Retreat Topic Ideas

My favourite thing to do is open the Word and dive deeply into it and be awakened to who God is, aware of who we are, and realize how we are made alive in and through Christ.

Below is a list of topics I've taught on at past speaking engagements. Anything that says (RETREAT) was originally done as a multi-session retreat. Everything else was a single speaking session. 

  • What’s He Really Like?

    • Experience the heart of God through His first moves with humanity in Genesis 2-3. Was he mad or merciful?

  • Searching for a Life that Matters

    • What the life of Moses teaches us about joining the mission of God

  • The Art of Receiving

    • Learning to let the love of Jesus in

  • Outside the Lines

    • Dare to love like Jesus as we dare to look in the mirror, dare to initiate (get in the boat), dare to accept (build a shelter) and dare to invite people to up to life rather than just out.

  • Storytellers

    • Learn to Share Your Story so Others are Captivated by His

  • Brain Laundry

    • Separating the lights and the darks in your mind

  • The Story

    • Understanding the Big Picture of Scripture

  • The Flourishing Life

    • A deep dive into the Parable of the Sower where we will discover how our weaknesses, ways and wants are not obstacles but opportunities for you to meet with Jesus and experience transformation.

  • The Flourishing Leader

    • Dive into the necessary ingredients to flourish– active faith, a field, fellow travellers and becoming a friend of sinners

  • She Walked with Jesus: Living and Leaving a Legacy of Faith for the Next Generation

    • The Call, The Criteria, The Curriculum & The Necessary Connections (Titus 2:1-5)

  • The Rhythmn of Rest: Living From It Rather Than Striving For It

    • Our minds, hearts, schedules, homes and ministries are full. We are prone to distraction more than ever before. If you're exhausted from trying to do "everything" rather than simply "every thing" God has called you to do, come and breathe. Lay down the good for the best. Find a rhythm of rest in your life so you do not miss the one things needed, or better yet, the One person needed.

  • From Surviving to Thriving

    • Finding the Speed Limit of Your Soul

  • Connecting WITH Christ (1 Peter 3:15)

    • Don’t feel like a gifted evangelist? Pull up a seat. Stephanie grew up in a home of a gifted evangelist and the stories of people being saved in Tim Horton’s would leave her feeling inspired to share the gospel yet she always felt ill-equipped. We often focus our attention on “being prepared to give an answer for the hope that we have” while glazing over the preceding command: “In your heart, set apart Christ as Lord.”

    • Learn how being with Jesus is the foundation for making connections in the community to share Him. Hear stories and receive practical ways to connect with Him, and practical prayers that will help your eyes and ears stay tuned to what He is already doing around you.

  • Making "Little" Disciples: Finding Meaningful Moments in the Mundane

    • Motherhood is full of meaningful moments which can sometimes feel suffocated by the mass of seemingly mundane tasks. Take the everyday— the ordinary moments, the mom “fails”, the amazing, and the mess— and see how God works through them to spiritually nurture and provide godly training. And of course, leave with practical strategies in hand.

  • Groans to Glory

    • Living alive through this painful life

  • Going for Gold

    • Leave Comparison Behind and Run YOUR Race

  • Little by Little:

    • Journeying to the Freedom and Fullness of Promised Land Living

  • A Life of Purpose:

    • A look at the life of Esther and God’s divine plan

  • Unstuck: Moving from Maintenance to Mission

    • Are you feeling stuck? Or is your small group or ministry stuck? Without a clear mission, the default is maintenance. As disciples of Jesus Christ we are called to so much more. Come and see how Jesus moved His disciples from hungry people who simply wanted food for themselves, to those who were willing and able to be used to feed a multitude. Let Jesus move you or your ministry from maintenance to your part of His glorious mission.

  • Overflowing

    • Women Who Influence Eternity (1 or 2 sessions) 

  • Uncover Your Calling

    • Finding your piece of His puzzle

Single Messages:

  • Unfading Beauty (1 Peter 3:3-4)

  • With Jesus: How a Doer Learned to Be (Acts 4:13)

  • Learning to Wait Well (Acts 1:1-26)

  • From Groans to Glory: Living Alive Through the Pain of this Life (Romans 8:18-30) (RETREAT)

  • Divine Design: God's Blueprint for Living (Romans 12:1-2) 

  • The Secret Place: Provision in His Presence (Psalm 63)

  • Uncomplicated: The Art of Coming to Jesus (Matthew 12:28-30)

Christmas:

  • Home for Christmas

  • Simply Joy (Evangelistic Christmas)