Forged

About Forged

Forged (formerly Zion) is a local Catholic ministry, dedicated to helping young men come to know and experience Jesus Christ in their lives through the power of the Holy Spirit, and equipping them to live as leaders and disciples of Jesus in the world.

September 2023 Events:

09/06 Fall Kick-Off
7pm-9pm @ Huron Valley Catholic School (300 N. Prospect, Ypsilanti)

09/11 Bible Study
6:30-7:30 am @ the Renewal Ministries Office (24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Suite L2000, Ann Arbor, 48105)

09/13 Squad Night
7-9pm @ Location TBD

09/18 Bible Study
6:30-7:30 am @ the Renewal Ministries Office (24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Suite L2000, Ann Arbor, 48105)

09/20 Praise & Worship and Adoration
7-9pm @ the Renewal Ministries Office (24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Suite L2000, Ann Arbor, 48105)

09/25 Bible Study
6:30-7:30 am @ the Renewal Ministries Office (24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Suite L2000, Ann Arbor, 48105)

09/25 Squad Night
7-9pm @ Location TBD

For more information contact:

Steve Norman at [email protected]

Harrison Raney at [email protected] or (734) 905-2639

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POLICIES & DOCUMENTS

Steve Norman

Director of Forged

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Steve Norman serves as the director of Forged, a high school boy’s ministry that aims to form young men into missionary disciples of Christ. Steve moved to Ann Arbor with his wife, Katey, and two children, Jeremiah and Kateri, from Stratford, Ontario. He served as a high school campus minister in Canada and is currently finishing his Master of Theology from the Augustine Institute in Denver, CO.

Harrison Raney

id and Forged Missionary

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Harrison Raney serves as an id and Forged Missionary for Renewal Ministries and has a Bachelor's of Science in Public Relations from Concordia University, Ann Arbor. He has served as both a missionary and staff supervisor for NET Ministries in Australia where he was actively involved in leading/planning retreats and speaking at various ministry gatherings for middle & high school students, as well as the mentorship and pastoral leadership for young adult missionaries. He's been married to his wife, Monica, since 2021.

Ralph Martin

President of Renewal Ministries

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Ralph Martin is the president of Renewal Ministries and the host of the weekly Catholic television program The Choices We Face. He holds a doctorate in theology and is the director of Graduate Theology Programs in the New Evangelization at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in the Archdiocese of Detroit. Ralph is also the author of the widely read A Church in Crisis: Pathways Forward and The Fulfillment of All Desire: A Guidebook for the Journey to God Based on the Wisdom of the Saints.

Ralph and his wife, Anne, reside in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and have six children and nineteen grandchildren.

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