Thrive Ministries' Soul Focus

Retreats for Ministry Leaders & Spouses

Built for pastors, ministry leaders, and their spouses. Retreat. Reflect. Replenish. Restore.

Come Away With Us

A rhythm, not a schedule

Embark with us on a journey to retreat, reflect, replenish, and restore. Built specifically for Christian ministry leaders and their spouses, these sacred times include teaching, spiritual practices, personal solitude and silence, group sharing, and prayer ministry, a blessing to your soul.

Three Formats

Three ways to step away

A
Soul Focus Morning Retreats

Half-day personal retreats with breakfast, teaching, prayer, silence, and solitude, for pastors, ministry leaders, and spouses cultivating a deeper walk with God.

Half day · 8:30am–noon
Niagara Christian Collegiate · $50/person
B
Custom Leadership Retreats

We'll design a retreat for your staff or leadership group: choose a suggested topic or the Simple Faith Series, or we'll build something custom for you.

Designed around your team's needs
C
Annual Soul Focus Day

A full day designated, designed, and destined for pastors, ministry leaders, and their spouses. Past participants come back year after year.

2026 date announced soon
For Custom Retreats

Topics & series

Suggested Topics
  • Awakening to the Presence of God in Everyday Moments
  • Come as You Are
  • The Wall: When God Interrupts
  • Cultivating a Spiritually Alive Walk with God
  • Down and Out (Exodus 3:7–8)
  • Hidden Hindrances (2 Kings 5:1–15)
  • Jesus, Who Do You Say I Am?
  • Finding Jesus on the Road of Life
  • Spiritual & Emotional Health of Christian Leaders
Simple Faith Series
  • Simple Presence
  • Simple Gratitude
  • Simple Prayer
  • Simple Silence & Solitude
  • Simple Joy
  • Simple Scripture
  • Simple Worship

Combine two or three practices to create a custom retreat designed to help you draw nearer to God.

Who You'll Meet

Retreat facilitators

Cathy Gates
Cathy Gates
B.Sc.N., M.A. Strategic Leadership

Founder of Thrive, a seasoned small-group leader and workshop presenter who brings compassion, transparency, and humility. Holds a Certificate of Formational Prayer from Ashland Theological Seminary.

Dave Dion
Dave Dion
Pastor

Over 25 years as an ordained minister, trained in formational prayer through Healing Care Ministries. His heart is to see leaders leading from wholeness and deep connection to God.

From Past Participants

What leaders say

I left feeling encouraged in my relationship with God rather than feeling like I’d been given 10 new things I now had to integrate into ministry to be successful.

Pastor
Niagara Region

I really enjoyed connecting with other shepherds in the same boat.

Pastor
Niagara Region

The fellowship was good, the topic excellent and presented well, worship was great, the food awesome, and the gifts outstanding!

Pastor
Niagara Region

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Come Away

Ready to step away?

Register for an upcoming retreat, or contact us about a custom retreat designed for your team.

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