{"id":24332,"date":"2020-05-13T10:17:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T14:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=24332"},"modified":"2020-06-14T09:20:31","modified_gmt":"2020-06-14T13:20:31","slug":"mens-retreat-goes-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=24332","title":{"rendered":"Men’s Retreat Goes Online! (4\/24\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"

We were scheduled to go on our annual Men’s Retreat in April of 2020; but then the Coronavirus pandemic came along and upended all of our plans.\u00a0 Pastor George DeVol had volunteered to lead our retreat and was in the process of preparing the sessions when the retreat was abruptly postponed… until some unknown date in the distance future.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n

It would have been easy for Pastor George to stop working on the presentation; maybe he’d never have the opportunity to use the material anyway.\u00a0 He could have stopped this work and moved on to something else.\u00a0 However, he turned what was supposed to be a face to face weekend into a You Tube virtual weekend.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n

In a series of three videos, Pastor George guided us through a study in the Gospel of Matthew.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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The Retreat that We Planned…<\/span><\/h2>\r\n

In anticipation of what was going to be our 19th annual retreat (at the Black Rock\u00a0Retreat<\/a> Center in Quarryville, PA), we posted an announcement on our website to tell people about the retreat and to give them details on what we were planning.<\/p>\r\n

Click the following “drop Down Box” to read Pastor George’s bio and an introduction to the retreat…<\/span>
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Introduction<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Writer: Matthew<\/span><\/h3>\r\n

The theme of our retreat will be entitled “Following the Master- Studies from the Book of Matthew.” From the sermon on the Mount in chapter 5 through the Great Commission in chapter 28, the book of Matthew teaches us many challenging messages. During the weekend’s four sessions, we’ll dig into these lessons to see how they apply to us as men and how we can “deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Him.”<\/p>\r\n

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Speaker: George Devol<\/span><\/h3>\r\n

Our speaker for the weekend will be a familiar face to us- Pastor George Devol<\/a><\/span>. Pastor George led our retreat in 2018 when we studied the book of Philippians, and we are excited to be able to meet with him again.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Pastor George DeVol<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n

Pastor George has been serving full-time in ministry for the past twenty years. He is currently serving as the Senior Pastor at First Baptist Church<\/a><\/span> in Cape May Court House where he and his family have been for the past two years. In his time in ministry Pastor George has spent several years as a youth and family pastor as well as the director of Camp Haluwasa in Hammonton NJ. During this time, he has had the privilege to serve as a guest speaker at a number of churches, ministries, and retreats.<\/p>\r\n

Pastor George has a master\u2019s degree in the Bible with a specialization with youth and family ministry.<\/p>\r\n

He has been married to his wife Shannon for 18 years and they have 4 children. His interests include sports, hiking, and outdoor activities.<\/p>\r\n

Here’s a look at the last retreat that Pastor George led with us (2018)…\r\n(Use your browser’s “back” button to return to this article)…<\/span><\/em><\/p>\r\n

Men’s Fellowship Refocuses during 2018 Retreat! (3\/16\/18)<\/a><\/blockquote>