What does God want to say to you? Come find out, at Clearwater Lodge.
Family Camp - August 16-20, 2017
Speaker: Jesse Rice
Family Camp features morning adults-only sessions with teaching, individual reflection and group discussion, and evening all-family campfire messages (short!). Clearwater Lodge welcomes back Jesse Rice (AND his wife AND two little boys who will be part of our family camp community!) for engaging, spiritually-inspiring morning and evening sessions.
Jesse Rice is an author, speaker, and small business coach (and formerly on the pastoral staff at First Presbyterian Bellevue) known for his compelling presentation, deep insight, and hilarious storytelling. With a Masters in Counseling Psychology and almost 20 years experience developing church leaders, Jesse helps people connect the dots between their unique wiring and their best-fit roles at work and home.
Women’s Conference - September 29 - October 1, 2017
Speaker: Laura Harbert
What does it look like to more fully experience the grace of Jesus in our lives? Join speaker Laura Harbert and women from around the area as we look at Jesus’ grace-filled encounters with different people – the grace of imperfection, the grace of getting caught and the grace of our unanswered questions. Hear Jesus’ words of grace as he speaks to you through these passages in the Gospel of John.
Laura is Dean of the Chapel and Spiritual Formation at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA, where she also serves as an Assistant Professor at Fuller’s School of Psychology. She has a private counseling practice in Pasadena, and volunteers one day a week at Homeboy Industries, providing therapy for formerly incarcerated men and women and former gang members. She graduated from Wheaton College (1981), has an M.Div. (1986) from Fuller Theological Seminary, a Ph.D.(1988) from Fuller‘s Graduate School of Psychology, and is an ordained Presbyterian minister. Laura’s passion is integrating her experience as a clinical psychologist with spiritual growth and discipleship. She has also enjoyed the opportunity to preach, teach, and lead retreats on subjects that integrate psychology and faith.
Laura and her husband Mike have five children between the ages of 23 and 30. She loves reading, exploring on her tandem bike with her husband, cooking, hiking, and trying to become a gardener.
Men’s Conference - November 10-12, 2017
Speaker: Jeff Vancil
Join speaker Jeff Vancil and men from around the region for a weekend of fun and fellowship at a first-rate resort lodge in a wooded, lakeside setting. You’ll be inspired by stories and practical suggestions on living more fully into the person God created to become as Jeff speaks on “Jesus-Centered Living.”
Jeff is a Senior Associate with executive oversight at Centered (Centered.org). Centered seeks to raise up the next generation of Jesus-centered leaders. He and his team help sponsor events like the National Prayer Breakfast, the Washington State Governor’s Prayer Breakfast and the Washington State Leadership Forum. Jeff served 30 years with Young Life and as an Area and Regional Director in the Northwest. He and his wife Marilyn live in the University District in Seattle and have 4 adult children and 11 grandchildren.
Winter Renewal Conference - January 19-21, 2018
Speaker: Michael Bruner
An engaging, thoughtful, inspiring speaker, Michael Bruner returns to Clearwater Lodge for our annual winter conference. Michael’s messages will focus on The Three Spiritual Disciplines of Hope. Michael is Associate Professor of Practical Theology at Azusa Pacific University in Southern California. Born and raised in the Philippines the son of missionary parents, he received his Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Washington, a Masters of Divinity from Princeton Seminary, and his Ph.D. in Theology from Fuller Seminary. Michael is the author of A Subversive Gospel: Flannery O’Connor and the Reimagining of Beauty, Truth, and Goodness (IVP Academic Press, 2017) and has written numerous other articles on theology and literature. He has been awarded Teacher of the Year at APU several times, is a Lilly Fellow, ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and is a resident scholar at the Huntington Library in San Marino. Michael enjoys photography and traveling and lives with his wife, Jenna, and their children, Arabelle and William, in Pasadena.
