Welcome to the Minnesota ROP (Rites Of Passage) web site. This site is for men who have been through a ROP and are looking for opportunities for ‘keeping the edges hot’. Initiated men are encouraged to use this site to stay connected to the Minnesota MALEs community. 

This site is also for men who are looking for more information about what a ROP is all about.

       - Leadership Team at our first ROP at Sandstone, 2006 -

We want this site to be as interactive as possible.  We encourage you to:

    1. Check in! If you have experienced a ROP go to the  

        'Community Forum' blog and add your name, what year

        and where you went through the ROP.  Add any

        comments about your life since your ROP. We want to

          know that you are out there and how you are doing! 

             Get involved with on-line conversations  at our

        Community Forum page and share your thoughts.

    2. Check the event pages for upcoming ROP related

        activities and details about the 2009 ROP in Sandstone.

    3. Check the small group possibilities that may be available

        to you.

    4. Use the quotes pages along with the questions for your

        own spiritual enrichment and as a resource for your

             small group. 

     5. The articles are for your enrichment and also for men

         who want to learn more about ROP's. 

Our Mission Statement:   
We reclaim the spiritual initiation of men through experiential journeying into the True Self, creating a tradition for future generations.

We commit to:
• Directing men in lifelong spiritual growth.
• Fostering communities of support and Eldering.
• Maintaining communication with participants.
• Providing Men's Rites of Passage.
• Support the M.A.L.E.S. initiatives from the Center for 

  Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, NM.