someone probably once said in the history of the world, "women like to gather, and men... well, men just don't want to get together and talk about their feelings." this year the men of ccc traveled up to pali mountain for a men's conference that would've made even chuck norris proud! we were extremely privileged to have ps. john burns from relate church and jim crumbley along with the journey team from c3 atlanta. words really can't express the change that took place in the men during the two day conference so we won't even begin to try. special shout-out to God for making all the snow as well as sending the gnarliest blizzard we've ever seen. thanks for keeping all our guys safe as we descended from the snowy peak. amen.

jim crumbley and co.

real dudes do pushups in the snow.

fifteen brave men with shields walking the snowball gauntlet of doom.

this wooden beam was aptly named "the beast" and represented the burdens that men bravely carry. throughout the whole conference, "the beast" could not be set on the ground or else jim crumbley would make you pay dearly!

the blind rope obstacle course was a phenomenal leadership, faith, and trust-building exercise.

"alright, who farted?"

ps. jurgen and the guys letting out a mighty shout!!!

ps. john burns brought the heat and delivered some powerful revelation on being a man in every facet of life.

some of the lads used their down time for a rousing game of disc golf. or as george castanza would call it "frolf".

the men wrote their burdens on "the beast" and then crossed them out which symbolized the fact that those burdens weren't theirs to carry anymore.

one of the sessions had the guys playing rugby. americans + rugby = chaos

the tire-hill drag was a true test of manliness. it looks easy until you realize that the snow is two feet deep and deviously given to collapsing as you run across it.

unfortunately, snowball throwing was not part of this exercise. we love you ps. jurgs!!!

this is mike. he's had a pretty gnarly past, but this weekend brought a massive change into his life. mike was given the "journey award" for the conference because of his attitude, character, and overall growth during the two days. ooh rah!!!

end of day. cold. wet... but changed forever and stoked to be together as brothers and family.

a few weeks ago, ps. jurgen and andrew bennett (our worship leader) were able to take our very own dr. phil pringle up to snow summit for a few days of fun on the slopes. we were able to grab a few minutes with him and chat about the purpose and heart of volunteering and the importance it is to our church. enjoy!