Emmaus The Walk to Emmaus is an interdenominational program that calls forth and renews Christian discipleship through a New Testament look at Christianity as a lifestyle. It is designed to strengthen and renew the faith of Christians, and through them their families, congregations and the world around them. Emmaus is a combined effort of laity and clergy toward the renewal of the church. Some refer to it as a short course in Christianity. The highly structured weekend begins on Thursday evening and ends Sunday evening at Crossroads Camp.
Participants live and study together in singing, prayer, worship and discussion.
Discussions focus on fifteen talks given by laity and clergy that present the theme of God's grace and how that grace comes alive in the Christian community and expresses itself in the world. Those on the Walk also discover how grace is real in their life and how they can live in a life of grace, bringing grace to others. There is the chance to participate in the daily celebration of Holy Communion and to begin to understand more fully the presence of Christ in His body of believers. The Emmaus weekend lasts only three days, but participants are invited to build on it the rest of their lives. Those who attend a Walk to Emmaus are encouraged to expand their own spiritual lives through study and congregational participation and to become more active disciples of Christ through their churches.