Spend your spring break learning to share the Gospel in Panama City Beach Florida.  Big Break will give you the training and experience to share the gospel back on your college campus.

The conference begins with onsite registration on Saturday afternoon. The beginning session is Sunday night. The Monday through Thursday morning sessions provide practical training on sharing the gospel. The afternoons offer the opportunity to practice sharing the gospel in Panama City Beach. The Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evening sessions provide worship, opportunities to share your afternoon experiences, and biblical teaching. Optional seminars will be offered throughout the week on such topics as apologetics, Web evangelism, and worldviews.

This is what a typical weekday at Big Break will look like:

10:00am – Morning Session

12:00 – Lunch and Personal Quiet Time

1:30pm – Evangelism on Beach

7:30pm – Evening Session

There will be groups of students and staff going to Big Break for both the week of March 17 – 24 and March 24 – 31.  The cost of the conference is $299 and that includes your stay in a beautiful condo just steps from the beach, and conference costs.  The Condo’s have full kitchens so you can cook your meals.  We’ll be arranging transportation from Chicago via Buses of Vans as well.  Our early estimate on the cost of transportation to and from the conference is $180.  More transportation information will be available soon.

For more information and to register go to the Big Break Website

Work. Many of you are working currently and most of you are probably thinking about what you’re going to do after graduation. No matter what our 9-5 jobs are, as Christ-followers we are called to worship the Lord 24/7.  We don’t split between things that are sacred and things that are secular.  Everything we do can be an act of worship. Yes, we should even see our work as worship

Come learn from professional men and women who are living their faith through their careers.  Maybe you are studying to be a teacher or a lawyer or a doctor – wouldn’t it be great to hear from someone who has walked the same path?  Someone who can share what it looks like to live out a Kingdom vision in the classroom, the courtroom or the exam room everyday?

This is just the event for you!  We’ll have donuts and coffee and learn more about God’s hear for work (did you know that working is not a result of sin entering the world?! That wee were always meant to do meaningful work in God’s Kingdom?!)

We’ll also have several breakout sessions representing different careers.  Come meet and learn from those in fields that you are pursuing – from education to engineering, from accounting to arts and more.

Date:  Sat, Feb 25 9am-noon
Location:  Park Community Church – 1001 N Crosby St
Cost:  FREE if you register by February 22nd; $5 at the door.

Click Here to Register

Do you want to invest your Spring Break reaching students in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Chicago Metro’s new overseas partnership?  On this trip you’ll have the opportunity to share your faith with students at the Universidad de Guayaquil, a campus with over 80,000 students. Ecuadorian students are extremely open to the Gospel.  You’ll also have the chance to experience Ecuadorian culture and all that Guayaquil has to offer.

The trip will leave from Chicago on Saturday, March 17th and return on Friday, March 23rd.  The cost for the trip is $1600 (This is a current estimate, the price may go down).   It includes flight, hotel, food, in country transportation, and SOS/Medical Insurance.  You can register for the trip using the link below.  The registration also serves as your application for the trip.  A $200 deposit is required for your application to be reviewed.  In the event that you are not accepted on the trip, your $200 will be refunded within 3 business days.  Your deposit is not refundable for any reason other than that  you are not accepted on the trip.

The deadline to fill out the application is February 14th and the deadline to pay the deposit is February 17th.   The deposit counts toward the total payment for the trip.  If your deposit is paid with personal funds it can be refunded later if enough support is raised.

We hope to let you know of your acceptance status within three days of your registration/application.  If you are interested in going please apply as soon as you can so that we can have accurate information in terms of numbers (which helps us plan well and keep costs low), so that you have time to discuss the trip with your parents, and so that you have as much time as possible to raise support for the trip.  Resources to help you with your support raising will be made available upon your acceptance.

Click Here to Apply and Register

Join other student men from campuses all over Chicagoland for our first men’s overnight.  We’ll be exploring the uniqueness of walking with and serving God as men, eating good food, and having a lot of fun.

Date and Time: Friday, February 10th –  Saturday, February 11th.   We will start on Friday with registration and dinner at 6:00 and we’ll be done by 1:30 on Saturday afternoon.

Location: First Baptist Church of Elmhurst

Cost: $25 includes a steak dinner on Friday night as well as snacks and breakfast and lunch on Saturday.

Transportation: Go here for driving directions.   You can also get to Elmhurst using the Metra Union Pacific West Line.  You can find the Metra schedule here.  Trains leave downtown from the Ogilvie Transportation Center.  We recommend taking the #51 train that leaves at 5:13 P.M.   As the event gets closer we’ll provide you with a phone number to text when you leave Chicago so you can be picked up from the Metra station in Elmhurst and driven to the church.

What to Bring:  Sleeping bag or bedding, pillow, sleeping mat or air mattress if you have one (we’ll be sleeping on the floor), Bible, notebook, pen, athletic clothing, athletic shoes, warm clothes for if we play outside, and toiletries.

Registration: Go Here to Register.  You must register and pay by midnight on Wednesday, February 8th so that we can purchase the right amount of food.

Do you want to go to the boat cruise for free?  Purchase admission to the boat cruise and register for fall retreat (paying the $25 deposit) by Friday night at midnight, and you will automatically be entered into a drawing to go to the boat cruise for free (meaning we will refund your admission payment).   Two people will be randomly selected for this special prize.  So don’t wait, sign up for both events today!