IAA Updates

The Sergeants Club | March 2024

March 30, 2024 Hello, One thing I have noticed more and more over the past few years is the incredible complexity of life. In the same day you can learn of a friend’s pregnancy and another friend’s injury, sickness, or death. The highest and best ...

ALERT Alumni Update | March 2024

March 29, 2024 Dear Alumni,  At our 30 Year reunion last month, I took time on Saturday evening to lay out our three big strategic goals for the next 3-5 years. They are as follows:120 men through Basic Training in a calendar year90% retention rate ...

ALERT Update | March 26, 2024

"I would not have been able to attend without you."

March 20, 2024 Over the last three years, ALERT has worked to try and help more young men afford our training. We know that the number one reason men can't, or choose not to, attend is because of financial barriers. In order to help address this issu ...

ALERT Update | March 19, 2024

March 19, 2024 In 2007 I attended the Quest program for the first time as a student and it changed my life. Yes, I had an amazing time and thoroughly enjoyed myself, but the benefits of Quest in my life have lasted years after the fun memories have f ...

Spring Updates

Hello! Last weekend I had the privilege of hosting another Conquer Series retreat on campus. The Conquer Series is a ten-part video presentation that deals with the addictive nature of pornography in one’s life, and the beginning steps of moving to ...

Who is God calling you to be?

March 12, 2024 We live in a world full of noise and distraction. Smart phones, Hollywood, social media, and our culture are all churning out new ways to take our time and attention. In the midst of all that chaos, who is God calling you to be? What d ...

ALERT Update | March 12, 2024

March 12, 2024 Here at ALERT, we intentionally incorporate difficulties and challenges into our training. You may ask, “Why would you create difficulties for guys when life is already hard enough?” As I think about how we’ve built our training ...

ALERT Update | March 5, 2024

March 5, 2024 As men come to the end of Basic Training, I like to explain to them that there is a difference between discipline and self-discipline. Men learn a lot of discipline in Basic Training, but very little self-discipline. Almost all of the d ...