Insights & Encouragement

The Thrive Blog

Reflections on resilience, rest, and renewal for Christian leaders.

Date Nights

January 29, 2019

A group for pastoral couples who are looking for authentic community and an opportunity to enrich their marriages.

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Soul Focus

January 29, 2019

Join other pastors and ministry leaders as you cultivate a deeper walk with God, develop and practice the principles of soul care, and build authentic community.

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Burnout – An occupational hazard of Christian Leadership

April 24, 2018

Burnout – An Occupational Hazard of Christian Leadership Article by Cathy Gates Christian leadership is not for the faint of heart. The fact that God commands Joshua to “be strong and courageous” not once, not twice, but three times in the first chapter of Joshua should be ample warning that leadership in God’s kingdom presents…

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Growing Intimacy With God

October 26, 2017

These retreats will explore and unpack how our view of God, our core longings and responses, the false values we hold, and our emotions can be barriers to growing our intimacy with Him.

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Church Bullying

December 30, 2016

Help and strategies to overcome and prevent church bullying.

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Retreats

December 26, 2016

Thrive offers a variety of retreats for pastors, pastoral couples and church leaders. Join one of our retreats or request one designed specifically for your group.

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Individual Conversations

December 26, 2016

Thrive provides one on one confidential coaching about the challenges of ministry. Some of the possible areas are life balance, conflict, burnout prevention, bullying/mobbing or healing from past experiences.

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Unfinished Business Groups

December 26, 2016

A Christ-centered journey that helps participants thoughtfully address dysfunctional behaviors, gently attend to emotional upheaval, wisely deal with false beliefs and lovingly ease emotional and spiritual wounds.

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Burnout

December 26, 2016

Thrive’s Renewing the Flame series has proved to be invaluable for Christian leaders in avoiding the all too common issue of burnout. This life changing material can be discussed one on one or in a seminar setting.

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