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Diamonds Aren't Forever - Stonecroft Couples Dinner
2025-05-02 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Dahmen’s at Hawk’s Landing, 88 Hawks Landing Circle, Verona, Wisconsin, 88 Hawks Landing Circle, Verona, WI, 53593, United States
The lifelong desire of Steve Tadevich was to become a major league baseball player. Steve, a real estate professional and former UW baseball player, who joins us from the Minneapolis Area, will be the inspirational speaker at a Stonecroft Ministries’ Dinner Event on Friday, May 2nd. Come along with Steve as he shares his love of baseball and his discovery that life had something much more significant in store for him than baseball.
As a special bonus, we will also hear from Bill Schultz, Executive Director of the Miracle League of Dane County. Bill will tell us about some exciting developments both on and off of the Miracle League baseball Stonecroft Flier May 2, 2025diamond. Special music appropriate for the baseball season will be provided by Tom Wulff.
Call or text 262-994-6427 or email DATuscany@gmail.com for more information.

National Day of Prayer - Madison
2025-05-01 09:00 - 15:00 | Wisconsin Capitol, 1 W. Mifflin St., Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Join the observance at the King Street entrance from 12-1 p.m. praying for our community, state and nation. There is also a prayer room open in the capitol from 9-3 p.m.

Madison: Family Life Weekend to Remember
2025-03-14 19:00 - 2025-03-16 12:30 | Madison Marriott West, 1313 John Q Hammons Dr., Middleton, WI, 53562-3502, United States
A faith-based marriage conference and romantic retreat from everyday life.

“Can Good Fiction Deliver What Technology Can't?”
2025-02-14 18:30 - 21:00 | Upper|House, 365 East Campus Mall, Suite 200, Madison, 53715, United States
CAN GOOD FICTION DELIVER?
Numbers are telling. On average, Americans spend nearly 5 hours a day on their phones. Research shows that 45% consider themselves addicted to their devices. Our hands naturally pick them up, open a screen, and voila, we enter another world. Yet there’s another technology that also helps us enter other worlds: a far older technology that might be considered an anecdote to our phone addiction… books. Good fiction, in particular.

In this talk, Dr. Cassandra Nelson (Ph.D., Harvard) will discuss promises connected to technology and the ways technology fulfills — or fails to fulfill — those promises. She will compare the benefits of 21st century technology to the benefits of reading good fiction. And she will consider with us the question core to our scrolling and reading: What are we looking for?

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Cassandra Nelson is a visiting fellow at the Lumen Center and an associate fellow at the University of Virginia’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture. Her scholarship centers on faith and technology in American literature and contemporary culture, and has appeared in publications such as Plough, Comment, Common Good, First Things, and The Point. Her first book, A Theology of Fiction, began as an essay of the same name for First Things and will be published in substantially expanded form by Wiseblood Books in early 2025.

From 2015 to 2018, she taught literature and composition at the United States Military Academy, where she developed a profound interest in virtue ethics, character education, and effective, inspiring writing pedagogy for first-year undergraduates.

No Regrets Mens Conference
2025-02-01 08:00 - 13:00 | City Church, 4909 E. Buckeye Road, Madison, WI, 53716, United States
The No Regrets Conference is a global, single day, multi-site men’s conference intended to help jump-start ministry to men in the local community. It’s a one-day event that transforms men’s lives by empowering them to walk in loving, trusting, obedience of Jesus Christ.
Hosted in Madison by City Church, 4909 E. Buckeye Road.
Cost: $20 for adults (ages 18+), $5 for teens (ages 12-17 with parent or guardian registration)
Includes registration fee, snacks and lunch.
Doors open at 7:30am, lunch at 1pm.

