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WHYZMEN · REWIRE RETIREMENT · COHORT 1
Program Calendar r4 — Mondays from November 2, 2026
Fifteen sessions · Mondays 9:00–10:30 AM · New Community Church · ten Foundation sessions, the three-week Wilderness Between, five Vision & Sending sessions and Clearness Monday (no class; your triad meets in its room). Homework: about 60 minutes a week, longer in the milestone windows. r3, October 23, 2026.
FOUNDATION — Excavating who you are (S1–S10)
# | Date | Session | Homework window | Notes |
S1 | Mon Nov 2 | Basecamp — Program Overview, Covenant & Assessment | 1 week | Readiness Assessment, scored; Moynes video. About 50. |
S2 | Mon Nov 9 | Who Am I When I'm Not What I Do? | 1 week | Toolkit + PotW card. §1.0 My Threshold; Three at the Table. About 55. |
S3 | Mon Nov 16 | The Messy Middle — Transition | 2 weeks | Thanksgiving off. §1.1 Three Markers; Couples Conversation. About 95. |
— | Mon Nov 23 | No session — Thanksgiving week |
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S4 | Mon Nov 30 | The Marriage Retirement Lands In | 1 week | Cards E1 + H1. Kitchen Table Conversation; one practice for your marriage. About 45. |
S5 | Mon Dec 7 | Me, the Co-Author & Protagonist | 1 week · milestone | My Story: three sittings × 20 min; §1.1 draft; VIA survey. About 125. |
S6 | Mon Dec 14 | Read My Story | 3 weeks · milestone | Christmas window: §1.2 Workview & Lifeview essays; circle 3–5 values. About 115. |
— | Dec 21 · Dec 28 | No sessions — Christmas & New Year |
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S7 | Mon Jan 4 | Who Am I at My Best? — The Values Compass | 1 week | §1.2 two core values; CliftonStrengths Top 5. About 90. |
S8 | Mon Jan 11 | The Strengths Portrait | 1 week | §1.3 Strengths & Gifts with The Signature; Naming the Gift. About 55. |
S9 | Mon Jan 18 | The Ground Beneath Me & Harvest the First Half | 1 week | MLK Day — building open. Named by the Body. Nothing new to write. |
S10 | Mon Jan 25 | The Fellowship Gap & Finding Your Circle | 3 weeks · milestone | Triads formed; card T1. Practice: Shoulder to shoulder. About 210 (below). |
THE WILDERNESS BETWEEN — Foundation to Vision (Jan 26 – Feb 14)
# | Date | Session | Homework window | Notes |
Wk 1 | Jan 26 – Feb 1 | Rest & Gratitude | 10 min | Rest; answer one text; skim the Break Reference. One call a week. |
Wk 2 | Feb 2 – 8 | First Triad Meeting | 90 min | Run from card T1 Your Triad, on the Month 1 question. |
Wk 3 | Feb 9 – 14 | §2.0 My Next Chapter · §1.4 My Faith Foundation | 105 min | A page (60) and 300–400 words (45). Both due Sun Feb 14. Optional: Ten Domain Why’s, Part One reread. |
VISION & SENDING (S11–S15), WITH CLEARNESS MONDAY
# | Date | Session | Homework window | Notes |
S11 | Mon Feb 15 | Mission & True North — Clearness Room | 2 weeks · milestone | Presidents' Day — building confirmed open. Card T3. §2.1 Mission r1 to both brothers by Thu Feb 18; T-shirt test. About 3 hours with Clearness Monday. |
— | Mon Feb 22 | Clearness Monday — no class | 90 min | Each triad meets in its own room at church, 9:00–10:30; facilitators float. Clearness Room on each mission draft; then §2.1 r2, Clear or Cloudy. |
S12 | Mon Mar 1 | Building the Vision — A Tuesday in 2031 | 1 week | §2.2 A Tuesday in 2031, the page and its four closing lines; one conversation or one door. About 100. |
S13 | Mon Mar 8 | The Essential Few & First Steps | 1 week | Cards T4 + C1. Start your experiment; copy the card into §3.1 and §3.2; Charter at a Glance. About 65. |
S14 | Mon Mar 15 | Legacy & Letters | 1 week · milestone | §4.1 one letter or a one-page testament; print your Charter; your 90 seconds. About 85. |
S15 | Mon Mar 22 | Commissioning & Send-Off | — | Monday of Holy Week; Easter March 28. Charter signed; card C2; Choose your keepers. |
First Fruits | Evening, week of April 12, 2027 | Review of First Steps and the first cohort experience | — | After Easter. Wives invited; testimonials; keep, change or drop. |
WhyzMen · Rewire Retirement · Program Calendar r4 · New Community Church