The SOULWELL Journey
The SOULWELL Journey is a series of three retreats that build on each other to facilitate transformation in your spiritual life. Our goal is to come alongside you and help you become more like Christ.
Learn spiritual disciplines
Each retreat is designed with opportunities to experience Scripture in a personal way and learn contemplative practices that will help you navigate deeper into your interior terrain, as well examine the intersection of God’s story with your own.
Walk in community with others
True intimacy with Christ occurs incrementally, over time, through community with others. While on retreat, our participants will engage in large group teaching activities, as well as have time to process in both small groups and alone with God.
Experience God more fully
In addition, each retreat allows you to explore a combination of spirit and body work through SOUL Stretching and SOUL Create exercises that tie in with the soul work, teaching you how to experience God with all five senses.
Awakening
The first weekend focuses on awakening the life-giving presence of God deep within you. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of God’s movement in your story and a fresh perspective on the health of your spiritual life. We’ll provide tools such as silence, solitude and stillness to create a more vibrant prayer life and a heightened awareness of the voice of God.
This is what the Lord says, “Stand at the crossroads and look: ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.”
Jeremiah 6:16
Arising
The second weekend explores God’s design for your life through self-discovery. You’ll learn the intricacies of how God created you and how to allow Him to bring out your true essence. We’ll help you understand the emotions and thought patterns that distract you from experiencing life in the moment, so you can be more fully present with yourself, others and Christ.
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
Psalm 139:13-14
Abiding
The third weekend teaches you how to live earnestly in the presence of God and in His purpose for you. As you learn to create sacred rhythms, you’ll stay connected to Christ and protect your soul from burnout. You’ll look deeper into the calling of God on your life. And as you walk in the contemplative practices, you’ll experience the freedom and fullness of life in Christ.
If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is fortified, that you bear much fruit.
John 15:7
A place to reconnect with God
Discover rest and renewal in the beautiful Texas hill country where you’ll have cozy lodging and ample space to connect with God and nature. You’ll be treated to your own room and served wonderful meals to nurture your physical, mental and spiritual needs.
While on retreat, our participants will engage in large group teaching and activities, as well as have time to process in both small groups and alone in solitude with God. Each retreat is designed to give you opportunities to experience Scripture in a personal way and learn Soul Tools that will help you navigate deeper into your interior terrain, as well as have time to examine the intersection of God's story with your own. We value and expect that everyone will be on their own path. The SOULWELL Journey is designed in a way that while everyone might hear the same teaching, each person might have a completely different experience...and this is the beauty of God working uniquely in each of us.
In addition, each retreat will have opportunities for you to explore a combination of spirit and body work in our customized Soul Stretching classes that correlate with the soul work of each retreat. Below is a description of each of the three weekends and the registration link for the upcoming Men’s and Women’s SOULWELL Journey: