Evangelical Friends Church - Mid America

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reGENERATION

reGENERATION 2024:

PLACE: Camp Quaker Haven, Arkansas City, KS
DATES: December 29, 2024 – January 1, 2025
COST: $265/person with $100 deposit due by November 20
REGISTRATION: Upon registration you will receive an email confirmation. 
REGISTRATION OPENS OCTOBER 1st and the price increases on November 21st!

Register now!

DEADLINE TO REGISTER: December 11, 2024

Event Description:
reGENERATION 2024 is a formation-focused gathering of youth and adults that want to go deep. This will be an opportunity to not only learn but to practice and apply what we learn through interactive experiential labs that include time for specific spiritual practices. The youth and adults who participate in reGENERATION 2024 will feel equipped and challenged as apprentices of Jesus to explore life with God in order to more faithfully seek God’s Kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.

Target:
An EFC-MAYM Gathering for Junior High, High School, and College students alongside adults, who love the church, and desire to serve, lead, grow and seek the kingdom of God first, together.

Goal:
To have EVERY Mid-America CHURCH send (at least) one student and one adult to this gathering.

reGENERATION 2024 Lab Presenters:

JESSE PENNA | HAVILAND FRIENDS CHURCH

Jesse Penna was born in Denver, Colorado as a PK – preacher’s kid – as part of the friend’s church and has been attending and serving at a Friends Church ever since. Jesse graduated from Friends University in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in music, in 2010 with a master’s degree in Christian Ministry with an emphasis in spiritual formation and completed the Apprentice Experience in 2016. Jesse is currently the Director of Student and Young Adult Ministries for EFC-MAYM. He enjoys camping, hiking, playing trombone, listening to classical music, and most especially enjoys life with his wife Abby, two daughters, Evelyn and Sarah, and son Levi.  During college, Jesse had a life changing weekend and experience with God because of the discipline of solitude.  Thus, he looks forward to sharing about this discipline in hopes that you too will have a life changing time with God alone.

ELI COPAS | NORTHRIDGE FRIENDS CHURCH

Eli currently serves as the youth pastor at Northridge Friends Church. While pursuing opportunities in the areas of fitness and finance, God eventually lead him towards vocational ministry. As he gains a greater understanding of what it means to be a pastor, he appreciates the unorthodox path that provided some extra knowledge and skills that are valuable for connecting with and serving the youth. Eli’s passion for Kingdom service is evident in all he does. We are so glad he will be sharing that at reGENERATION this year.

KRISTINA DAVENPORT | FRIENDS COMMUNITY CHURCH

Kristina is the Student Ministries Coordinator for Mid-America Yearly Meeting. She and her husband, Chase, have raised two children and are now empty nesting in Lake Jackson, Texas. Kristina earned her BS in Psychology from University of Houston – Downtown. Kristina loves people and working alongside others for the glory of God. She is really excited to be a presenter at reGENERATION 2024 and wants others to know there is freedom in Christ. She enjoys music, painting, yoga, the great outdoors, and all things sparkly.

KINDLE DAVENPORT | FRIENDS COMMUNITY CHURCH

Kindle Davenport will be leading worship at reGEN, bringing her passion for connecting with God through music and fellowship. She comes from Friends Community Church in Angleton, Texas, where she played bass guitar and sang on the worship team. Now a junior at the University of North Texas, Kindle is studying physics with dreams of earning a PhD and building a career in astronomy. Outside of her studies, she expresses her faith through music and Bible journaling and enjoys unwinding with her favorite video games.

reGENERATION 2024 Lab Descriptions: Coming Soon

Instead of a conference style gathering where we come together to hear a speaker and go our separate ways, the gatherings at reGENERATION are a combination of information and experience. reGENERATION labs consist of a brief presentation, an extended period of application (spiritual practices), and then a time of processing with your Re-Group.

reGENERATION will be a cell phone free experience. During this gathering we are raising the bar in creating space for formation asking everyone to lay down their life and their cell phone in order to fully engage. As we do this together, we are excited about the ways that God will speak into our lives as we pay attention to Him and others in a more profound way than normal. This expectation is mandatory for students and strongly recommended for all adult participants with the exception of the primary youth leader from each church.

Guidelines:

  • Respect, follow, and be present at all activities on the Schedule.
  • Participation in all scheduled activities is required, no exceptions.
  • No Guys in any Girls Room or Girls in any Guys room at any time.
  • Dress Modestly.
  • No PDA.
  • Respect each other by respecting their property, personality, and person.
  • Respect the property and honor all reGENERATION leaders and camp personnel.
  • Any students driving to reGENERATION must park their vehicle permanently during the gathering.
  • Church group adults are responsible to transport all students for reGENERATION activities and meals.
  • Cell phones should be left at home. Please enjoy this opportunity to be in fellowship and retreat – away from unnecessary distractions.
  • Profanity, alcohol, and tobacco products are totally prohibited.
  • Any potential participants not willing to honor these reGENERATION guidelines should not plan to register.
  • Transportation expenses are the sole responsibility of the participant and/or parents.