ALL-CHURCH RETREAT
“Your face, Lord, I will seek…”
After prayer and a time of discernment with the vestry and other leaders at Redeemer, we have decided to re-schedule and re-imagine our next all church retreat.
On June 7th-8th, 2024 everyone from the congregation is invited to gather to begin the process of building a shared vision for Redeemer including who we are, what we want to accomplish together, and the foundational principles for how we will relate to one another as a community of faith.
We are excited to welcome Susan Nienaber as our facilitator for this retreat. Susan is a skillful church organizational consultant, therapist, and ordained pastor with over 30 years of experience helping congregations moving through issues of conflict, crisis, personnel matters, professional misconduct, leadership, and interpersonal dynamics to achieve trust, healing and productive ministry. Learn more about Susan below.
Our focus will be to have fun, to learn about the dynamics of recovering from congregational challenges, to name where our congregation is right now, and to provide skills and tools to focus on a revitalized future. Our hope is that this re-envisioned retreat will strengthen our connections with one another and lay some groundwork for clarifying our shared identity and purpose.
Please reach out to Mtr. Amanda or Paul Gleason with questions or to learn more.
Prayer Initiative
In the weeks leading up to the retreat, we’re engaging a season of intentional prayer for God to break through with fresh vision and empowerment for the future he desires for us. Please set aside time to pray for Redeemer at either 8 a.m. or 8 p.m. (or both!). If prayer on the “8’s” doesn’t work for you or your household, choose another time that does. We encourage you to pray the prayer below each day, based on Colossians 1.
God is always more ready to hear than we are to pray; so let us pray with hope and joyful expectation as we wait upon the Lord!
About our Facilitator
Susan Nienaber
Susan Nienaber brings a background as a psychotherapist and mediator and combines compassion with independence when working with congregations. She embraces an unwavering dedication to the health, vitality and mission of congregations and of the leaders and institutions that support them. She serves as District Superintendent in the Minnesota Conference of the United Methodist Church and consults with congregations on issues of conflict, crisis, personnel matters, professional misconduct, leadership, and interpersonal dynamics. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, walking and biking, dining out with friends and family, and the performing arts.