Life on the PORCH: Practicing Hospitality
Our staff team has been paying attention to how we live into the values of Act Five this summer. One of these values is hospitality. I’ve been considering this for Act […]
A Nod to 4 years of Alumni

Alumni, may you continue to walk on the Way, in community, and in relationship with the God who created you.
One Month Out: Student Reflections on a year with Act Five
Last week, a handful of gap year students gave us their reflections on the year they just experienced. Although they only recently finished their time with us, they were able […]
Act Five 2022-2023 – A Grad Address by David Schuurman
On April 22, 2023, the fourth Act Five cohort graduated from the program in a ceremony full of tears, hugs, and joy. It was a beautiful time for students, staff, […]
Celebrating Year 4!
Another year in the books! And another awesome group to celebrate a week ago as they graduated and moved out of Blake St. Every year, our community puts together a […]
Placement Reflections: Julia, Hailey, Ellie, Rachel
Recently, our resident leaders had the chance to visit the students at their placements around the city and hear all about what their experiences have been like! Read on to […]
Placement Reflections: Maya, Wesley, Maddi, Luke
As we move into the final weeks of the program, the students have spent some time reflecting on their placement experiences. Each student has a placement with a different organization […]
Many Parts, One Body; Many People, One God
February was an incredible month! As soon as the students returned from their international trip, we launched into a weekend of intensive and intentional prayer inspired by GOHOP’s 24/7 Prayer […]
Introducing Our Residence Manager: Meet Madison Eckert!
Act Five has some exciting news to share! We are thrilled to welcome Madison Eckert onto the staff team as our Residence Manager for the next two years! Madi has […]
Lessons From International Trips
For the past month, our students have been out across the globe! Half of them did disaster relief work in South Texas, building a home for an immigrant family, while […]