Third annual Madison Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service
2024-11-25 18:15 - 20:00 | Bethel Lutheran Church, 312 Wisconsin Avenue, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
The third annual Madison Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service will be held Monday, November 25, 2024, at Bethel Lutheran Church downtown.
Musical prelude at 6:15pm followed by the service.
Co-Sponsors
Anglican Church of the Messiah
Asbury Church
Bethel Lutheran Church
Catholic Diocese of Madison
Collaboration Project
Faith Community Bible Church
Geneva Campus Church
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Lighthouse
Luther Memorial Church
Madison Christian Community – (Advent Lutheran & Community of Hope UCC)
New Beginnings Alliance Church
Orchard Church
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Pastorate – (St. James, Holy Redeemer, St. Patrick’s & St. Joseph)
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church
Parroquia Santa Maria
Queen of Apostles Catholic Pastorate – (St. Dennis & St. Peter)
SL Brown Foundation
SS Morris Community AME Church
St. Dennis Catholic Church
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Madison
St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Westwood Christian Church
Wisconsin Council of Churches

Friday Night Lecture Series: Can Ancient Christians Teach Us Anything About the Bible
2024-11-15 18:30 - 21:00 | Geneva Campus Church, 401 Blackhawk Avenue, Madison, WI, 53705, United States
There is a long-unquestioned assumption that to understand biblical texts, one must first understand the original historical contexts. However, early Christian Bible readers didn’t share this assumption and often interpreted biblical texts allegorically. Does this mean that interpretations of the Bible from before the Enlightenment are irrelevant today? In this lecture, Dr. Devin White will examine how Biblical Scholars are, for the first time in two hundred years, reexamining the “original historical context” assumption.
Dr. Devin White is a Fellow in Biblical Studies at the Lumen Center. He is also the Associate Pastor of Christian Education at High Point Church in Madison and a scholar of the New Testament and Early Christianity.
This event is NOT at Upper House! Due to a UW-Madison men’s Home Basketball Game, we have moved this event to Geneva Campus Church (401 N Blackhawk Ave, Madison, WI 53705).

Stonecroft Couples Dinner: "Operating in the Combat Zone"
2024-11-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Dahmen’s at Hawk’s Landing, 88 Hawks Landing Circle, Verona, Wisconsin, 88 Hawks Landing Circle, Verona, WI, 53593, United States
Speaker: Doctor David Goodspeed,
Retired U.S. Army Colonel, UW orthopedic surgeon, and former University of Wisconsin wrestler
Dr. Goodspeed will share how his faith was strengthened during three tours of active duty in the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Also: Kyle Kriegl, Executive Director of the Southwest Wisconsin Chapter of the American Red Cross, will share how the Red Cross serves our nation in times of need.

In recognition of Veteran’s Day, special music will be provided by Tom Wulff.

The dinner event will be held at Dahmen’s at Hawks Landing, 88 Hawks Landing Circle, Verona, Wisconsin, beginning at 6:00 PM. The cost for the dinner and program is $30 per person.

Prepaid reservations are appreciated by Monday, October 28th. For more information, see flier.

Stonecroft Ministries – 11-02-2024 – PDF Flier

Midwest Gospel Preaching Summit
2024-10-09 12:00 - 2024-10-10 16:00 | Upper|House, 365 East Campus Mall, Suite 200, Madison, 53715, United States
Join us for the Third Annual Midwest Gospel Preaching Summit, an inspiring, equipping, worship-filled gathering for preachers, pastors, and ministry leaders committed to spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ and ministering to their communities!
Three nationally-acclaimed preachers will speak to this year’s theme, The Preacher’s Heart: Nurturing Spiritual Abundance for Effective Communication. If you desire to cultivate a heart overflowing with God’s Word, love, and truth — and elevating your preaching in the process — you will appreciate the engaging presentations of the Rev. Dr. Danielle L. Brown, the Rev. Dr. Charles Goodman, and the Rev. Dr. Phillip Pointer. Workshops and conversations with fellow leaders will round out a conference that has become known for stellar content and generous hospitality.
Mt. Zion Baptist Church, led by the Rev. Dr. Marcus Allen, and Upper House (both in Madison, Wisconsin) are cohosts of this Summit designed for preachers committed to advancing the spiritual growth of their congregants and the church as a whole.

