4-W Experiences
Current Semester 4-W Experiences:
SCRF Baja Service Trip
Providence students participate in this annual service weekend organized by Southern California Reformed Fellowship. Students work with Rev. Crum in Tijuana, Baja, Mexico.
All College Retreat
Providence students, staff, and faculty head up to the top of the mountain to grow closer to God and each other. Pastor Bryce Hales, Christ Church Pasadena (PCA), is our speaker for this weekend retreat.
Air & Space
On this trip the Providence students will be exploring flight through two different venues. The first is the “Planes of Fame” exhibit at the Chino Airport. This museum looks at the history of flight from the Wright brothers to modern aviation. The second stop will be at Pasadena’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to learn about modern space exploration. JPL works closely with NASA and is currently monitoring the Hubble satellite and the Mars rovers.
Dead Sea Scrolls
Providence students will have a once in a lifetime opportunity to see this traveling exhibit. The only California stop is in San Diego. This exhibit not only has the Dead Sea Scrolls on display but also has a number of artifacts and information about biblical times and cultures.
Wicked Musical
The final 4-W experience of the semester takes the students into downtown Los Angeles to see the widely acclaimed musical Wicked. This is the prequel story of the two witches in the Wizard of Oz. If you know the story of Dorothy and her travels to Oz, you have to see how it all began.
Past 4-W Experiences:
SPRING 2007
Westminster Seminary Conference
Students will attend a conference on “The Law of God and The Christian.” This conference will focus on the inextricable association of Law and Grace and “will explore how a robust view of grace and the finished work of Christ usher the Christian into a life of grateful obedience to God’s law” (from www.wscal.edu). Featured speakers are Dr. Bryan Estelle, Dr. W. Robert Godfrey, Dr. Michael Horton, Dr. Hywel Jones, and Dr. David VanDrunen. A brochure for the conference can be found at http://wscal.edu/images/logc/brochure.pdf
Jewish Awareness Weekend
On Monday students will tour a Jewish temple and experience Middle Eastern culture. Friday we will attend a service at a synagogue in Pomona. Students attending this 4-W will also be required to watch a Hebrew movie which will be shown each night the week of the 4-W.
Southern California Reformed Fellowship (SCRF) Winter Retreat
Join with other young adults from throughout the Western United States, for the Annual SCRF Winter Retreat. The speaker for the weekend is Rev. Tom Gastil, Senior Pastor of Aliso Creek Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Laguna Nigel, California. There is opportunity to go snow skiing or snow boarding on this trip, at your own cost. You can find more information on this trip at http://www.escondidourc.org/SCRF%20winter.html.
The Autry National Center
The Autry National Center is home of the Southwest Museum of the American Indian, Museum of the American West, and the Institute for the Study of the American West. More information on this museum can be found at http://www.autrynationalcenter.org/.
Los Angeles Sports & Fun
On this trip students will take in a Los Angeles Clippers vs. Utah Jazz basketball game at Staples Center on Friday night. Saturday we will experience another aspect of sports in Southern California, like taking a tour of a professional baseball stadium in the area or participating/experiencing another sports event.
FALL 2006
Ligonier Conference- “The Cross of Christ
Drs. R.C. Sproul and Ligon Duncan will lead this conference that will explore the doctrine of the atonement. The conference is held in Anaheim at the Sarang Community Church. A brochure for the conference can be found at http://www.ligonier.org/conference/pdf/FallConf06-Anaheim_Web.pdf.
Baja Service Trip with Southern California Reformed Fellowship
Students will join with other young adults from throughout the Western United States, for the Annual Baja Work Weekend held in Tijuana BCN, Mexico. Come share the love of Christ with our brothers and sisters across the border. You can find more information on this trip at http://www.escondidourc.org/SCRFBaja.html.
All Campus Retreat
Students will head up to Laurel Pines Christian Camp near Big Bear. Our speaker for the weekend is Dr. Dennis Johnson, professor at Westminster Theological Seminary and Associate Pastor at New Life Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Escondido, CA.
The California Experience
Students will, over the course of two days, tour the legendary RMS Queen Mary as well as visit Disneyland. The Queen Mary is an historic ocean liner and World War II troopship and is one of the last great Atlantic liners in existence. She was launched on September 26th, 1934 by Her Majesty Queen Mary of England. Disneyland, in Anaheim California, is one of the most popular theme parks in the world hosting 500+ million “guests” each year.
LA Arts and Fun
On Friday evening students will see the musical The Light in the Piazza staged at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. More information on this musical can be found at www.piazzaontour.com. On Monday morning students will attend the taping of the game show, The Price Is Right.
SPRING 2006
Westminster Seminary Conference
Students will attend a conference on “Meeting God on His Terms, Word and Sacrament as Means of Grace.” The conference will explore the biblical, cultural and historical significance of the means of grace, which have often been misunderstood in the Christian Church. Featured speakers are W. Robert Godfrey, Michael Horton, Hywel R. Jones, R. Scott Clark, and David VanDrunen.
Jewish Awareness Weekend
Students will tour the Simon Wiesenthal Center (a holocaust memorial museum), the Wilshire Blvd. Temple (accompanied by the temple’s rabbi), and eat authentic Middle Eastern cuisine in Los Angeles’ Little Israel.
Southern California Reformed Fellowship (SCRF) Winter Retreat
Students will have the opportunity to fellowship with other young single and married adults while enjoying the beauty of the Big Bear Mountain area. The weekend’s discussion topic will be the seven churches of Revelation.
Hollywood Arts and Entertainment
Students will tour the Kodak Theatre (the theatre that hosts the Academy Awards), downtown Hollywood (Walk of Fame, Grauman’s Chinese Theater), and will attend a taping of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
FALL 2005
All-Campus Retreat-Creekside Camp
This will be a weekend filled with times of team building, growth, and recreation. Friday afternoon we will head over to the Lakeview Camp at Forest Homes Retreat Center. The weekend will consist of sessions led by our guest speaker, Rev. Michael Brown, pastor of Christ United Reformed Church of Santee, California. There will also be times of Bible studies with C.A.R.E. groups, games to help build community, eating, personal time, and of course, fun free time where you can do a climbing wall or zip-line, , play basketball or volleyball, just hang out, go to the bookstore, whatever you want. We will have a worship service together on Sunday morning and then head back to campus.
Baja Mission Trip
Students will be going with the Southern California Reformed Fellowship (SCRF) group on a service project to Baja California, Mexico. We will work under the direction of Rev. Dave Crum, an OPC missionary. He will assign volunteers to various work projects, doing all he can to match talents with the needs of the church, her members, and the surrounding community. We will leave campus around 3:30. The group meets up in Chula Vista for a time of devotions and getting acquainted before caravanning across the boarder. Saturday will be spent working at different projects. We will worship together there Sunday morning and head back home after lunch, returning to campus late Sunday afternoon.
Getty Museum
Students will go to the Getty Museum to view a special exhibit on medieval prayer books. The Getty is a world renowned research museum and houses spectacular collections of paintings, sculptures, rare books, manuscripts, and decorative arts.
Biological Exploration
Students will go to the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific to study marine life and will also conduct tide pool research utilizing the beaches of Laguna Beach.
Mt. Baldy Hiking Trip
Students will hike to the top of the one of the highest mountain peaks in Southern California. They will enjoy a sack lunch on top of the mountain as Dr. Swanson leads them through “mountain imagery” in the Bible (God speaking to Abraham on a mountain top, Moses receiving the Law on a mountain top, and so on).
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