This Fall Synergy is going through a book called “Misreading scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible”

We meet Tuesdays at 7:00 PM at the Biblical Studies Center, 1025 Belmont.

Mountain Retreat!
Sept 29-Oct 1

You know you need some time in the mountains…

Enjoy a weekend away, build close relationships with friends, and get closer to God.  September 29-Oct 1 @ Camp Ivy Dale near Idaho City.

Only $30, and all Freshmen are 1/2 price!
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You know you need some time in the mountains…

Enjoy a weekend away, build close relationships with friends, and get closer to God.  September 16-18 @ Camp Ivy Dale near Idaho City.

Only $30, and all Freshmen are 1/2 price!
Click here for detailed information, directions, what to bring, etc.

Click here to register

The 4th annual spring break mission to Boise begins Friday night, March 18. We will spend 2 days (3 overnight) serving the Boise community through various service projects and having massive amounts of fun. We will spend the night at the Biblical Studies Center and use it as our home base. We will also have a spiritual focus to discuss, and pray together throughout our time together.

We ask that you donate to cover cost of food. Any remaining will be donated to Open Hand Combat for mentoring. Bring your contribution on Friday 3/18 .

What to expect: we will work hard and play hard. Everyone will be expected to join in with the team to work at the service projects and to help plan for outreach events. Everyone will also be be expected to help prepare and clean up meals throughout the weekend. As we serve, we become like Jesus. A servant’s heart and a good attitude are crucial. This sounds like a difficult thing, but it is part of what makes this experience both enjoyable and life changing.

Schedule
Start Fri 3/18
7:00 PM
Fun night @ BSC.
Begin Basic series together.

Sat 3/19
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Service project day 1 – Work with Cosmo Zimick and Open Hand Combat to assist in cleaning and building projects, gain exposure to Cosmo’s mentoring program for possible ongoing support.
Afternoon – Project #2 TBD
Evening hang out & fun @ the BSC.
Practice jam session for our worship time at Garnet Assisted Living.
Continue Basic Series

Sun 3/20
10:00 AM Worship time with Garnet Assisted Living
Afternoon: hike of Table Rock, ultimate frisbee, etc.

Mon 3/21
Clean the BSC and pack up personal belongings.
You can plan something fun to wrap up the time together like a visit to a hot springs.

Items to bring
Bible
Notebook

Clothing
* Casual clothing, ready to play, kick-box, etc.
* Clothing for Sunday at the Assisted Living center
*  Hiking clothes and shoes
*  Clothing for indoor & outdoor work
*  Swimwear… just in case
*  Sports clothing and tennis shoes

Personal Items
* Towel
* Personal items like  Hair and Body Soap,
deodorant,Toothbrush & Paste, Hairbrush/Comb
*  You know what you need…
* The BSU Rec allows all participants to use the shower. They will have some soap in the showers, but it isn’t great.

Sleeping bag, pillow, etc.  air mattress.
* Guys will bunk in the BSC classroom and girls will be in the library.
* Bring the bedding you need.

Other Ideas
*  Personal snackage!
*  Cards
*  Games: cards, board games, etc.

Three instructors at the BSC are presenting topics from the book The Reason for God by Timothy Keller.

• Nov 10 “You can’t take the Bible Literally.” Dr. John Knox
• Nov 17 “How Could a Good God Allow Suffering?” Monty Moreland
• Dec 1 “The Church is Responsible for So Much Injustice.” Bill Pubols

All meetings are Tuesdays at 7:00 PM.

Open to the public.

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Dr. Preston Sprinkle is our special guest speaker for this event at The Biblical Studies Center. Dr. Sprinkle is co-author with Francis Chan of the book Erasing Hell. He serves as the Vice President for the Eternity Bible College Boise extension. This Fall begins EBC Boise’s inaugural semester.

More about our speaker: Preston is in his fifth year of teaching at Eternity and previously taught at Cedarville University (Ohio) and Nottingham University (U.K.). He received an MDiv from The Master’s Seminary (2003) and a Ph.D. in New Testament from Aberdeen University (Scotland). Preston has written several articles and books including Paul and Judaism Revisited (IVP 2013), Fight (David C. Cook, 2013), and the best selling Erasing Hell (David C. Cook, 2011), which he co-authored with Francis Chan.

