UPCOMING EVENTS
Border Southwest CCDA Gathering 2025
REFUGIO
Our CCDA ministries in the Southwest bring us together every year for refuge, for restoration and for community. This year’s theme beacons us to come and BE together, learn together and leave with some renewal found underneath the everlasting wings.
From: Thursday, February 20th, 2025 -- 3:00pm
Until: Saturday, February 22nd, 2025 -- 12:00pm (Noon)
Pre-Conference invites - 2/19/2025
1. Franciscan Renewal Center
Just in case you’d love to build a few more days for retreating around the Phoenix event … we’d suggest The Franciscan Renewal Center. For their registration page connect here: https://www.thecasa.org/
2. Wednesday Racial Justice Pilgrimage in Phoenix - 9 AM
Join us for a pre-conference activity on Wednesday. Please indicate in the registration form below you will be coming. We call this activity “Exegeting the City”. This pilgrimage is particular to Arizona’s racial injustice story. Hope You can join us. For more information contact Kit Danley.
Thursday Evening - 2/20/2025
Worship and Contemplative activity
Evening message:
· What does refuge … rest … reflection … resiliency look like in the midst of our current sufferings – that’s the theme of this first night. We all need this message!
· A community voice … what leaning in on God and community looks like right now.
Friday - 2/21/2025
Worship and Contemplative activity
Morning message:
How do we learn to lean on God in powerlessness – as image bearers in Christ – How does suffering birth creativity
A community voice … Dependent on God – Lord, you and you alone are what I need. Using the Examen.
Afternoon
Go n’ sees
1. South Mountain look-out
2. Gladys and Miguel Perez – “Starts with the heart” homelessness and the canals
3. Canan in the Desert field trip to a internally known prayer garden (symbolism of the desert)
Self-directed and directed contemplative break out centers
1. Powerlessness collage station
2. Art stations around encruciades – our contemplative activity source
3. Prayerwalk in the neighborhood
Friday evening
Worship and Contemplative activity
Evening message:
Resiliency – what does resiliency require of us? What makes for a resilient faith in the midst of suffering, uncertainty and chaos. Consider the work and role of trauma
A Community voice – resiliency happens in community. A small group conversation around community in mission.
Saturday Morning 2/22/2025
Worship and Contemplative activity
Panel of community members describing their resiliency, power and realities and the resources they are leaning on
North Phoenix United Worship Gathering
Join multiple North Phoenix Churches for prayer, worship, and celebration.
We will gather at 5pm at Paradise Valley High School.
Attending is no cost, but registration is helpful for planning and setting up.
Women in Leadership
Women in Leadership is a monthly lunch gathering of women who are committed to use their vocation and resources as a practice of peacemaking in our cities.
Meets on the fourth Thursday of the month.
NOTE: FREE PARKING is available in the lot adjacent to the church. The cameras will be turned off during our meeting time, so there is no need to register your vehicle with the company that manages it.
North Phoenix Regional Gathering
Join us for the North Phoenix Ministry Leader's lunch.
This gathering of pastors, ministers, and other North Phoenix ministry leaders is a time to connect and grow with other leaders who serve our community. We will enjoy a meal, pray together ,and be equipped by local and international leaders.
Join us on select Wednesdays from 11:30 AM 1:00 PM
If you have any questions, please email Caleb@dsbc.church
Mini Field Trip + Share & Care Lunch
Join us for our first combined Mini Field Trip + Share & Care Lunch.
We’ll visit Abounding Service, a non-profit organization in Central Phoenix that has been creating meaningful connections between refugees and Americans through Welcome Conversations since 2009. Discover where you could invest your time, talents, and resources!
Afterward, we'll debrief over lunch at a restaurant onsite.
Worship Together with Hope of Life International Church / Phoenix Refugee Connections
Come worship alongside believers from across the world; learn from them; see the Lord and your faith through the eyes of a different culture. This time, we’ll be visiting our East African brothers and sisters at Hope of Life International Church in Glendale.
