The Western Montana Walk to Emmaus
welcomes you to it's website.
May the Lord bless you and keep you safe in 2010
We are a Christian community made up of people from many churches in
western Montana from Dillon to Libby and east to the Rocky Mountains.
Our 72-hour weekends are held each spring at a retreat center on
beautiful Flathead Lake near Lakeside, MT to develop Christian leaders.
What's NEW??
The Five Year Bylaw’s Revision was done and approved
by the Community on February 1, 2010.
A complete set of bylaws can be seen by clicking 2010 Bylaws.
The next Men's Weekend will be April 22-25, 2010.
Phil Lundquist is the 2010 Men's Lay Director.
The next women's Weekend will be April 29- May 2, 2010.
Susan Rasmussen is 2010 Women's Lay Director.
For more information go to the Events page.
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Have questions about our community?
Email: Chairman Pat Mahoney by clicking on his name.
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Click on the Community Finder
Coming in the spring:
The Walk to Emmaus...
What is Emmaus?
The Walk to Emmaus is a spiritual renewal program intended to develop servant-leadership skills for use in the local church and to strengthen the discipleship of church people by the Upper Room. The Walk is not an evangelistic outreach to the non-believer. It is intended to inspire, challenge, and equip local church members for Christian action - in their homes, churches, workplaces, and communities. The 72-hour walk for men will be held from the evening of Thursday, April 22 through Sunday afternoon, April 25, 2010. The 72-hour walk for women will be held from the evening of Thursday, April 29 through Sunday afternoon, May 2, 2010. Both walks will be held at the Presbyterian Glacier Conference Center on Flathead Lake. You will enjoy 72 busy hours of singing, learning, laughing, praying, worshiping, and participating in small groups.
Why have segregated events for men and women? Aside from being able to have the space to revisit our own individual relationship with God and to express ourselves as individuals, having separate events for men and for women offers single and married participants freedom for expression and sharing that some may not feel appropriate in the company of the opposite sex. This arrangement also gives men an opportunity to express natural emotion—something that many are reluctant to do in mixed company.
Some important concepts to remember about Emmaus:
- It is for people who want to grow spiritually; who want to build up the church in love
- It is mainstream in theological outlook; it celebrates our unity in Christ whether we are traditionalists, liberals, conservatives, activists, or charismatics. Emmaus encourages unity without labels and camps.
- It is for building faith and discipleship, not for working through grief or psychological problems.
- Emmaus is for fostering unity in Christ, not for theological debate and arguments about denominations.
- It is a concentrated three-day course in Christianity, not a relaxing retreat, or time to catch up on office work, or time to take a nap and read a book. Go with empty hands and an open heart. Leave your world behind for 72 hours.
If you would like to talk to someone who has done the Walk before contact our board chairman Pat Mahoney. Click on his blue name to send him an email. Give him the name of your church and town and he will try to put you in touch with someone there who can give you more information.
For more information from the Upper Room click on the blue letters.
Source: The Emmaus Library, Walk to Emmaus
By Stephen D. Bryant, Upper Room Books, Nashville
Men's Walk April 22- April 25, 2010
Sign up for the Men's Prayer Vigil by clicking on: Prayer Vigil - Men's Walk
Women's Walk April 29 - May 2, 2010
Sign up for the Women's Prayer Vigil by clicking on: Prayer Vigil - Women's Walk
Would you like to support other Walk communities by praying for them?
Click here to see a list of other Prayer Vigils
that need your help.
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