Ministry can be hard! Do you need to refresh and recharge? The 2018 BCI Ministry Life Retreat, for pastors and church staff and their spouses, will include encouraging talks, fellowship, discussion, good food, and some free time to just rest and relax.
Thursday, April 19 – Saturday, April 21
Stoney Creek Hotel
5291 Stoney Creek Ct
Johnston, IA 50131
THE IMPERFECT MINISTRY
This year’s theme is “The Imperfect Ministry.” We will focus on the hope of the Gospel in the joys, pains, and limitations of life and ministry as a human being.
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER
Our speaker is Zack Eswine, author of several books on ministry, including his most recent book, The Imperfect Pastor. As a pastor and author, Zack writes about the significance of an ordinary life and ministry in Jesus. He seeks to pay attention to the questions, desires, and circumstances of the human heart as we wrestle with who Jesus is and discern what his life has to do with ours. You can learn more about Zack and his ministry at zackeswine.com.
“Very few men who speak or write on pastoral ministry actually get beneath the usual ‘ministerial technology’ to the heart of biblical shepherding like Zack Eswine. He is one of the best pastors of pastors that I know, and his apprehension of grace-centered leadership is incomparable. Zack gets it.” — Jared C. Wilson, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
SCHEDULE
THURSDAY
6:30 — Registration
7:00 — Dessert Reception
7:30 — Session 1 – Introduction, Worship, Testimony, & Teaching (Zack Eswine)
FRIDAY
8:00 — Breakfast
9:00 — Session 2 – Worship & Teaching (Zack Eswine)
10:30 — Break
11:00 — Men’s / Women’s Sessions
12:00 — Lunch (on your own) / Free Time
6:00 — Dinner
7:00 — Session 3 –Worship & Teaching (Zack Eswine)
9:00 — Informal Hangout
SATURDAY
8:00 — Breakfast
9:00 — Session 4 – Worship & Closing (Tim Lubinus)
10:00 — END
11:30 — Checkout
