Women's Retreats: A Creative Planning Guide

Congratulations! You've just been nominated to plan the annual women's retreat. It's your responsibility to plan the perfect getaway for wives and widows, mothers and managers, singles and seniors. Need some direction?

This indispensable guide is your ticket to pulling off an unforgettable and life-changing retreat for women. Included is helpful information on choosing a location, determining a schedule, setting and staying within a budget, organizing a planning committee, lining up the right speaker, incorporating creativity, and implementing your plan . . . everything you could possibly need.

"Our retreats are the 'not-to-be-missed' event of each year and we owe it all to the very women in this book and the very information you will read in its pages." --JoAnn Hummel
Pastor to Women, Bent Tree Bible Fellowship

"Everything you need to produce a weekend filled with humor, hope, fun, friendship, and biblical truth is in this book, along with financial, logistical, and spiritual wisdom." --Carol Kent
President, Speak Up Speaker Services
International speaker and author

Sue Edwards (M.A., Dallas Theological Seminary) is completing her Doctor of Ministry at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She is a faculty member at Dallas Theological Seminary.

Kelley Mathews (Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary) is a freelance writer and editor. Sue and Kelley have co-authored New Doors in Ministry to Women: A Fresh Model for Transforming Your Church, Campus, or Mission Field.

Linda Robinson is a lay leader of women's ministries at Irving Bible Church, where she has been a member for twenty-five years.

This workbook will guide leaders through each step in the planning and production of a transforming women's retreat. It offers a month-by-month checklist as well as fully detailed, illustrated examples of successful retreats that any church can borrow or adapt.

The five sections are:
(1) Prologue--Why retreat?
(2) People--Find the ideal speaker, select the team, etc.
(3) Preparation--Begin right
(4) Process--Make it happen
(5) Presenting--Five examples of actual women's retreats Addresses a growing area in the church--women's ministries--and one of the most time-consuming functions--retreats Practical with real-life examples and experienceWorkbook style helps with quick and efficient organizationAuthors circulate in women's ministries circles