January 2026 - Winter Retreat!
Hello everyone! For those facing the winter weather, I hope you are staying warm! We just had our annual Winter Retreat, a time when all the campuses in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex gather for a time of learning and connecting with each other! This next generation of young adults are so fired up for the Lord. I wish you could have felt the energy and joy filling the room during worship! One of my favorite things about our minstry is how diverse it is. We have the opportunity to learn from each other in different worship styles. Through Winter Retreat, we had various worship sets that included praise dancing, lament, and various languages. I loved seeing the entire congregation dance and belt out "Alabaré," an energetic song of praise in Spanish. At one point, we sang a song that repeated Psalm 4:1 over and over, ""When I call to you, Lord, you answer me." Students who spoke various languages came up and sang that line in their native tongues. The languages t...
