Thursday, May 28, 2026 – Saturday, May 30, 2026

Soul Care Retreat: Summer 2026

Developing wisdom as we connect more deeply with God through prayer, silence, and solitude.

by CBMC Central Midwest

Date and time

Starts on Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 8:00 AM Ends on Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Location

Morning Star Ministry
1176 Banner, Florence, Kansas, 66851

Join us for our Soul Care Retreat!

Men, enjoy this incredible experience to connect more deeply with God while developing spiritual discipline and wisdom. 

OUR HOST: Morning Star Ministry, Florence, Kansas

This guided retreat will encompass teaching and also alone time with God for reflection and prayer.

🔹Included is a one-on-one session with Gary Tenpenny in spiritual direction.
What is spiritual direction, exactly?
In short, it's the practice of prayerfully discerning how God is at work in our lives.
Find out more from Gary HERE as he shares about interpreting our experiences and God's voice.
🔹During this retreat, we'll use the works of Henri J.M. Nouwen as a guide.
The Way of the Heart: Connecting with God Through Prayer, Wisdom, and Silence
💡 We encourage you to acquire and read the book - an easy 100 pages - prior to the retreat.
💡 Find it on Amazon and Christianbook.com, or listen on Audible.
🔹Additionally, we will provide you with a valuable resource for your journey to growing in your practices for spiritual formation - Silencio: Reflective Practices for Nurturing Your Soul - a book by Leadership Transformations, Inc. and Steve Machia.


The Impact
Kirby and Jeff discuss their retreat experience and its impact on their lives. ⬇️

And Tim, who recently attended the retreat for the first time, reflects on his time at Red Rock.
The Soul Care Retreat helped me connect with God in a way I’ve never experienced. I finally understood the power of silence and solitude – ideas I’ve talked about but never fully embraced. This retreat wasn’t just a one-time thing; it inspired me to make this special connection a regular part of my life, enriching my spiritual journey.
Retreat Schedule
:: ON SOLITUDE ::
"Solitude is the place of purification and transformation, the place of the great struggle and the great encounter . . . the place of our salvation."
:: ON SILENCE ::
"First, silence makes us pilgrims. Secondly, silence guards the fire within. Thirdly, silence teaches us to speak."
:: ON PRAYER ::
"The prayer of the heart opens the eyes of our soul to the truth of ourselves as well as to the truth of God. The prayer of the heart challenges us to hide absolutely nothing."


Thoughts to Prepare You for Solitude
💡 To help ready yourself for this weekend retreat, we recommend you listen to this podcast on solitude and find some inspiration.


PODCAST | Solitude: Going to the Quiet Place
The “quiet place” was an intentional space Jesus entered to be alone with God and himself. As apprentices of Jesus, we desperately need to set aside time for this, too.
Ancient Spiritual Wisdom to Heal Our Troubled Modern Souls
Questions?
Contact Gary or Sean for questions or to learn more.

Contact

$70 - $325

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