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Build Retreat and Rest Into Your Church Planting Journey
“Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while” Mark 6:31 ESV
Be intentional about building in retreat & rest into your church planting journey. A bunch of good partners for ministers on a tight budget in this regard. Here’s a few around Louisiana & vicinity:
- Shore Ministries –http://www.shorministries.com/ – Free Retreats for Pastors & their wives, all across the south.
- Abbie Lane – http://abbielane.org/ – Free Retreat center in Coushatta, LA.
- Lighthouse Resort Ministry, Grand Isle – http://ow.ly/KQkCu. Contact Fellow Church Planter John Boss.
Also, most of our Associational Camps across Louisiana offer free stays for Pastors in need of retreat & rest:
- Acadiana Baptist Center, near Lafayette – http://www.abccamp.com/
- Camp Bethany, near Shreveport – http://www.campbethany.com/
- Camp Harris, near Shreveport – http://www.harrisbaptist.com/
- Camp Living Waters, near Hammond – http://camplivingwaters.net/
- Clara Springs Baptist Camp, near Natchitoches –http://www.clarasprings.com/
- Dry Creek Baptist Camp, near Lake Charles – http://drycreek.net/
- Judson Baptist Retreat Center, St. Francisville, near Baton Rouge –http://www.judsonretreat.org/
- Tall Timbers, near Alexandria – http://www.lbc.org/talltimbers/
Let me know if you know of others!