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Days of Encouragement for Ministry Leaders & Counselors

from $125.00

Ministry leaders and counselors spend so much of their life tending to others—holding stories, offering wisdom, showing up with presence and care. And yet, the quiet demands of that work—the constant availability, the weight of others’ pain, the pressure to keep going—can slowly leave little space for your own soul to be attended to. This Thursday evening and Friday gathering is a space created just for you. A place to exhale, to laugh a little more than you expected, and to meet with Jesus in a way that feels gentle, honest, and unforced. Together, we’ll make room to notice your own inner life before God—without pressure, performance, or pretense. You’ll leave with a few meaningful practices to carry with you, but more than that, with a renewed sense of being seen, steadied, and quietly encouraged in the work you’ve been entrusted with. Lunch is provided on Friday—come as you are, and let yourself be cared for. We will make sure the coffee is good! No Folgers on our watch!

Who: For anyone in any type of ministry (Christian counselor, spiritual director, pastors, church staff, parachurch ministries, Young Life leaders, elders, deacons, lay leaders, church planters, volunteer church counselors, small group leaders, etc.) 

When: Thursday, October 22nd, from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm and Friday, October 23rd, from 9 am - 3 pm. 

Where: FellowshipNorth - 3203 Tazewell Pike in Knoxville, Tennessee. 

Cost: $125 (includes snacks and lunch on Friday)

We would also love for you to stay for our weekend retreat, Rest in the Wrestle, which is open to anyone. If you attend the Days of Encouragement, you get a discount if you register for both.

There will be three options for people to register for these special events:

  1. Days of Encouragement only - $125 (includes lunch Friday)

  2. Days of Encouragement AND Rest in the Wrestle - $250 

  3. Rest in the Wrestle - $175 (includes Saturday dinner)

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Ministry leaders and counselors spend so much of their life tending to others—holding stories, offering wisdom, showing up with presence and care. And yet, the quiet demands of that work—the constant availability, the weight of others’ pain, the pressure to keep going—can slowly leave little space for your own soul to be attended to. This Thursday evening and Friday gathering is a space created just for you. A place to exhale, to laugh a little more than you expected, and to meet with Jesus in a way that feels gentle, honest, and unforced. Together, we’ll make room to notice your own inner life before God—without pressure, performance, or pretense. You’ll leave with a few meaningful practices to carry with you, but more than that, with a renewed sense of being seen, steadied, and quietly encouraged in the work you’ve been entrusted with. Lunch is provided on Friday—come as you are, and let yourself be cared for. We will make sure the coffee is good! No Folgers on our watch!

Who: For anyone in any type of ministry (Christian counselor, spiritual director, pastors, church staff, parachurch ministries, Young Life leaders, elders, deacons, lay leaders, church planters, volunteer church counselors, small group leaders, etc.) 

When: Thursday, October 22nd, from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm and Friday, October 23rd, from 9 am - 3 pm. 

Where: FellowshipNorth - 3203 Tazewell Pike in Knoxville, Tennessee. 

Cost: $125 (includes snacks and lunch on Friday)

We would also love for you to stay for our weekend retreat, Rest in the Wrestle, which is open to anyone. If you attend the Days of Encouragement, you get a discount if you register for both.

There will be three options for people to register for these special events:

  1. Days of Encouragement only - $125 (includes lunch Friday)

  2. Days of Encouragement AND Rest in the Wrestle - $250 

  3. Rest in the Wrestle - $175 (includes Saturday dinner)

Meet Your Guides for the Weekend:

Kent and Karla Denlinger

Dr. Kent Denlinger served as a lead pastor of Valley Springs Fellowship in Warsaw, Indiana, for 32 years. For 15 years, he and Karla also worked alongside Dr. Larry Crabb and NewWay Ministries as spiritual directors at the Schools of Spiritual Direction and NextStep. After retiring from the pastorate in 2018, Kent spent 5 years as a corporate chaplain in Cincinnati, Ohio, where they currently reside. Kent & Karla both have their Master's in Counseling. Kent also has a Master of Divinity degree from Grace Theological Seminary. In 2010, he completed a Doctorate of Ministry in Spiritual Direction from Gordon-Conwell.  Kent & Karla are co-founders of Soul Signature Ministries, specializing in spiritual direction and training for people to better engage with others in meaningful conversations. Kent is the author of the book Living Thirsty.

 

Beth Wayland

With 28 years in vocational ministry, she brings a rare blend of lived experience and trained insight to the inner lives of those she serves. She holds a Master’s degree in Professional Counseling, is a Certified Spiritual Director, and is in the final stages of completing a Doctor of Ministry in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care from Biola University. Her doctoral work focuses on Single Women in Vocational Ministry: The unique challenges they face according to stage of life and how the Church can support or hinder their thriving.

In 2015, she founded With Inc., a nonprofit devoted to helping ministry leaders walk with Jesus for a lifetime through retreats, seminars, cohorts, and spiritual direction. At the heart of her work is a deep conviction: when leaders are attentive to their souls—living aware of their lives under the care and connection of God—the people they serve are inevitably strengthened as well. She is a diehard UT Vol loyalist, so she knows first-hand about suffering.