Annual Leaders Retreat

Cultivating a Habit of Joy is the theme of this year's Annual Leaders Retreat (ALR) planned for March 24-26, 2019 at the Saint Benedict Retreat Center in Schuyler, Nebraska. David Boshart, our Executive Conference Minister will be leading our three retreat sessions. David writes, "The hope of Jesus is that his joy would be in us and that our joy would be made complete. In the face of overwhelming upheaval and division in our social, political and ecclesial environments, our sense of joy and hope can be diminished and we are drawn to cynicism in the face of the world's problems. As people of the resurrection our call is to joy and hope. Joy is a fruit of the Spirit. It is a habit to be cultivated."

In our retreat sessions, David will help us reflect on Joyful Imagination: Living in Hope for Complete Joy; Tending our Joy: Living Joyfully in any Circumstance; and Joyful Witness: Exuding Joy in the Holy Spirit. 

Plan now to attend Annual Leaders Retreat March 24-26 as we explore this theme of JOY through Bible study, interactive engagement with the biblical texts, worship, and conversation. 

Annual Leaders Retreat is a place for pastors, chaplains and spouses to come together for renewal, resourcing, conversation, building relationships with peers and for finding space to relax and retreat. Annual Leaders Retreat information and for finding space to relax and retreat. Annual Leaders Retreat information and registration materials are posted on our Central Plains Conference website at http://www.centralplainsmc.org/annual-leaders-retreat.html. I hope to see you in Schuyler!

-Tim Detweiler, Conference Minister for Ministerial Leadership