Christian Women' Retreat

Rooted and Built Up In Christ Colossians 2:6-7

February 6th-8th, 2009

Key Note Speaker: Pam Dewey

Pam and her husband George Dewey are founders of Oasis Ministries, an educational and inspirational outreach ministry. Pam has a degree in education with high honor, and graduate work in education and the social sciences, from Michigan State University. She also has forty years' experience teaching, encouraging, and inspiring people from all age groups, preschoolers through Senior Citizens. She is the author of the book Field Guide to the Wild World of Religion.

Scarlett Stough

Scarlett, a contributing writer and editor for the Women in Christ web site for the past seven years, has been married to Bill for 42 years. Their son is married with two children. Scarlett has been a baptized Christian for 48 years.

Scarlett's Topics:

• Revitalizing Your Bible Study: Learn a Bible study method which uses standard questions to apply any Bible passage to your daily life.
• Christian Character Applied to Family Life: Applying the "one another" verses in our treatment of our spouses and children.
• The Good News Jesus Has for You: Do you know what the Gospel Jesus brought is? Why is it important to you now even if you are already a baptized Christian? What should you do about it if you haven't yet made that decision?
• Overflowing with Thankfulness: Does contentment in all circumstances and an attitude of gratitude characterize your life? If not, God has provided a way to bring true joy into your life.
• Add to Your Faith: We have all felt "ineffective and unproductive" in our Christian walk at some point in our lives. God left us a roadmap to follow into his kingdom and to abundant life now as we make our journey.

Cynthia Saladin

Cynthia has a master's degree in education, has taught in the public schools for over eight years, and has written Bible curriculum for Christian Educational Ministries for the past 11 years. She and her husband, Ron, home school their three children, ages 8, 7, and 4. They've been married for fifteen years and are active in their local church, with music ministry, Bible studies, and children's classes.

Cynthia's topics:

• It's All About Relationship: Recognizing the importance of your relationship with God and how to improve it.
• God is Seen: Learn to recognize how people and events can teach you more about God's character.
• Encouragement Through Music: Explore the stories behind well-known hymns to gain encouragement in your own struggles.
• Pray Without Ceasing: Utilize music as a steppingstone to a more fulfilling prayer life.
• Teaching Your Children: Covering resources and techniques for helping your children come to know God through "Teachable Moments." (Co-presented with Diane Kleeschulte.)

Diane has a master's degree in education, has taught in the public schools for seventeen years (currently in the gifted and talented program), and is a contributing writer for Christian Educational Ministries. She and her husband Keith have four grown sons and two grandchildren, and are active in their local church with Bible studies and outreach ministries.

Diane's topics:

• Teaching Your Children: (Co-presented with Cynthia. See Description above.)
• Peace Robbers--Daily stressors or "peace robbers" can be overwhelming. Sharing of methods on how prayer can minimize their impact and maximize our joy of daily living.
• Requirements for Successful Living: Discover how to receive the correct dose of the Lord's daily and life-long requirements according to Micah 6:6-8. The focus will be on how to apply this scripture to everyday life.
• Soothing Psalms: Presentation of methods on how the book of Psalms can minister and refresh us during moments of meditation and devotion. Reading of Psalm 19:14 with personal application, including journaling, will be discussed.
• Complete Love: Discover what the Bible says regarding "complete" and "perfect" love and its application to our relationship with God, the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. The spotlight of this presentation will be key words from I John 4:16-21.  

Registration will start on Friday, February 6, at 4 p.m..

Dinner will be at 6:30 p.m.. Our first session will be with our keynote speaker, Pam Dewey, at 7:30 p.m..

Saturday begins with breakfast served at 8 a.m.. You will receive a schedule with the time and classes to choose from in your registration packet.

The Retreat will end with lunch being served at 12 p.m. on Sunday, February 8.

For more details on the Sojourn, a Christian Retreat, go to www.reviveusagain.org.

Special Notes

• Towels and personal toiletries are not provided so please bring your own.
• Cell phone service is limited indoors, so please leave the phone number of the retreat center with those who may need to get in touch with you in an emergency. Sojourn phone: 636-274-4000
• There will be a refrigerator available for our group if you need to store any medication or special food. If you have any special dietary needs, please contact Women in Christ at the contact information on the back of the brochure. We will check with the Sojourn Retreat Center to see if they can provide for those needs.
• Sojourn is located at 8350 Hwy 30, Dittmer, MO, 63023. From the St. Louis area, take 30 West from Highway 270. It is approximately 22.3 miles from that intersection.

To print out a registration form, click on link. Once on the page, select print preview, change your print setting to landscape and then hit print. Registration Form.

Rooms each contain 2 double beds and 1 bunk bed. Prices for the weekend retreat include 2 night and 6 meals.

• 2 persons per room $158 per person
• 3 persons per room $142 per person
• 4 persons per room $126 per person

*There will be a $20 discount given to the first 20 people who sign up. Please email webmaster@womeninchrist.org or call Nancy @ 314-774-1640 to see if the discount is still available.