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In the fall of 2015 God allowed me to be a part of something life-changing. Life-changing for me and the children I would soon meet.

What It’s Like to Give a Child a Shoebox

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I thought the perfect way to end our 31 Days of Retreat Planning would be to give you a Retreat Planning Timeline. We’ve worked through a pile of details and it can be helpful to organize the pieces all in one place.

Day 31 – Retreat Planning Timeline

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A neat thing happened after our retreat this year. Quite by accident we were able to keep some of our retreat momentum going.

Day 30 – How to Keep the Momentum Going After Your Retreat

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I did not know one of our team members was going to have a photo booth set up for us to use at our retreat in September. But I am so glad she put one together for us!

Yesterday we talked through the logistics of retreat discussion groups. Today we’re going to spend some time talking about your discussion group leaders.

Day 27 – Discussion Group Leaders For Your Retreat

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Today I’m weighing in on retreat discussion groups. There are a lot of options when it comes to retreat discussion groups and we’re going to look at a bunch!

Day 26 – Retreat Discussion Groups

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Name tags are a must for every women’s ministry event. Retreats are no exception!

Yesterday we talked about having the women at your retreat complete a retreat survey. But there’s a second piece to evaluating your retreat – your team evaluation.

Day 24 – Evaluating Your Retreat

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We can’t see, hear, and be everywhere during the retreat. The best way to gather real and honest feedback is to have your women fill out a survey at the end of the retreat.

Day 23 – Retreat Surveys

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Most, but not all, of the retreats I’ve been on have had a time of sharing at the end of the weekend. It can be encouraging to your retreat planning team and your attendees to hear how God’s been at work during the weekend.