Plough will host a weekend conference for young adults at the Bruderhof's Fox Hill community in Walden, New York. The weekend will consist of conversations, keynotes, and informal discussion on how to continue to grow in faith and live it out in everyday life. The event is free of charge for accepted applicants. Application to attend is open to all between eighteen and thirty.
Why?
Amidst growing cultural and social challenges, young people are turning to faith and God: Christian events on college campuses are well attended, Christian content online is heavily watched, and church attendance is on the rise, particularly among young Christians. The reasons behind this return to faith among young people are varied, but it is important that one’s individual commitment to Christ continues to grow and flourish in communities beyond the moment when one finds and accepts Christ. The complete surrender and dedication of our lives to Christ cannot be just a fleeting feeling or the story of a college semester in which we found God. These beginnings must be nurtured and fed, strengthened and maintained. It takes a lifetime of commitment to truly serve Christ. As Jesus said, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God” (Luke 9:62). The “Sustaining Revival Conference” will be rooted in the Gospels and will be dedicated to finding and taking the steps to sustain this new or revitalized faith.
What issues will be covered?
- Faith and Identity
- Vocation and work
- Service and the Works of Mercy
- Dating, courtship, and marriage
- Manhood, womanhood; fatherhood, motherhood
- Education and children
- Beauty and the arts
- Technology
- Food and farming
- Community
- Wealth and possessions
- Witness to state and society
Location of the Conference
- Fox Hill is a Bruderhof community where 280 people live in a kind of village surrounded by fields and woods, with a school, community buildings, family dwellings, a medical clinic, a farm, a furniture workshop, and Plough’s main office.
- To get a sense of Fox Hill, see our website for a quick video tour.
Food
- Meals will be provided starting with lunch on Friday, July 31, through breakfast on Sunday, August 2.
- Please let us know as soon as possible if you have particular dietary needs (vegetarian, GF, kosher, etc.).
Housing
- Camping! For accepted attendees, there will be the option of camping on-site beside Fox Hill's beautiful 6-acre lake. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own tents and sleeping bags. If you do not have a tent, please get in touch. We have a limited number available.
- If camping is not for you, the Holiday Inn in Montgomery, NY is just five minutes down the road. A regular shuttle to and from Fox Hill will be provided.
Travel
- For those flying in, the closest airports are SWF Stewart, 15 minutes from Fox Hill, White Plains HPN, 1 hour 10 minutes away, or EWR Newark, 1 hour 30 minutes away. Or use the NYC airports (approx. 2-hour drive).
- The train connection from NYC is Grand Central to Beacon, New York (25 minutes away), with taxi and Uber options from there to Fox Hill. From Newark, train connection is to Campbell Hall (15 minutes away).
- For those driving or using cab service, our address is: 80 Coleman Rd, Montgomery, NY 12549.
Children
- We will be able to accommodate a limited number of children. There will be a staffed, child-friendly space during the days. If you have children that you would like to bring, please let us know as soon as possible.
Schedule (subject to change)
- Friday, July 31
- 12:00-2:00 – Arrivals and rolling lunch
- 2:30-3:30 – Opening keynote, speaker TBD
- 3:45-4:45 – Breakout discussion groups
- 5-7:00 – Break. Take walks, personal conversation
- 7:00 – Light dinner on our outdoor patio (weather permitting), followed by a convivial reception
- Saturday, August 1
- 8:30-9:15 – “Local Revival” – Breakfast in our dining hall with community leaders from Orange County
- 9:30-10:30 – Keynote address, speaker TBD
- 10:45-11:45 – Breakout discussion groups
- 12:30-1:30 – Lunch
- 2:00-3:00 – Keynote address, speaker TBD
- 3:30-5:00 – Barbecue with Fox Hill community
- 8:00 – Campfire, s'mores, songs, and fellowship
- Sunday, August 2
- 9:00-11:00 – Breakfast, prayer, and worship with the whole Fox Hill community
- 11:00 – Farewells
Please feel free to get to Alan Koppschall (events@plough.com) with any questions.
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