Well Pastors
With Shantel Beck and Mike Haarer
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Well Pastors Retreat
The Well Pastors Journey at Journey to the Well offers a sacred pause for pastors and their spouses who are devoting their lives to serving others. Ministry can be deeply fulfilling—and profoundly draining. Over time, many leaders neglect their own spiritual, emotional, and relational needs, increasing the risk of burnout and disconnection.
This 3-day retreat is designed to help restore what’s been poured out. Set within our serene wooded and lakeside retreat campus, participants experience rest, renewal, and reconnection through thoughtfully prepared meals, comfortable lodging, and the unhurried rhythms of nature.
Each day combines teaching, group processing, and reflection around key themes:
- Day 1: Safety, vulnerability, and releasing shame
- Day 2: Boundaries, empathy, and grieving unmet expectations
- Day 3: Forgiveness, redemption, and living fully alive
The Pastor Journey Retreat helps leaders and their spouses rediscover wholeness, deepen intimacy, and lead from a place of grounded emotional, relational, and spiritual health.
At Journey to the Well, we believe that when pastors are well, their ministries—and the people they serve—thrive.
Sample Agenda
Pre-Conference Start Date Check-in 6pm-7pm
7pm – Social hour / Icebreaker
| 8:00-8:45 AM | Light Breakfast & Welcome |
| 8:45-9:00 AM | Break |
| 9:00-10:00 AM | Training #1 |
| 10:00-10:15 AM | Break |
| 10:15 – 11:45 AM | Morning Process Group |
| 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00-2:00 PM | Training #2 |
| 2:00 – 2:15 PM | Break |
| 2:15-3:45 PM | Afternoon Process Group |
| 3:45-5:00 PM | Free Time |
| 5:00-5:45 PM | Dinner |
| 6:00-8:00 PM | Evening Activity |
About the Leaders
Shantel Beck
As founder of Journey to The Well and a curriculum developer for a variety of retreats and workshops, I am so excited to have the opportunity to walk alongside others on their journey toward healing: Spirit, Mind and Body. God’s story is being written each day and it is my desire as a teacher/speaker to […]
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Mike Haarer
Mike Haarer is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Indiana. He has worked in the field of adolescent residential treatment since 2004 when he began working with youth in court-ordered residential treatment. He earned a BA and MA in Counseling from Grace College in Winona Lake, IN as well as a PhD […]
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