As a pastor, you’re constantly pouring out to others, leaving little time for your own spiritual nourishment. The demands of ministry often push personal reflection and strategic planning to the back burner, leading to burnout and reactive leadership.

Without intentional time for spiritual renewal and strategic thinking, you risk:

Pastors dedicate years, even decades of their lives leading a congregation — constantly developing the next sermon, attending meeting after meeting, and handling crisis after crisis. The demands leaves ministry leaders feeling drained and reactive — instead of guiding the church forward on mission, they spend their days responding.

Unfortunately, most pastors will never consider a personal retreat day because they either don’t believe the church can survive a day without them (which is wrong) or they feel guilty for excusing themselves from all crisis, sermon planning, meetings, and responsibilities for a day (which is also wrong).

Get over it! Not only will the people who rely on you most for leadership not notice your absence, they will thank you.

Would you be interested in regularly scheduled times to deeply connect with God?

Are you desperate for significant time to strategically plan the future of your church?

How great would it be to really get a handle on what God wants for you, your family, and your church?

Envision leading from a place of spiritual abundance rather than depletion. This is the power of well-planned personal retreat days.

You don’t have to live in a state of spiritual drain, stuck in reacting to everyone else’s crisis. There is a better way and this Training Day will give you the framework and language to incorporate life-giving retreat days into your ministry rhythm. This is your first step towards a more sustainable, joyful, and effective ministry… for both the short and long-term.