Citizens of God’s kingdom, like all people, lead busy lives. But they carve out time in their full schedules to spend time being discipled and discipling others.
Retreats are a wonderful way to intentionally make time for fellowship. In the excerpt below, learn more about the effectiveness of retreats.
Read the full Equipper article, The Power of Retreats by Mike Rasmussen, here.
When we think about the power of retreats, we should not be surprised by their effectiveness. They are all about building relationships and connecting points between people within a group. We know Father, Son, and Holy Spirit exist in perfect relationship. It is out of their relationship and love they created humanity, so their love and relationship can be enjoyed and shared with others. If God is a God of relationships (and he is), and if we are created in his likeness (and we are), we should not be surprised that we too were created for relationships with God and with one another.
Retreats provide the space and the opportunity for relationships to form and for connecting points to occur. These gathering opportunities, when bathed in prayer and surrendered to the Holy Spirit (and interspersed with lots of food), amazing things often begin to happen. Walls begin to come down; similarities are discovered; and relationships begin to grow and deepen.
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