God's Rhythms for Calm Hearts
Soul Care Team Retreat Guide and Materials
God's Rhythms for Calm Hearts in Anxious Times
We’ve come to see how powerful a soul care retreat can be for a ministry team. God’s Rhythms for Calm Hearts in Anxious Times is intended to help your team experience its own staff soul care retreat.
Simply identify the time and space for your team to meet – whether in person or virtually – and any other personal touches you’d want to add. CAFO will provide the rest — including the plan and content below for a deeply meaningful day of spiritual retreat with your team.
We’re so glad you’ll be joining with your team and the expansive CAFO community in this retreat experience! Below are all the materials to guide you through.
Preparation Guide
This guide is for each retreat participant and leads through some preparation exercises. We recommend giving this out a week before retreat day.
Participant Guide
This guide is for each retreat participant and will guide them on the day of. We recommending giving this out the day of your retreat.
Facilitator Guide
This guide is for the retreat leader. Look over this guide well in advance to prepare the schedule, gathering materials and incorporate tips and insights into caring for your team.
Download by clicking the down arrow in the left corner of the pdf window
Featured Speaker Videos
Retreat Day Videos
Bring CAFO featured speakers to where you and your team are! You can watch videos from this page or download.
Message in Advance of Spiritual Retreat
CAFO President, Jedd Medefind shares an encouraging message for your retreat participants to watch when you send out preparation guides.
Retreat Welcome
CAFO President, Jedd Medefind welcomes your team and shares some retreat framework from Mark 6.
Opening Worship
Join Robbie Seay, Justin Bunte and Jillana Jones as they lead worship. If you'd like to prepare lyrics, songs are listed in the facilitator's guide.
Living in an Age of Anxiety
CAFO President, Jedd Medefind share reflections of where we find ourselves in the world right now.
People of Mind, Body & Spirit
Join a conversation with CAFO President, Jedd Medefind and Dr. Curt Thompson about the effects of anxiety.
Rhythms of Receiving
CAFO President, Jedd Medefind shares the importance of being filled continually through God's gift of spiritual rhythms.
Daily Rhythms: The Place of Screens & Media
CAFO President, Jedd Medefind encourages a deeper look at our daily use of technology.
Weekly Rhythms: The Gift of Sabbath
Join a conversation with CAFO President, Jedd Medefind and Ruth Haley Barton about the gift of experience the weekly rhythm of Sabbath.
Encountering God's Love in Beauty
Join a conversation with CAFO President, Jedd Medefind and John Eldredge about the restorative nature of experiencing God's creation.
A Benediction that Flows from Your Deepest Identity
Jason Johnson leaves us with a final resounding truth.
Doxology
Join Robbie Seay, Justin Bunte and Jillana Jones as they lead us in the "Doxology".
Psalms
Robbie Seay and Justin Bunte lead a few minutes of extended worship of the Psalms.
How was your experience? We'd love to hear how this went for your team!
We'd genuinely value your feedback on this retreat as we hope to offer more content like this in the future!