SPRING RETREAT | APRIL 24-26, 2026 | GULF SHORES, AL

Make Time for What Matters Most
This Spring, carve out time to be intentional—in your marriage, your faith, and your family. Join us for the HomeBuilders Spring Retreat, April 24–26, 2026,  and enjoy all the Gulf Coast has to offer – sun, surf, seafood, and shopping.

Our theme, Intentional: Do It on Purpose (James 1:22), challenges couples to stop drifting and start building lives that reflect God’s truth with clarity and conviction. This weekend is designed to help you realign your priorities and equip your family to thrive.

Throughout the retreat, you’ll participate in impactful main sessions and choose from practical breakout tracks on marriage, parenting, finances, personal development, and health issues—each designed to meet you where you are and move you forward with purpose.

Whether it’s your first retreat or you’ve come before, this is more than time away—it’s an intentional investment in your family and your future.

Join us. Be refreshed. Live on purpose.

Be Intentional in these Areas!

 

FAMILY

PARENTING

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MARRIAGE

FINANCES

CAREER

Health

FRIDAY EVENING kicks off your get-away with dinner and a time to experience food, friends, and fellowship.  The first general session will be Friday night, and don’t forget afterwards the refreshments, free time, and fellowship.

SATURDAY’s schedule allows you to customize the conference to meet your specific needs in the areas of marriage, parenting, personal growth, health, family relationships, and finance with concurrent morning sessions followed by Connect Time to allow you to discuss what you have just learned in the sessions.  Table Talk allows you to meet with the presenter of your choice and discuss the topic of your choice.  Saturday afternoon is set aside as free-time to Gulf Coast attractions including sun, sand, seafood, and shopping.

SATURDAY EVENING includes a time of worship and  a Q&A session with the presenters to address your specific topics and concerns followed by a challenge.  Afterwards enjoy refreshments, camp fire, free time, and fellowship.

SUNDAY’s schedule again allows you to choose between concurrent sessions pertaining to the family to tailor the morning to your specific interests followed by Connect Time.  The general session wraps up the retreat with a summary and challenge.

Come renew your relationship with the Lord, your mate, your future mate, or friends while learning practical application of Biblical principles to every-day family life.

SCHEDULE

Click on the dates below to see the schedule for that day.

3:00 PM Registration (from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm)
6:00 PM Kick-off Seafood Dinner
7:00 PM General Session (Music, Games, Speaker)
9:00 PM Refreshments / Free Time / Fellowship
8:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Kick Off
9:15 AM Concurrent Sessions
10:15 AM Connect Time / Refreshments
11:00 AM Table Talk
12:00 PM Lunch (afternoon, lunch, and dinner on your own)
6:30 PM Introduction / Q&A / Worship
8:00 PM
General Session
9:00 PM
Refreshments / Free Time / Fellowship
8:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Kick Off
9:15 AM Concurrent Sessions
10:15 AM Connect Time / Refreshments
11:15 AM General Session
12:00 PM
Summary Conclusion
 

COST

REGISTRATION

Registration deadline for the conference is April 15.
After that conference registrations are on an as available basis.

ACCOMMODATIONS

If you choose to stay offsite, here are some nearby lodging options:

There are a number of motels, condos, and hotels in the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach areas.  If you are staying offsite you need to make your own reservations.

2026 Spring Retreat Ticket

Price range: $140.00 through $170.00

To reserve your spot for the 2026 Spring Retreat at Camp Baldwin in Elberta, AL, just buy a ticket for each person. Rooms onsite are limited so be sure to reserve yours today! Deadline is April 15 –  Register early to guarantee on site reservations!

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Event Details

Date: April 24-26, 2026

Start time: 03:00 p.m.

Venue: Camp Baldwin Elberta, AL

Do you have friends at church that might enjoy the retreat? Help us spread the word! Download a Spring Promo Pack PDF with all the info you’ll need.

PRESENTATION TITLES

Intentional – Do It on Purpose

Larry and Lorinda Fincher

Most couples carry good intentions—they want to pray more, grow closer, raise godly children, steward finances wisely, and live healthier lives. But intentions alone don’t build strong families. James 1:22 reminds us that hearing God’s Word isn’t enough—we must do what it says.

