The Table Retreats
“Reconnecting ministry couples to the joy that drew them into ministry and marriage through sabbath, beauty, and intentional conversations.”
What We Do
Healthy ministries require healthy ministers, and healthy ministers require healthy marriages. The Table Retreats exists to support ministry couples by providing a safe space to reconnect with God and with one another in community with other couples who understand and share similar challenges. Through a Sabbath experience in a beautiful setting, husbands and wives enjoy a combination of structured and free-ranging conversations that stoke the life in marriages. Come join us as a couple, or bring a group, and rediscover the joy that first drew you into ministry and marriage.
Located just outside of Sunriver, Oregon, each retreat takes place at our spacious 8-bedroom house set alongside the Spring River and surrounded by quiet woodland paths. Over 3 nights and 4 days, couples enjoy great food and even better conversations among other ministry couples. These table interactions foster healthy laughter and healing tears as they create friendships among couples who so often feel alone in their ministry settings.
The $600 cost per couple is about 1/2 of the actual cost, with generous donations from partners covering the rest of our expenses. If you would like to donate toward expenses or for scholarships, click the button above.
Our Beautiful Setting
What a Retreat Looks Like
A typical retreat begins on Thursday afternoon as each ministry couple arrives. Couples are given access to their suite; a well-appointed room with its own full bathroom. Then comes the first of eight meals; a delicious family-style dinner, during which each person shares a bit about their past year. This launches the sharing and camaraderie that drives the community-based retreat.
The program that follows is intentionally light, with a handful of interactive group sessions designed to help guests remember and reengage with the joy of Jesus in our marriages and ministries. There is content and purpose to it, but the goal here isn't to learn new ideas. The goal is to have meaningful conversations among trustworthy friends that will provide the hope and healing needed to continue participating with our Lord in his work in the world.
We intentionally set aside time for leisurely group interactions and private couple conversations. Whether it be through walks in the woods and along the river, or simply piecing a puzzle together in the living room, we believe the Spirit will accomplish what needs to be accomplished by his powerful presence and your openness.
The Table Retreats Team
Two couples with a long friendship and history in ministry are the core of The Table Retreats. Both couples have experienced the challenges ministry places on marriage and have a passion for encouraging and supporting pastors, missionaries, and other Christian leaders. All four studied together at Regent College (Vancouver, B.C.) receiving various Masters degrees, raising children, and cheering each other on as the years have passed.
Supporting Ministry Teams & Covenant Groups
Upcoming Events
Thu, Apr 09SunriverThis retreat is open to any couple where one spouse is engaged in some form of vocational ministry
Thu, Sep 24SunriverThis retreat is exclusively reserved for a pastors and spouses covenant group
TBD Sometime in 2026SunriverYour group! (Covenant group, denominational group, staff team, leadership team....) Contact us to arrange a date for 2026!
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