Lumen Center @ Upper House || Dallas A. Willard Lecture: Making Sense of Your (Whole) Moral Self
2024-10-04 19:00 - 20:30 | Upper House, 365 East Campus Mall, Suite 200, Madison, WI, 53715, United States
The recent academic study of ethics—our collective moral knowledge—has dramatically narrowed to focus on problem-solving, even as theories have multiplied to satisfy the primacy of personal preferences. As a result, professional, collective, and personal ethics frequently lack coherence and seem disconnected from one another. Our inaugural Dallas A. Willard lecture will address this problematic situation.

Rebecca De Young, professor of ethics and philosophy at Calvin University, will clarify the state of contemporary ethics and propose an alternative that could (and should) enliven our understanding of moral knowledge and equip each of us to live more integrated and coherent ethical lives.

(This free public lecture is open to all university and local community members.)

Does Archaeology Contradict Old Testament Stories?
2024-09-13 18:30 - 20:00 | Upper|House, 365 East Campus Mall, Suite 200, Madison, 53715, United States
Have archaeologists “disproved” the historical reliability of the biblical texts? These concerns are as common as they are serious for believers, whether confronting flashy news articles or hearing well-articulated, challenging claims from scholars.
This lecture aims to contextualize such questions by describing what biblical archaeology is and why it is important for understanding the biblical world. By considering three brief case studies (the Hyksos, “Solomonic Stables”, and the siege of Lachish), we will examine how archaeology interacts with the Old Testament. This enables a perspective in which, rather than “proving/disproving” historicity, biblical archaeology properly applied can illuminate the background of Scripture and render its stories more understandable and more vivid.
An active field researcher, Dr. Geoffrey Ludvik is currently co-director of archaeological excavations at Tell el-Hesi, Israel (occupied 2800 BC through the Persian period). His interests include early Canaanite trade and technology, the cultural world of the Patriarchs, the Iron Age kingdom of Judah, and the Old Testament period generally.
He earned his Ph.D. in Anthropology (Archaeology) with an emphasis in Hebrew and Semitic Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2018 and is the author of numerous articles and book chapters on Biblical and Mediterranean archaeology. Geoffrey is also an instructor at St. Ambrose Academy in Madison, WI, and a research fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Cobb Institute of Archaeology at Mississippi State University. Geoffrey lives in Madison, WI, with his wife and son.

All Campus Worship Night - Upper|House
2024-09-04 19:00 - 20:30 | Upper|House, 365 East Campus Mall, Suite 200, Madison, 53715, United States
Our annual All-Campus Worship Night will be held Wednesday, September 4 @ 7 PM. This event kicks off the academic year and gives Christian students on campus an opportunity to gather for a time of prayer and worship. The Heartland Church worship team will bring relevant and engaging music.

The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
2024-08-08 19:00 - 2024-08-09 19:00 | Geneva Campus Church, 401 Blackhawk Avenue, Madison, WI, 53705, United States

Annual Brat Fest Community-Wide Worship Service
2024-05-26 09:00 - 20:00 | Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, 53713, United States
May 26, the Sunday before Memorial Day, will once again see the annual community-wide worship service that has been a Brat Fest tradition for the past decade. The service will again this year feature pastor Jon McNary of Heartland Church, Sun Prairie, and the Heartland worship band.
Following the 9am service, the Faith Based Brat Fest stage will feature:
11:00am – Linelle Muse
11:50 am – Erin Oakley
12:55 – Project Brave
1:55 – Nicky Gracious
2:55 – RIP
3:55 – Trophy Husbands
4:55 – Kelly Roose
5:55 – Seventh Day Slumber
7:00 – Sidewalk Prophets
Following the 9am service you can also visit the Ministry Marketplace tent, adjacent to the Faith Based Brat Fest stage and find out more about many of the local ministries working in Madison. The Ministry Marketplace is sponsored by the Madison Christian Giving Fund. MadisonChristians.com will be there!

