April 1, 2009
Midwest pastors, wives invited to recharge with “Grace” in August
Just added to the Grace Place Lutheran Retreats summer schedule is an opportunity for pastoral couples from LCMS Midwest districts to recharge and grow in faith, Aug. 3-7, at Trout Lodge, Potosi, Mo. This affordable mini-sabbatical shares biblically based strategies to enhance ministry and personal life.
Educational sessions offer strategies on how to cope with ministry challenges and enhance physical, emotional and spiritual health. Topics include strengthening relationships and fiscal health. Private consultations are available. The Grace Place day includes time to be in the Word and recreation opportunities such as hiking, golfing, and even napping.
Cost for the four-night retreat is $345 per couple, which includes lodging, meals, education sessions and materials, and recreation. Generous donors and foundations help underwrite actual retreat expenses, which run about $2,000 per couple. Registration deadline is July 1.
Since 1999, Grace Place has served some 2,500 church workers and spouses at more than 100 retreats. A Recognized Service Organization, Grace Place was founded by a life-long Lutheran and physician after years of treating church workers and seeing how ministry struggles lead to health problems.
The Midwest pastors’ retreat is offered in conjunction with a retreat for Lutheran missionaries home on furlough. For more information, visit
www.graceplaceretreats.org or call (314) 842-3077. To learn how you can help support Grace Place retreats for church workers, contact Grace Place Chief Development Officer John Diefenbach at
jdief@graceplaceretreats.org.
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