Hope of Life International Church began in the home of Rose Mapendo in 2011. After holding services in several other locations, it obtained the building on 43rd Ave where it is now located. Its vision was to reach out to the International community of the Phoenix area and the region of the Great Lakes of East Africa, who have moved here to Arizona.
Women in Leadership
Women in Leadership is a monthly lunch gathering of women who are committed to use their vocation and resources as a practice of peacemaking in our cities.
Meets on the fourth Thursday of the month.
NOTE: FREE PARKING is available in the lot adjacent to the church. The cameras will be turned off during our meeting time, so there is no need to register your vehicle with the company that manages it.
North Phoenix Regional Gathering
Join us for the North Phoenix Ministry Leader's lunch.
This gathering of pastors, ministers, and other North Phoenix ministry leaders is a time to connect and grow with other leaders who serve our community. We will enjoy a meal, pray together ,and be equipped by local and international leaders.
Join us on select Wednesdays from 11:30 AM 1:00 PM
If you have any questions, please email Caleb@dsbc.church
North Phoenix Regional Gathering
Join us for the North Phoenix Ministry Leader's lunch.
This gathering of pastors, ministers, and other North Phoenix ministry leaders is a time to connect and grow with other leaders who serve our community. We will enjoy a meal, pray together ,and be equipped by local and international leaders.
Join us on select Wednesdays from 11:30 AM 1:00 PM
If you have any questions, please email Caleb@dsbc.church
North Phoenix Regional Gathering
Join us for the North Phoenix Ministry Leader's lunch.
This gathering of pastors, ministers, and other North Phoenix ministry leaders is a time to connect and grow with other leaders who serve our community. We will enjoy a meal, pray together ,and be equipped by local and international leaders.
Join us on select Wednesdays from 11:30 AM 1:00 PM
If you have any questions, please email Caleb@dsbc.church
Embodied Forgiveness
Surge is a community committed to pursuing boundary crossing love and reconciliation across differences. While that may be a value and aspiration, it is often a complex path to navigate with no clear, linear processForgiveness is not simply a decision or belief, but a visceral experience that allows us to encounter Christ's healing and love within and around us in ways that incarnate love to the world around us.
Workshop Lead by Dennae Pierre
This immersive workshop invites participants to explore the transformative process of Embodied Forgiveness as a way of life. Embodied Forgiveness is a deep, communal practice, moving beyond mere concepts to develop paradigms and skills that foster reconciliation and healing. The day will include interactive exercises, contemplative practices, and discussions designed to help you experience and integrate the paradigms and principles of embodied forgiveness into your own life and community.
This all day retreat is a multi-sensory immersion that will allow you to experience forgiveness as a process that involves the body, emotions, and community. We will explore both theological and practical framework for forgiveness; cultivate awareness to barriers of experiencing forgiveness unique to our stories and design; and practice techniques for transformation in ways that enable us to engage the world with greater resiliency and love.
Date & Time:
February 12th, 9am-4pm
Cost: $35 [lunch included]
*This event is free for Giving Circle Members
Workshop Schedule:
9:00-10:30 AM - Session One: The Dance with Many Actors
10:45-11:15 AM - Session Two: Consent, Coercion, and the Path of Jesus
11:15-12:15 PM - Solo Experience & Lunch
12:15-1:15 PM - Session Three: Debrief and Healing Prayer
1:30-3:00 PM - Session Four: Radical Honesty, Radical Acceptance, Resistance & Release
3:00-4:00 PM - Closing Prayer Circles & Encounter Experience
Neighbor's Table: Restorative Justice
Neighbors Table is a discipleship experience equipping God’s people toward radical love of neighbor by supplying tools to advocate for and love those society overlooks, mistreats, dehumanizes, and marginalizes.
“Making hospitality toward neighbors as a way of life…”
Neighbor’s Table: Criminal Justice Reform is a 1 Day intensive liminal learning experience. Our hope is to see that our punitive justice system is juxtaposed to the restorative justice model of Jesus.
For questions or more information contact:
Emma Tautolo
emma.tautolo@surgenetwork.com or
Chrystal McCowan
chrystal@surgenetwork.com
All Suge Gathering
Join us for the All-Region Surge Gathering on January 15th!
