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Ministry is demanding, and without intentional renewal, even the most dedicated leaders can run dry. The Soul Focus Half-Day Retreat is designed as a preventative space for Christian ministry leaders and pastors to slow down, reconnect with God, and realign their hearts for long-term, healthy ministry.

Join us for a morning of guided teaching, reflection, community, and breakfast as we make space for God's renewing presence. This time apart will help you:

• Deepen intimacy with God through quiet reflection and spiritual practices.
• Restore emotional and spiritual balance before exhaustion sets in.
• Renew resilience by cultivating sustainable rhythms that keep you grounded in your calling.
• Connect in authentic community with others who understand the unique challenges of ministry life.

Investing a few hours in your own soul care strengthens your ability to lead well for the long haul.

Come be refreshed, re-centered, and reconnected for the season ahead.

Behind every ministry leader is a story, often marked by both deep calling and deep wounds. Unfinished Business is a restorative small group experience designed to help Christian leaders and/or their families to pursue emotional healing and wholeness so they can lead and live from a place of freedom, not exhaustion or pain.

Through guided reflection, teaching, and Christ-centered community, participants safely explore the personal and ministry experiences that have shaped them, finding renewal, forgiveness, and greater self-awareness.

This process supports long-term ministry resilience and sustainability by helping leaders:

• Address unhealed hurts that quietly drain energy and joy.
• Grow in emotional and spiritual wholeness through God's redemptive work.
• Reconnect with their identity in Christ rather than performance or pressure.
• Experience authentic supportive community with others who understand ministry life.

Unfinished Business offers the space and guidance to be restored, so you can continue leading with strength, clarity, and a renewed heart. Open to Christian ministry leaders and their families including pastors, missionaries, Christian non-profit leaders, and their spouses or adult children.

Groups run as a waitlist: exact dates and times are agreed upon among participants after registration closes.

Soul Focus retreats are designed for staff teams and leadership groups seeking spiritual renewal, deeper connection, and intentional reflection. Retreats can be selected from a range of suggested topics or customized to meet the unique needs of each group.

Each retreat includes teaching, spiritual practices, personal time for solitude and silence, group sharing, and prayer ministry opportunities.

Suggested Topics

• Awakening to the Presence of God in Everyday Moments
• Come as You Are
• The Wall – When God Interrupts
• Cultivating a Spiritually Alive Walk with God
• Down and Out (based on Exodus 3:7–8)
• Hidden Hindrances (based on 2 Kings 5:1–15)
• Jesus, Who Do You Say I Am?
• Finding Jesus on the Road of Life
• Spiritual and Emotional Health of Christian Leaders

Simple Faith Series

Combine 2 or 3 of the following spiritual practices to create a custom retreat designed to help you draw nearer to God.

• Simple Presence
• Simple Gratitude
• Simple Prayer
• Simple Silence & Solitude
• Simple Joy
• Simple Scripture
• Simple Worship

Thrive Ministries Provides

• Session facilitation
• Materials
• Experientials

Your Team Provides

• Venue
• Food
• Registration
• Facilitator expenses (mileage, accommodation, meals)
• Retreat material expenses
• Honorarium

Retreats are facilitated by members of Thrive's ministry team.