Pastors Rested and Renewed at the Faithful Shepherd Retreat
This week, we hosted dozens of pastors, ministry leaders, and spouses at the Faithful Shepherd retreat with our friends at P&R Publishing. This year’s theme was Rest and Renewal, focusing on the shepherds’ need to participate in the spiritual discipline of rest as a way of living in the image of their creator.
What is the Faithful Shepherd retreat?
The Faithful Shepherd retreat at Harvey Cedars is a friendly, personal, and relaxed event for pastors, elders, ministry leaders, and their spouses. It’s a two-night, Monday to Wednesday retreat that offers the opportunity to rest, connect with like-minded ministers, and enjoy God’s creation by the beautiful late-spring shore.
While here, church leaders and their spouses get to interact with one another over insightful sessions and all-included meals to gain and share practical wisdom and encouragement. It’s a huge blessing for those dealing with discouragement and weariness.
Speakers
This year’s conference featured a wide range of speakers with years of experience in pastoring, counseling, and teaching.
Jonathan Landry Cruse is the pastor of Community Presbyterian Church in Kalamazoo, MI, and the author of books such as What Happens When We Worship, The Character of Christ, Church Membership, and a forthcoming book on the beatitudes.
William P. Smith has pastored several churches, been a faculty member of the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation, and taught practical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. He is the author of Parenting with Words of Grace along with numerous other books.
T. David Gordon was professor of religion and Greek at Grove City College for more than 20 years. Previously, he was an associate professor of New Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and, for nearly a decade, pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashua, New Hampshire. He is the author of several books and theological articles.
Iain Duguid is professor of Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. He has written numerous works of biblical exposition, including Esther & Ruth in the Reformed Expository Commentary series, Ezekiel in the NIV Application Commentary series, and Numbers in the Preaching the Word series.
Darby Strickland counsels and teaches at the Christian Counseling & Education Foundation in Glenside, Pennsylvania. She is the author of a number of works on abuse, trauma, and related topics.
Hayley Satrom is codirector of the private counseling practice Heart Song Counseling and a biblical counselor at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC.