This unique event brings together churches and ministries across denominations and backgrounds to experience the beauty and mystery of unity that puts Jesus on display. Connection is key, and growing in mission together for our city makes that connection even more vital.
We're thrilled to welcome Hugh Halter as he shares insights from his new book, Brave Cities. Hugh has been instrumental in shaping Surge since its early days, and we’re grateful for his ongoing impact and challenge to us.
Annual Examen: SoulCare Day
Annual Examen: Soul Care Day
Catherine of Siena reminds us that our union with Christ offers a double blessing. Someday, we will see our friend and Savior face to face in Paradise, but we also get to enjoy his presence along the way in the wilderness. As Hebrews promises, we look forward to a final rest, but we can also rest where the Triune God has taken up residence in our hearts. In this soul care day, we meditate on the year that has passed and turn towards the invitations in the new year.
Women in Leadership
WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
Please feel free to invite others to join us as we gather to develop and deepen our relationships, gain inspiration for our lives and ministry and seek ways to better serve others, including those within the body of Christ. For the remainder of 2024, we will continue to explore ways the work we do puts Jesus on display in our world.
We're excited to hear from our friend Dennae Pierre, Executive Director of the Surge Network, co-director of the Crete Collective, and author of "Healing Prayers and Meditations to Resist a Violent World."
Please SIGN UP HERE for our December 19th meeting, so we can be sure to have enough food for everyone.
NOTE: FREE PARKING is available in the lot adjacent to the church. The cameras will be turned off during our meeting time, so there is no need to register your vehicle with the company that manages it.
Phoenix Refugee Connections' Worship Together Event
Come worship alongside believers from across the world; learn from them; see the Lord and your faith through the eyes of a different culture. This time, we'll be visiting our Nepalese brothers and sisters and will enjoy a potluck lunch after service.
Grace International Church is a Multi-Lingual and Multi-Cultural Church that aims to glorify God more than anything else through walking with Jesus day by day.
Phoenix Refugee Connections "Share and Care" Group Lunch
Debrief and process with others doing local refugee ministry: share your experiences, gain new insights from others, pray together, and know you're not alone!
These informal "Share & Care" group meetings occur monthly at varying locations across the valley. Attend once or once a month! There's no commitment and no need to only attend meetings in your geographic area. Join whenever you can!
This time, we’ll share delicious Ethiopian food at a restaurant in Tempe.
Embodied Forgiveness
Surge is a community committed to pursuing boundary crossing love and reconciliation across differences. While that may be a value and aspiration, it is often a complex path to navigate with no clear, linear processForgiveness is not simply a decision or belief, but a visceral experience that allows us to encounter Christ's healing and love within and around us in ways that incarnate love to the world around us.
This immersive workshop invites participants to explore the transformative process of Embodied Forgiveness as a way of life. Embodied Forgiveness is a deep, communal practice, moving beyond mere concepts to develop paradigms and skills that foster reconciliation and healing. The day will include interactive exercises, contemplative practices, and discussions designed to help you experience and integrate the paradigms and principles of embodied forgiveness into your own life and community.
This all day retreat is a multi-sensory immersion that will allow you to experience forgiveness as a process that involves the body, emotions, and community. We will explore both theological and practical framework for forgiveness; cultivate awareness to barriers of experiencing forgiveness unique to our stories and design; and practice techniques for transformation in ways that enable us to engage the world with greater resiliency and love.
Cost: $35 [lunch included] (or free if you are part of our monthly giving circle)
Time: 9am-4pm
Schedule:
9am - 10:30am
Session One:
The Dance with Many Actors: Identifying roles, responsibilities, and pathways for discernment
10:45am - 11:15am
Session Two:
Consent, Coercion, and the Path of Jesus
11:15am - 12:15am
Solo Experience & Lunch
12:15pm - 1:15pm
Session Three:
Debrief and healing prayer
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Session Four:
Radical Honesty, Radical Acceptance, Resistance & Release
3:00pm-4:00pm
Closing Prayer Circles & Encounter Experience