In this session, we will unpack the difference between passive good intentions and active intentional living. Through Scripture, real-life examples, and interactive moments, they’ll show how small, purposeful steps can transform your spiritual walk, strengthen your marriage, shape your parenting, restore financial balance, and even renew your health.

You’ll leave equipped with biblical principles, practical actions, and encouragement to put them into practice immediately—not “someday.”

Don’t just mean well—live well. Do it on purpose. Join us as we learn how intentional living creates families that thrive and reflect Christ.

Next Level Finances

Todd Sadowski

Money can be a source of stress in marriage—or a powerful tool for unity and purpose when handled God’s way. In this session, you’ll learn to shift from ownership to stewardship, build a strong financial foundation, and follow a biblical framework that brings clarity, confidence, and freedom in your finances—together.

Intentionally Investing for the Future (and we ain’t talkin’ about money

Dr. Eric and Keri Spann

All of us want to enjoy glorious thanksgiving rather than suffer the grief of regretful personal bondage.  Marriage thrives when couples embrace discipline today for joy tomorrow. Scripture calls us to endure present gritty discipline for future glory (Romans 8:18; James 1:22), and science affirms daily habits in health, finances, and rest yield exponential lifelong benefits. Individuals and couples who choose intentional daily discipline and sacrifice together build lasting peace, vitality, and freedom.  “Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.”  (2 Timothy 2:23)

Just Five More Minutes… Parenting with Intention in a Screen-Saturated World

Ross and Amy McBroome

“Just five more minutes…” If you’ve ever heard that phrase, congratulations—you’re officially a parent in the digital age. (If you haven’t, check your kid’s room. They’re probably still gaming from last Tuesday.)

Screens are everywhere, and while technology can be a blessing, excessive screen time is quietly discipling our kids—and not in ways you’ll find in Proverbs. Medical research shows that too much screen time can impact sleep, learning, and even emotional health. The Bible reminds us to steward our time wisely, guard our eyes and hearts, and live with intention.

In this session, Ross and Amy McBroome will help you laugh, think, and maybe squirm a little as we look at:

  • What too much screen time really does to kids (and adults—yes, even the “just one more episode” crowd).
  • Why Scripture calls us to lead our families on purpose, not by accident.
  • Practical, doable ways to set boundaries, model balance, and swap scrolling for meaningful connection.

You’ll laugh, you’ll nod, and you’ll leave ready to parent with intention—because five more minutes here and there add up, but so does five more minutes of living on purpose.

Making Every Season Count

Dubs and Jane Byers

Ecclesiastes 3:1 – “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.”

Marriage, like life, moves through seasons. This presentation shows couples how to make each stage count by keeping Christ at the center. Drawing from Ecclesiastes 3 and real-life examples—including the Apollo 11 mission—it illustrates that God uses each season to prepare us for the next.

  • Early Years – Lay a strong foundation in Christ, build honest communication, and protect unity before challenges set in.
  • Middle Years – Guard against drift by prioritizing time together, resolving conflict, and continuing to grow spiritually.
  • Later Years – Finish faithfully by cultivating intimacy, pursuing new purpose, and staying engaged in faith and community.

Practical biblical principles, real-life insights, and encouragement equip couples to navigate expectations, busyness, and changing life rhythms. The message is clear: while seasons change, God’s purpose never does. Every couple can press forward, finishing well together and glorifying Christ in every stage of life.

Motivation for a Meaningful Marriage

Toby and Angela Crymes

We all want a meaningful marriage, but too often we allow outside forces and fleeting emotions to get in the way. To truly reach this goal, we must intentionally align our actions and reactions with personal convictions, clearly observing where we are and where we want to be. Part of this process involves knowing and evaluating the “why” behind our current actions and deciding if our motivations reflect God’s will for us and for our families. When we align our desires with His, we can learn to implement new, purposeful actions leading to meaningful marriages. 

Move It or Lose It — On Purpose: Living Intentionally in Fitness, Marriage, and Faith

Brennon Barbo

If there were an easy button we could push to be physically healthy we would all push it, wouldn’t we? The truth is there is no easy button. However, with a little direction and discipline, a healthy lifestyle is achievable. The good news is that there is an ample amount of physical activities that can help you achieve your physical health goals. When we combine a simple understanding of how the human body was created by God and make up our minds that we want to be healthier, we will be stronger, last longer, and ultimately be able to serve those around us in a bigger and better way!

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Testimonials

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
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