat Welcome | Zach Howard
• Song and Devotional | College Students

9:00am | Telling God’s Story | Room 112

12:00pm | Lunch | Pastor Kenny Stokes

1:00pm | City Safety Training

2:00pm | Telling God’s Story | Room 112

5:30pm | Dinner | President Joe Rigney (Optional, but strongly encouraged)

7pm | Free time (campfire available at 4-Plex) (Optional)

Friday, August 19

8:30am     

• Continental Breakfast (Main Hall)
• Song and Devotional | Seminary Students

9:00am | Telling God’s Story | Room 112

12:00pm | Lunch and Meet Your Local Pastors

1:00pm | Telling God’s Story | Room 112

2:00pm | Volleyball at Gold Medal Park

5:00pm | Event Ends