What Is Cloud 9?
At its core, Cloud 9 provides an opportunity for students to meet with God through worship, prayer ministry, and teaching, with opportunities to hang out, show off, play, sleep, eat, and laugh thrown in for good measure. The retreat is designed to stoke the fire that fuels our furnace, as well as provide a framework for students to embrace the intimacy of the Father’s heart. This framework provides the inner motivation that makes Christianity an inside-out experience. Within this context, students gain practical skills for hearing His voice, and for recognizing promptings from the Spirit that open the door to God’s extravagant grace. We’d love to have you and the students from your church join us in receiving the good gifts God has planned for us this fall.
Will this retreat change your life, set you on fire, blow your socks off? Nah, probably not (unless you bring those plug-in electrical socks they advertise on cable late at night). But, God might. Whenever we’ve gathered to worship and seek him together over the last several years, it seems he’s honored our meager faith and met us powerfully. We’ve got no reason to think this fall will be any different, and expect that God wants to touch his kids again. And, of course, we’ll work out some sort of discount or medical attention if you get second or third degree burns in the process.
The retreat kicks off on Friday night. Workshops, free time, and a talent show are sandwiched by sessions Saturday morning and evening, and the retreat closes with a celebration on Sunday morning. The cost of this year’s event is $99 per person, which includes lodging, an event t-shirt, snacks on Friday evening, meals on Saturday and Sunday morning. You can purchase additional meals on Friday evening or Sunday afternoon for $6 per person/meal. Each retreat follows a basic schedule of events for activities, sessions, free time, and meals. Registration will open August 1st and run through October 9th.
This retreat is open to any youth group (including non Vineyard Churches) and all teens between 6th and 12th grade. If you know of any group that would like to participate, please send them to this website or notify us and we will send them a Cloud 9 Group Registration Packet. The upcoming retreat will be limited to 600 participants, so request a group registration as soon as possible. If you have any questions or need more information feel free to contact us anytime.
Announcements
Cloud 9 2012 is scheduled for October 19-21, 2012 at Michindoh Retreat Center in Hillsdale, MI.
Cloud 9 2012 Registration Packet: If you have questions or need more information about Cloud 9 2012 please contact Donnell Wyche at (734) 477-9135 x115.
Cloud 9 Files
Important Dates
Nov 13-14, 2011 - Youth Leaders Roundtable - Columbus, OH
March 2012 - Oasis 2012
Oct 19-21, 2012 - Cloud 9 2012
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