Choosing a Theme

As with any other type of retreat, narrowing in on a specific theme for your marriage retreat will help to form the weekend.

The most successful marriage retreats today are those that not only bring in the biblical intent of marriage, but also address the issues couples are facing today – with a biblical approach.  Identifying what your congregational needs are will help you to choose the theme that fits your retreat the best. Let your entire committee be involved in selecting the theme – they will need to incorporate this into each of their specific areas.

Off-site ministry events are often times life changing for many people who attend the events.  Knowing the life change potential that exists for guests attending conferences and retreats we want to offer some helpful hints for boosting the number of attendees at your 2010 events.

During the last two months I'm sure you have spent quite a bit of time in and out of stores, restaurants, and traveling.  You probably have a few stories of a clerk or waiter who went above and beyond to help you and a couple of someone who treated very poorly.  At each of our Midwest Christian Retreats properties we work all year long with our staff and volunteers to create a culture centered-around serving guest with love.

Over the past few days we’ve posted articles on Vegetarian requests as well as the needs for those who are Gluten intolerant.  Today's Meeting Planner Note gives some tips on serving guests with a food allergies.

Part Two in our series on Special Dietary Needs for guests attending your next off-site ministry event.  These may include attendees with a variety of vegetarian diets.