Cabin Retreat, Fifty Lakes, MN

Friday, April 4 - Sunday, April 6

“Gear up, to Go up”

Hosted by Bob Reis & Todd Monger

Come experience some great time of support and teaching as we spend time together at West Fox Lake just outside the township of Fifty Lakes, MN.  The weekend is designed to be a time of teaching, spiritual growth, and building community together. Todd Monger, clinical counselor and former program director at Bien Aimé Farm, will be leading our time of teaching and personal formation.

Friday, April 4

• Settle-in & explore

• Dinner

• Welcome & worship

• Session I

• Campfire & Recreation

Saturday, April 5

• Breakfast

• Devotions

• Session II

• Lunch

• Recreation & Reflection

• Dinner

• P3: Praise, Process & Prayer

• Campfire & Recreation

Sunday, April 6

• Breakfast

• Church

• Depart

Session I:

Drawing from the account of Gideon found in Judges 6, Todd will be exploring with participants four self-leadership principles to help us Gear up, to go up. To be effective men within society, our churches, and our homes, it starts with recognizing the gifts we each have, taking an inventory of the unnecessary items we may no longer need, and learning to acquire potential new tools we need for this season in life.

Session II:

Have you heard of “weaponized incompetence?” If not, ask your wife or the closest women around you, and she will let you know what it is! A term that is being hurled towards men and creating a narrative that is leaving both husbands and wives feeling hurt, unseen, and misunderstood. But what if we as men could change the narrative? What if we could learn some simple and effective approaches to communication and showing up as husbands and fathers that could change the course of our experience with the ones we love most? This session will give you the gear to show up differently in 2025.