FREE TO PASTORS
Weekend Marriage Getaways
For pastors, Focus on the Family retreats aren’t just a getaway—they’re an investment in your sacred bond.
Amidst your pastoral duties, marriage getaways provide a rare chance to focus solely on nurturing your relationship with your spouse. Our Weekend Getaways are full of expert guidance and invaluable insights for a deeper connection between spouses. Whether you seek renewal, guidance, or healing, Focus on the Family’s Weekend Getaways cater to your needs, offering a safe, distraction-free environment.
Embrace this opportunity to strengthen your marriage and reignite your spiritual journey!
What You Get
Choose your getaway theme based on the areas of care your marriage needs most. Our expert counseling team facilitates each getaway to empower you to take your marriage to a new level of intimacy. There’s a reason these weekends have a 96% satisfaction rate!
Location
Our getaways are offered at the:
- Focus on the Family Retreat Center in Branson, Missouri
- Focus on the Family Retreat Center in Greenville, Michigan.
- Focus on the Family Retreat Center in Wimberley, Texas.
Every detail of these secluded getaways was created with you and your marriage in mind. Our top-notch hospitality staff looks forward to serving you during your stay.
Cost
Your Getaway includes:
High-quality lodging, meals, and retreat materials with counselor-led facilitation
- FREE for pastors and their spouse! (Regularly $699* per couple onsite lodging)
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Getaway Themes
Taking Your Marriage to Great
Reconnecting with Yourself, Your Spouse, and God
At this retreat, you’ll participate in sessions to move you to a greater sense of closeness with your spouse as you learn our successful Healthy Marriage Model, understand each others’ fears, are equipped for your own personal health and integrity, learn heart-to-heart communication skills, and how to make win-win decisions as a team.
Upcoming Dates:
Branson, MO February 7-9 – 2025
Greenville, MI February 14-16 – 2025
Greenville, MI February 28- March 2 – 2025
Wimberley, TX February 28- March 2 – 2025
Wimberley, TX March 28-30 – 2025
Branson, MO April 4-6 – 2025
Greenville, MI April 11-13 – 2025
Branson, MO May 2-4 – 2025
Wimberley, TX May 16-18 – 2025
Speaking from the Heart
Succeeding at Emotional Communication
Speaking from the Heart is devoted to understanding the dynamics of emotional communication and connection. Couples will be given clear direction on how to boost their emotional intimacy and grow in their communication insight and skill. Couples leave the retreat with greater confidence on how to consistently connect with their spouse at a deeper level.
Upcoming Dates:
Branson, MO February 14-16 – 2025
Greenville, MI February 21-23 – 2025
Branson, MO March 7-9 – 2025
Greenville, MI March 7-9 – 2025
Wimberley, TX March 14-16 – 2025
Branson, MO March 21-23 – 2025
Branson, MO March 28-30 – 2025
Greenville, MI April 4-6 – 2025
Wimberley, TX April 4-6 – 2025
Branson, MO April 11-13 – 2025
Greenville, MI May 2-4 – 2025
Wimberley, TX May 2-4 – 2025
Branson, MO May 16-18 – 2025
Empowered to Love
Restore your Soul, Reconnect as a Couple
Upcoming Dates:
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Intimacy as God Intended
Enhance Emotional & Sexual Intimacy
This weekend gives couples the opportunity to explore sexual intimacy from Biblical and practical perspectives. Through emotional communication couples will experience deeper understanding of whole and healthy sexual intimacy. Our facilitators will discuss ways of overcoming barriers to sexual intimacy, and how to leave a legacy of sexual wholeness for the next generation.
Upcoming Dates:
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Winning as a Couple
Growing together through conflict and navigating differences.
Couples will be given the tools to resolve conflict and problem solve in a way that will grow connection rather than further their distance from each other. Guests will have an opportunity to work through an actual conflict over the course of the weekend and be equipped to follow the process at home.
Upcoming Dates:
Branson, MO March 14-16 – 2025
Greenville, MI March 21-23 – 2025
Greenville, MI May 16-18 – 2025
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Focus on Marriage Getaway Schedule
Friday
4:00 – 7:00 pm
7:00 – 9:30 pm
Arrival & Check-In
Session & Breaks
Saturday
8:00 – 8:45 am
9:00 – 12:00 pm
12:00 – 2:00 pm
2:00 – 5:00 pm
5:30 pm
Evening
Breakfast
Sessions & Breaks
Lunch
Sessions & Breaks
Dinner
Date night/Free time
Sunday
8:15 – 9:00 am
9:00 – 9:15 am
9:15 – 12:00 pm
Breakfast
Devotion
Sessions & Breaks
