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Renewal gatherings

Space to slow down, listen, and realign.

Biblically grounded retreats for pastors, spouses, missionaries, elders, and ministry teams who need room for renewal, honest conversation, and sustainable rhythms.

Receive before returning

Retreat is intentional room to attend to what ministry can conceal.

Faithful leaders can become accustomed to carrying responsibility without recognizing what prolonged pressure is doing to their bodies, relationships, emotions, and communion with God.

Our unhurried retreats make room for biblical encouragement, honest conversation, genuine rest, and a few practical rhythms that can continue after participants return home.

Return with greater clarity and renewed strength for the long road.

Retreat formats

Care shaped around people, calling, and context.

Each gathering has a clear audience and purpose, with enough structure to guide the experience and enough space to receive.

01 · Soul care

Pastor retreats

Rest, calling, identity, endurance, spiritual formation, family, and the person beneath the pastoral role.

02 · Relationships

Pastor and spouse retreats

Space to reconnect, name shared pressures, strengthen communication, and cultivate healthier rhythms.

03 · Alignment

Staff and elder retreats

Guided work around trust, culture, roles, conflict, governance, shared mission, and practical next steps.

04 · Renewal

Missionary retreats

Context-aware care for cross-cultural strain, grief, transition, re-entry, team dynamics, and resilience.

Two ways to participate

Join an upcoming retreat or host one for your community.

Scheduled gatherings are listed on the Events page. Churches and organizations may also begin a conversation about a hosted retreat.

Hosted retreats

Shape a retreat around your people.

Invite The Undershepherd Group to help design and facilitate a retreat for your pastoral staff, elders, ministry team, network, or missionary community.

Start a planning conversation

Planning a hosted retreat

Begin with clarity before choosing the schedule.

  • Who the retreat is intended to serve
  • The primary needs, questions, and desired outcomes
  • Location, dates, travel, lodging, meals, and accessibility
  • Teaching, facilitation, rest, and shared-experience balance
  • Responsibilities, costs, communication, and registration
  • Confidentiality expectations and appropriate follow-up