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Contact Elaine at 732-221-0125 for Registration.
Nearly a thousand pastors have participated in the “Take Heart!” Respite Retreats offered throughout the nation over the last two years! During these retreats, pastors gather together for several days of Biblical encouragement, mutual conversation and consolation with brothers as well as inspiring worship and advanced strategies from the province of Christian psychology. The retreats, funded by the LCMS Office of National Mission, are an acclaimed effort to support pastors as they take on the challenges of the ministry and continue to provide faithful care for their people. Parishes and pastors alike continue to rebound from times of strain, weariness, and frustration. The respite retreat will feature worship, didactic presentations, conversations with the brothers and personal reflection as well as engagement with new strategies and resources. Some pastors have suggested we call the retreat, “Fill Your Tank!” The respite retreat is an advanced, continuing education experience intended to provide respite, rest and renewal for pastors.
Rev. David C. FlemingRev. David C. Fleming is DOXOLOGY’s Executive Director for Spiritual Care and a Collegium Fellow. He remains a part-time pastor at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Grand Rapids, MI where he served as Senior Pastor from 1993-2019.
He previously served in Warrenville, IL, a Chicago suburb, and is a 1986 graduate of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN. He serves on the Concordia University Wisconsin Board of Regents. Rev. Fleming co-wrote “God’s Love at Christmas”, the 2010 Advent-Christmas resource from Concordia Publishing House. Fleming and his wife, Jo Marie, née Wunderlich, have three children and two granddaughters. |
Dr. Beverly YahnkeDr. Beverly Yahnke is a clinical psychologist serving DOXOLOGY as the Executive Director for Christian Counsel. From 2010-2015, she was the Chair and Professor of Psychology at Concordia Wisconsin. Previously, Dr. Yahnke spent over 20 years in private practice serving church workers and their families in the clinical group she founded in Milwaukee. Dr. Yahnke has written numerous articles about psychology, education and faith, and is a frequently invited speaker for clergy and educator conferences. In May 2016, Concordia Theological Seminary awarded her with the Doctor of Humane Letters Degree, Honoris Causa. She was elected by the 2016 LCMS convention to serve as a member of Concordia Theological Seminary’s Board of Regents.
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