Faith-based Stage

Stonecroft Ministries Dinner: "Super Power or Super Plague?" with prof. Alberto Rodriguez
2024-05-11 18:00 - 20:30 | Dahmen’s at Hawk’s Landing, 88 Hawks Landing Circle, Verona, Wisconsin, 88 Hawks Landing Circle, Verona, WI, 53593, United States
Professor Alberto Rodriguez, chair of the Electrical Engineering Department at Madison College, will share how he discovered that his super power was really a super plague and how that discovery changed his life.
Also: Areli Estrada, executive director of Affordable Dental Care, will share how uninsured and under insured Dane County residents are receiving quality dental care.
2024 03 10 — Stonecroft Ministries – Flier for May 11, 2024 Event

National Day of Prayer in Madison
2024-05-02 09:00 - 15:00 | STATE CAPITOL, Madison, WI, United States
Main Event: 12pm Prayer at the Wisconsin Capitol
King Street Entrance
(In case of rain: Meet at 417 North GAR room)

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER ROOM SCHEDULE
Thursday, May 2nd *** 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Prayers are welcome to join us in 411 South as you are able.
9 a.m. – WORSHIP & SCRIPTURAL DECLARATIONS led by Jason Farrington & Carolyn Haman, Global Presence
9:45 a.m. – CHURCH – BIG, BIG HOUSE, Brian Doty
10:15 a.m. – EDUCATION – LIVING WATERS CHURCH, Pastor Sean Steinke
10:45 a.m. – FAMILY – WI INTERCESSORS FOR AMERICA, MaryJo Coleman
11:15 a.m. – BUSINESS – Don’t Mess With My Kids, Jeanne Wagner/The Well

(11:45 – Head Out to King Street)

12 p.m. NDP PRAYER RALLY, OUTSIDE KING STREET ENTRANCE
( RAIN – INSIDE 417 North GAR )

1:15 p.m. – MILITARY –LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH, Pastor Marcio Sierra, Jr.
1:45 p.m. – GOVERNMENT – CITY CHURCH, Pastor Tom Flagherty
2:15 p.m. – ARTS/MEDIA/ENTERTAINMENT – THE WELL, Pastor Lance Rantze
2:45 p.m. CLOSING – RACINE PRAYER HOUSE, Carolyn Haman
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER MADISON POSTER 2024

9th annual Care Cafe Fundraising Breakfast for Community Services
2024-05-01 07:30 - 08:30 | Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, 53713, United States
(Madison) — The Society of St. Vincent de Paul — is happy to announce the 9th annual Care
Café, a fundraising breakfast for community services, on May 1, 2024 from 7:30 am to
8:30 am at the Alliant Energy Center. Registration, breakfast, and parking are
complimentary.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul — Madison is happy to announce the 9th annual Care
Café, a fundraising breakfast for community services, on May 1, 2024 from 7:30 am to
8:30 am at the Alliant Energy Center. Registration, breakfast, and parking are
complimentary.
Business sponsorships are still available. Sponsorship information and attendee
registration is at www.svdpmadison.org/care-cafe/

FUEL CONFERENCE 2024 - Wisconsin Marketplace Ministry Conference for Christian Business Owners & Executives
2024-04-25 08:00 - 12:00 | Brookfield Conference Center, 325 S. Moorland Rd., Brookfield, WI, 53005, United States
Wisconsin’s Christian Business Leaders unite for this half-day, interactive conference to be better equipped for integrating faith in the workplace, to learn how to best apply biblical tools to their businesses, and to be fueled to make a greater Kingdom impact.
FUEL (Faith Uniting & Equipping Leaders) Marketplace Ministry Conference is annual, collaborative event organized by National Christian Foundation Wisconsin, Convene, C-12, Halftime Institute, and Wisconsin Lutheran College’s Center for Christian Leadership.
2024 Speakers Include:
Jeff Van Duzer – Author of “Why Business Matters to God”
Steve Nooyen – Founder of We Care Senior Care, Wheelchair Whitetails
Full Speaker lineup and details at fuelwisconsin.com
Questions? Contact Ryan Klund at rklund@ncfgiving.com

The Death of Polite Religion & The Future of America
2024-04-20 09:00 - 12:00 | Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 7291 County Rd PD, Verona, 53593, United States
Ryan Burge presentation poster
Have you ever wondered why American religion seems so caustic and polarized?
Using five decades of social science survey data, Dr. Ryan Burge charts how and why the American religious landscape has changed. The discussion will focus on the collapse of the mainline, the perpetual strength of American evangelicalism, and the dramatic rise of the nones. Additionally, Dr. Burge will help attendees think about ways to make their own congregations less polarized and homogeneous as a means to transform not only their congregation but also their community.
Dr. Ryan Burge is an associate professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University. He is the author or co-author of four books including The Nones, 20 Myths about Religion and Politics in America, and The Great Dechurching.

Call to the Capitols - Wisconsin
2024-04-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Wisconsin Capitol, 1 W. Mifflin St., Madison, WI, 53703, United States
We will PRAY, FAST, & STAND with our families at every state capitol on April 13th. If this is America’s last stand, WE MUST STAND.

One day. One nation. 50 states.

The attack on our children has gone too far. Moms, grandmas, aunts, sisters, and many more have had enough. It’s time to take a stand in prayer, fasting, and using our voices!

Join us with your families for a historic day on April 13, 2024, as we gather to PRAY, take communion, and STAND for truth in every state capital and Washington, D.C.!

Magnum Opus: Shattered
2024-04-12 00:00 - 2024-04-14 00:00 | Bartell Theater, 113 E. Mifflin St., Madison, WI, 53703, United States
As young children we laugh and play without a care in the world, but as life begins to slowly wear us down our innocence is stolen. Slowly believing the lies of this world that we are not good enough, unloved, or even a mistake, that the still small voice of the one who created us disappears. There is one who will always call us loved, worthy, and precious and it is the only voice that we need to truly hear. Join us for the premiere of Shattered. A new contemporary ballet that will proclaim our God-given names with boldness and shatter the lies of our enemy.
*Recommended for ages 8 and up.
Director & Choreographer: Abigail Henninger

2024 No Regrets Mens' Conference
2024-02-03 08:00 - 13:00 | City Church, 4909 E. Buckeye Road, Madison, WI, 53716, United States
No Regrets is a global, single day, multi-site men’s conference emanating from Elmbrook Church in Waukesha.
Cost: (includes registration fee, lunch, and snacks)
$20 Adults (Ages 18+)
$ 5 Youth (Ages 12-18 w/adult registration)

The No Regrets Men’s Ministry exists to empower the local church to develop effective men’s ministries and train their men’s leaders to disciple and lead men in their areas of influence. Through the annual No Regrets Men’s Conference, Leadership Cohorts, Men’s Discipleship Resources and Leaders Training Events, we provide the tools, training and resources churches need.
Doors open at 7:30 am.
Speakers include Skye Jethani, Chip Ingram, Brady Boyd and Derwin Gray.

Register here.

Full Light presented by Magnum Opus
2023-12-01 19:30 - 2023-12-03 14:30 | Bartell Theater, 113 E. Mifflin St., Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Full Light

A classical Christmas performance, seen for the first time at the Bartell Theatre! Don’t miss the beauty of intricate movement set to Handel’s Messiah. Encouraging us to set our hearts on the reason for the season.

Ecumenical Thanksgiving Worship Service
2023-11-20 18:30 - 19:30 | City Church, 4909 E. Buckeye Road, Madison, WI, 53716, United States
Ecumenical Service

