SOULY BUSINESS
Host Team Information
Everything you need to prepare, arrive ready, and serve well at Souly Business Michigan.
BEFORE YOU ARRIVE
Host Team Reminders
Please review these important reminders as you prepare to serve.
HOST TEAM ARRIVAL
In-Town Host Team: Thursday at Noon
Out-of-Town Host Team: Thursday by 8 PM
- Arrive rested and spiritually prepared to love and serve.
- Bring one salty, one sweet, and one healthy snack, each in a family-size package.
- No use of phones, checking email, or internet within the sight of others.
- Pray for the weekend and for all participants. Pray specifically for your prayer partner.
- Help fill the time slots for the 48-Hour Prayer Vigil.
- Plan on helping with cleanup on Sunday for approximately 30 minutes after the retreat concludes.
FRIDAY TRAINING
Know Where You Need to Be
Please review your required training before arriving. All applicable training sessions below are mandatory.
FIRST-TIME HOST TEAM
9:00 AM
Lodge Basement, by the fireplace
First-Time Host Team Orientation. This is not optional.
ALL HOST TEAM
10:30 – 11:00 AM
Wilson Building
Host Team Orientation for first-time and returning Host Team members. This is not optional.
TABLE SERVANTS
11:00 – 11:30 AM
Outside the Wilson Building
Table, parking, and cabin training.
This is not optional.
TABLE LEADERS & ASSISTANT TABLE LEADERS
11:00 – 11:30 AM
Inside the Wilson Building
Video and role training.
This is not optional.
COOK TEAM
11:00 – 11:30 AM
Wilson Building Dining Hall
Kitchen training.
This is not optional.
HOST TEAM RESOURCES
Prepare for Your Role
Host Team assignments are always subject to change, and often do. Please review your current assignment and the resources for your role before the retreat.
Role-Specific Resources
SPECIAL ROLES
Prepare to Serve
If you are serving in one of these roles, please review the resources below before the retreat.
TABLE LISTENERS
Sharing the Gospel
Please review the Gospel tract and watch the Share the Gospel video before the retreat.
PRAYER WARRIORS
48-Hour Prayer Vigil
There is no Souly without your faithful intercession. Help cover the weekend, participants, and Host Team in prayer by joining the 48-Hour Prayer Vigil.
ARRIVAL
When You Get to Bambi Lake
- Carpool with other Host Team members when possible. Avoid carpooling with first-time attendees unless it is the only way you can get them there.
- Park instructions will be provided when you arrive at the Lodge.
- Check your cabin assignment when you arrive.
- Confirm your Host Team role assignment when you arrive.
- Place all of your belongings on your bed/bunk.
- Allow our more seasoned Host Team members to take the bottom bunks.
PACKING LIST
What to Bring
Dress is very casual. Come comfortable and prepared to spend time both indoors and outside.
Bedding
The camp provides sheets, a light blanket, and a pillow, and the cabins are heated. If you are local or driving in, you are welcome to bring your own pillow and sleeping bag.
Personal Items
Bring a shower towel, toiletries, flashlight or headlamp, pen, journal, and Bible. Please bring a physical Bible rather than using a Bible app.
Sleeping & CPAP
If you know you snore, please bring Breathe Right Strips. Earplugs will be provided in each cabin. Electricity is available for CPAP machines.
Weather
Check the weather before you leave. Fall can be cool “up north,” especially in the mornings and evenings. We will spend time outside, so pack accordingly.
SOULY LEADERS
Retreat Expenses
Souly Leaders, thank you for your service and generosity. If you are seeking reimbursement of retreat expenses, please use the reimbursement form below. If you prefer to donate in-kind expenses and would like ministry acknowledgement, please use the in-kind donation form.
QUESTIONS?
We’re Here to Help.
If you have questions about the weekend, your assignment, or preparing to serve, please contact:
Mike Malak
Retreat Contact
(419) 466-1394
mmalak@influencers.org
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