The HomeBuilder’s Retreat is very special and important to me personally. The topics are so valuable and timely; it is the best marital/family information (according to the bible) that I receive every year.
We had the best time. We’ve already begun to make changes in the household with not only oursleves but with our children as well. My wife and I are so blessed to have been able to participate in Homebuilders that we’ve told our friends about it as well. ~ Tyler Boos
For Toni and I, it’s a time to get away from our normal schedule/routine, and spend time together without TV, computer, etc. It is a time for us to reconnect with each other and with God. Also a great time of learning and fellowship.
I love it! I’ve never left a retreat not gaining some nugget of truth that helped me and my relationship with God, my husband, my kids, my friends and my finances. The speakers are great and you can tell they love people and most importantly God. Thank you Homebuilders!
The blessing of this retreat is not only the knowledge gained in the sessions, but also in the time spent together with other couples who have overcome the struggles of marriage through application of Gods Word.
One of our favorite parts of the Homebuilders retreat is the personal interaction among those presenting the seminars and those attending. It’s not just a transference of information, but an obvious conviction about improving marriages on an individual level and the presenters willingness to invest personally into the lives of those attending. In our opinion, this is what makes the Homebuilders retreat stand our from other marriage retreats.
Year after year we have returned to the HomeBuilders Retreat with an expectancy of being challenged with new ideas and perspectives… we always return home refreshed with new commitments to each other and to the Lord.
When my wife and I first heard about the retreat, we had just joined a new church and kept hearing all these folks talking about what a beautiful place they had been in Arkansas, our favorite place. The excitement over getting to spend some time away with their spouse for some alone time helped them to work through some of life’s challenges that there didn’t seem to be enough time for at home. Then I heard how they were able to be a part of classes that talked about the finer points of Bibli… Read more
Dubs Byers If you take $50 a month and put it in a jar and save for 30 years, you would have $18,000. If, however, you take $50 a month and invest it and get a reasonable return on your investment, you would have over $60,000 at the end of 30 years. The difference is how you invest your money. The same concept is true with your time. If you live from day to day and just try to survive over the short term, you will reach your mature years with far less of a meaningful life investment than if you purposely invested your time in the right areas. This workshop is not about daily planning, it is about life planning, and how you can maximize the investment of your time to pay off greater dividends for your marriage, your children and YOU.
Jaycob Kramer Dr. J. Allan Petersen introduced a concept called “The Marriage Box”. The idea is that every married couple has a marriage box that they believe is full of love, romance, sex, connection, laughter, and security; but the reality is every couple begins with an empty marriage box. You only have access to the tools that are put into the box. Many marriages are suffering today because they have not been given the right tools for managing a marriage relationship. During this session, you will be given some basic and advanced tools that will infuse great communication, connection, and conflict resolution in your marriage. Todd Sadowski The goal of “Foundational Finances” is to give you new eyes for seeing the world and your finances. We are covering the very core principles that may change everything you know about money. The concepts we will cover will put you on the right path toward financial freedom. This year’s class is designed to appeal to the person just getting started with their finances and those already well on their way. Ross & Amy McBroome Ever find yourself running endlessly from one of the kid’s activity to another? Are you too busy for date night? Not enough money left at the end of the week for offering. Can’t find any time at the end of the day to read your Bible. Do you feel so run ragged that you’re doing everything but not really accomplishing anything? Maybe the issue is not the calendar but centering your home. This session is a “Home Checkup”. Is your Parenting God centered or child centered? What about your marriage, health, finances or you own daily walk? It’s time for your “Checkup”. Dr. Eric Spann In a recent survey taken for a church marriage retreat, in daily medical practice, and in surveying pastors and teachers, the overwhelming complaint that this physician deals with regarding marital and life stress is time stress and overload. Just like all other important life issues — for which there are is direction, promise and hope in Scripture — the issue of stress, fatigue, and overload are well treated in the Word. We will address the personal and family trials and Biblical and scientific truths regarding time management and stress this year — so that the mistakes of 2017 don’t become the crises of 2018. Larry & Lorinda Fincher Currently 40% of families are Blended i.e. families that are formed by the remarriage of a divorced or widowed person and that includes one or more children. Although the same Biblical principles apply to blended families as biological families, the application is more complex. In this session we will not only look at the complexities but will address some solutions.
Planning for the Long Haul
Can you hear me now?
Foundational Finances
Home Checkup
The Single Simple Stress Solution
Blended and Blessed
A couple’s level of intimacy with each other is related to their level of intimacy with God. In our session, we will discuss embracing intimacy with God and enjoying the byproduct in our human relationships: Intimacy with one another.
When most couples start marriage, their relationship is a source of joy. But, over time the normal tensions of marriage can put a strain on the joyfulness of being together. This session will explore how to maintain joy and even restore joy in relationships.
