ARW

About the Workshop

The Annual Recreation Workshop (ARW) is an experiential 5-day event focused on recreation, worship, community, creativity, and the arts. Leaders from all aspects of the church's ministry are invited to come and take hands on workshops to help bolster your ministry. Scripture invites us to participate in the MARVELOUS MYSTERY of our God, our lives, our world, our churches, and the ministry we engage in. Come for a week filled with exploration of this theme, professional development, and a wonderful community.

ARW is designed for educators, youth workers, church volunteers, pastors and anyone interested in developing more creative leadership skills in ministry settings. ARW is connected to the Presbyterian Church and welcomes all denominations to participate in the workshops. Each participant can select from courses in recreation leadership, worship design, ministries with all ages of people, and creative arts and spirituality. Each course, along with the whole group worship and recreation events, will give those who come a myriad of resources to us in local ministry settings. ARW is also a wonderful opportunity for personal spiritual renewal and re-creation.

Location - Montreat Conference Center, North Carolina

Montreat Conference Center is a pleasant, scenic, 20 minute drive east from Asheville, North Carolina. A national conference center serving the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A), it offers guests a time-honored tradition of friendly, gracious hospitality in a warm and casual setting. Annualy, approximately 50,000 people of all ages and from all walks of life come to Montreat for rest, renewal, and recreation. For more information about Montreat, visit www.montreat.org. To learn more about Montreat visit Montreat.org or call 800-572-2257.

Click the video to the right to experience the excitement of previous ARW events.

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