You’re invited to Men’s Conference!
Quick Details:
April 27th - 29th, 2023
$90.00/person
2 Nights & 5 Meals
News Flash: The Men’s Retreat is no more! Long live NO RETREAT!
The new Men’s Conference is now a Spring Thursday-Saturday event April 27-29. NO RETREAT! has deep roots, but is new in so many ways.
Same Great Stuff! Gorgeous setting, strong preaching, tremendous worship, excellent cooking, great free-time options (fishing, canoeing, zip-line, disc golf, sports, video & online gaming, music jam), Night Owl & Early Bird dorms, knife giveaways…
Bold New Content! Two full days of quality programming (Fri/Sat) & a FREE Bonus Night (arrive Thursday night after 7 at no extra charge!), 9 powerful workshop options including a Leadership Track designed specifically for elders, deacons, ministry leaders and staff, a Man Card Challenge series, 5 ½ hours of free time, hands-on blacksmithing demo, a Bluegrass concert, and a hickory hog smokin’ meal! All that and we’ll have you home Saturday evening!
Check out our guest speakers below, then start your registration process NOW!
Main Speaker & Leadership Track
Main Speaker
Chaplain Kal McAlexander
Chaplain McAlexander graduated from Topeka College of the Ministry in 1978 and in 1986 he felt a strong call to military ministry and began Seminary at Cincinnati Christian where he received an MA in 1987 and a M.Div. in 1988. In August of 1988 he came on active duty and received orders to Third Battalion, MCRD, Parris Island.
Next Chaplain McAlexander received orders to USS Mobile Bay, in Yokosuka, Japan. The ship was deployed for DESERT STORM; Keep the Peace, Southern Watch and the Mount Pinatubo Evacuation. In July of 1993 he received orders to Post Graduate School at Fuller Theological where he received a Doctor of Ministry Degree.
Answering a need to have airborne qualified Chaplains he volunteered to attend Army Airborne School and received his jump wings in November of 2000. Orders came in to serve Marine Air Group 13, Yuma, Arizona. It was from Yuma that MAG-13 embarked on USS Bonhomme Richard and deployed for OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.
In his last tour he served as the Pacific Area Chaplain on Coast Guard Island, Alameda, California. Pacific Area is comprised of 13,000 people, covers nine states and 74,000,000 square miles of ocean. Kal currently serves as the Executive Director for the Chaplaincy Endorsement Commission of the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ.
Chaplain McAlexander is married to the former Cynthia Marie McCulley of Topeka, Kansas. They have three children, Josh, Jess, Kalie and two daughter-in-laws, Rachelle and Jessy with two grandchildren, Landon and Raelynn.
Leadership Track
Dan Lang
“Preach the Word and love the people” are the passions that have driven Dan Lang for thirty-four years as the Lead Minister of the ethnically diverse Western Hills Church of Christ in Cincinnati, Ohio. As a life-long follower of Jesus, he loves to make disciples who make disciples. Dan earned degrees from Lincoln Christian University and Cincinnati Christian University, where he served as an adjunct professor of preaching and public speaking.
Dan’s life and ministry are enriched by his lovely and gifted wife, Brenda. Their children Caleb and Abigail bring them great joy as they walk with the Lord. Abby and her husband Scott have delighted them with their first grandson!
Leadership Track Overview:
Let’s learn to Lead Like Jesus! To make deep, lasting, world-changing impact, we need to follow the leadership of Jesus. Instead of positional, organizational influence, Jesus led by relational discipling. Personal mentoring leads to exponential results. These leadership sessions will stimulate and equip us in some practical principles and methods to lead like Jesus!