The 3rd annual spring break mission to Boise begins Friday night, March 20. We will spend 5 days (through Wednesday) serving the Boise community through various service projects, building relationships with the Karen (Burmese) refugee community in Boise, and having massive amounts of fun. We will spend the night at the Biblical Studies Center and use it as our home base. Service projects include helping feed the homeless, working with community organizations, and assisting at the home of elderly shut-ins. The 5 days will be an incredible spiritual experience as well as we will study, discuss, and pray together throughout the time.

If you can’t afford the $75, work with us to help fund-raise to cover expenses. Don’t let the cost keep you from coming.

Please fill out the form at this link (click here) to sign up.
Bring your contribution to the work on Friday.

What to expect: we will work hard and play hard. Everyone will be expected to join in with the team to work at the service projects and to help plan for the outreach events. Everyone will also be be expected to help prepare and clean up meals through the 5 days. As we serve, we become like Jesus. A servant’s heart and a good attitude are crucial. This sounds like a difficult thing, but it is part of what makes this experience both enjoyable and life changing.

Schedule
Start Fri 3/20
7:00 PM
Fun night @ BSC.
Begin Forgotten God book together.

Sat 3/21
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Service project day 1 – John & Trish. Clean out and pack up as much as possible from their living room and spare bedroom. Prep spare bedroom for using as a storage room for Monday when the carpet is installed.
Evening hang out & fun @ the BSC.
Continue Forgotten God

Sun 3/22
9:00 AM hike of Table Rock
12:00 Hang with Boise’s homeless community
3:00 PM Karen church – bring instruments to play songs.
youth/college night with Karen church

Mon 3/23
8:30 AM Service project day 2 John & Trish
Carpet will be installed by Dillabaugh’s Flooring America in the late morning. We need to clear the room completely, remove the carpet, and thoroughly clean the floor.
Evening: Jam Session/worship with John and Trish. Bring your instruments and songs.

Tues 3/24
9:00-11:30 Service project. World Relief: cleaning windows, organizing their donation room.
2:00 Fun park day with Karen youth & college
7:30 Synergy @ the BSC

Wed 3/25
TBD – wrapping up service projects.
We will also plan something fun to wrap up the week like a visit to a hot springs.

Items to bring
Bible
Notebook
Buy Forgotten God book (we will listen to the audio)

Clothing
*Casual clothing for meeting with the Karen Church on Sunday afternoon
*Clothing for Saturday through Wednesday (check the weather)
*  Hiking clothes and shoes
*  Clothing for indoor & outdoor work
*  Swimwear… just in case
*  Sports clothing and tennis shoes

Personal Items
*  Towel
* Personal items like  Hair and Body Soap,
deodorant,Toothbrush & Paste, Hairbrush/Comb
*  You know what you need…
* The rec will have some soap in the showers, but it isn’t great.

Sleeping bag, pillow, etc.  air mattress.
* Guys will bunk in the BSC classroom and girls will be in the library.
* Bring the bedding you need.

Other Ideas
*  Personal snackage!
*  Cards
*  Games: cards, board games, ect. (we have some at the center also)
*  Work materials
Hammers
shovels
pickaxe*
pruning saw*
digging forks
leaf rakes
bow rakes
hand rakes
lawn mower
weed eater
post pounder*
garbage bags*
yard gloves
cleaning gloves
mask (cheap ones will be provided for those working on extracting the carpet)
cleaning supplies
Vacuum cleaner and shop vac.

Every Tuesday:

• 7:30 PM Synergy!  We meet to grow spiritually and closer as friends.  Click for MAP
  • Fall Series:  BASIC by Francis Chan. “If I only had this as my guide … if all I had was the Bible … and I was to read this book and then start a church, what would it look like? Would it look like the thing that we’ve built here and all refer to as church? Or would it look radically different?” – FRANCIS CHAN
  • We also plan game nights, food, fun… click to check our facebook group for the latest info.

Mountain Retreat!   September 26-28

Just in time to keep your sanity as the Fall Semester marches on, a break from the monotony and a chance to get away to the mountains!   Only $25,  and Freshmen are 1/2 price!
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