Stonecroft Ministries Couples Dinner - Be Prepared for Whatever the Future Might Hold
2023-11-10 18:00 - 20:30 | Dahmen’s at Hawk’s Landing, 88 Hawks Landing Circle, Verona, Wisconsin, 88 Hawks Landing Circle, Verona, WI, 53593, United States
Please join us for an evening with retired United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonels Bruce and Anne Fischer, at a Stonecroft Ministries’ Event on Friday, November 10, 2023. Bruce and Anne will share how their experiences in the Air Force, along with their strong faith, prepared them to meet life’s challenges.
Along with numerous other accomplishments during their military service, Bruce has over 2300 hours flying F-16 fighter jets and has accumulated more than 500 combat hours over Iraq. Anne is a retired Air Force Chief Flight Nurse who served in Operation Desert Storm as well as in the humanitarian mission to Somalia for Operation Restore Hope.
As a special bonus, we will also hear from a representative of the Wisconsin Honor Flights, and how that program honors Wisconsin military veterans. Veterans Day is November 11, 2023, the day after the program.
The Event will be held at Dahmen’s at Hawks Landing beginning at 6:00 PM. The cost for dinner and program is $25 per person.
A flier with more details regarding the Event is attached. You can register for the Event by printing a copy of the flier, completing the bottom portion, and mailing it, along with your check to the address given.
Feel free to forward this invitation to others who you think might be interested in the Event or to make copies of the flier to distribute.
Please contact us if you have any questions about the Event (which is not a fund raiser). We hope that you will be able to join us. We are confident that it will be an inspiring and memorable evening!
Stonecroft Ministries Dinner – Friday, November 10, 2023

Madison Christian Giving Fund Celebration of Generosity
2023-10-20 17:30 - 20:30 | High Point Church, 7702 Old Sauk Rd, Madison, WI, 53717, United States
10 Year Anniversary
Join ministry partners, donors, and friends (that includes you) for an evening of worship, celebration, and hope. All money raised will go towards faith based non-profits working and serving the greater Madison area.
Throughout its 10 years, the Madison Christian Giving Fund has raised and donated over $1.1 million to support over 204 faith based missions and projects right her in the local area.
Join us for dinner and rejoice in God and His great works!
To learn more and register, go to https://www.madisongiving.org/events

Hope Night Madison
2023-09-29 18:30 - 20:30 | Monona Terrace, 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Are you needing HOPE in your life? Do you need healing in your body or freedom from addiction?
Join us for this FREE EVENT where we will have live music and a life changing message! Our heart is to see God move across the city of Madison and release HOPE!
Come if you need:
• Hope
• Healing
• Deliverance
• Freedom

24 Hours of Worship
2023-09-09 09:00 - 2023-09-10 09:00 | Willerup Church, 414 W. Water St., Cambridge, WI, 53523, United States
Experience the awe and wonder when a community worships around-the-clock together.
“Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.” – Psalm 95:1-2

Willerup music poster

A Night with Brian McLaren
2023-09-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Bethel Lutheran Church, 312 Wisconsin Avenue, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Brian McLaren joins Bethel Lutheran Church on September 7 at 7:00 pm for an evening of straight talk about Christianity and genuine inspiration. McLaren is a Christian thinker, author, and activist. In 2015, he was recognized by Time magazine as one of the 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America. Since that recognition, he has left the evangelical church and is no longer a pastor. His journey mirrors that of millions of Christians who have left the religion they were handed to become a different kind of Christian. He writes about this transformation in his more than dozen books. As a former pastor, Brian D. McLaren is a champion for a more loving, inclusive, and contemplative Christianity. His newest book Do I Stay Christian? (May 2022) shows how people of faith benefit from religious doubts and how by confronting the ugly realities of Christian history, people are shaped by the grace and life of Christ.

Collaboration Project: For Dane
2023-08-26 08:00 - 17:00 | WI
For Dane could use your help! For Dane is an opportunity for Dane County churches to come together in service to the greater community. Our hope is that this event will foster greater collaboration between participating churches for the good of the community and be a catalyst for ongoing community transformation. Over the For Dane weekend, churches from various backgrounds and contexts will unite to express the love of Christ to our community through relational service.

There are open volunteer spots Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday (8/30). Whether or not you are part of one of the participating churches, I would love to have you join in the fun and support our local schools! There are nearly 200 open spots and this is an easy way to make a difference in our community! Sign up here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040545afac23a0fb6-fordane2#/
