This retreat is for pastors, seminarians, ministry staff, congregational leaders, and spouses all across LCMC. Our hope is that participants will be equipped, refreshed, and recharged for all that God has in store.

 

A wonderful time of teaching, worship, fellowship, prayer, and recreation for Christian leaders! Participants can either register for either the Leader or Devotional track.

 

This year’s Winter Retreat theme is FREE TO LIVE.

“I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”  – John 10:10

We’ll explore what it means to live faithfully in the body God has given you. This isn’t about optimizing yourself. It’s about receiving the life God has given, embracing your humanity, and learning to flourish as a whole person in Christ.

Two sessions to choose from! 
Sunday, January 31 – Tuesday, February 2, 2027
or

Wednesday February 3 – Friday, February 5, 2027

Our Winter Retreat is held annually in Concan, Texas, a beautiful resort community located along the Frio River.  The Dream Catcher, Barefoot and Rain Dancer cabins serve as our retreat home. Each is designed to host large family gatherings in various sleeping accommodations.  We do our best to accommodate married couples in private rooms with queen bedrooms, but we may not be able to do so depending on the total number of registrants.

Online registration is now live! Register with the early bird rate of $100 up until January 15th when the cost increases to $120. 

What does it mean to lead faithfully in the body God has given you? In this track, Christian Huntley leads leaders through physical formation as an essential part of discipleship, tracing the incarnation, the grace found in our limits, faithful stewardship of the body, and the invitation into abundant life. Rather than another call to optimize yourself, this is an invitation to receive the life God has given and lead from wholeness rather than performance.

 

Leaders will wrestle honestly with how sleep, stress, aging, and the demands of ministry affect their capacity to lead, and will be challenged to root their identity in something deeper than what they do or how they look. The goal is for each leader to leave with a renewed freedom to steward their body well, and to lead with fuller presence and less striving.

Christian is passionate about the church being the tangible, loving expression of Jesus on earth. In college, he felt called to help other college students connect their faith to their vocation, and he has found great joy fulfilling that calling as a local pastor in ways he never imagined. He also serves as a chaplain with the local sheriff’s office, caring for deputies and county residents alike. Christian prays that his passion for community and his gifts for connecting people and thinking strategically will help LCMC churches make disciples in their communities, so that more people may see and experience their place in Christ’s kingdom.

Jeffrey Mensing joins us from Buda, Texas, where he serves as an Evangelist in the Texas LCMS District. He is husband to his best friend, Kimberly, and father to five children. A health and fitness advocate, Jeff coaches clients one-on-one in personal training, performance nutrition, and health. He holds credentials as an ISSA and NCCPT Certified Personal Trainer, Nutritionist, and Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Jeff believes the body is a gift, not a project, and that coaching is a relationship, not a checklist.

Jeff is a lifelong Lutheran whose calling points toward pastoral ministry. Alongside Kimberly, he leads ACTS Church Hays as an elder, providing pastoral care from their home. His formation model is grounded in Luke 2:52 and shapes both his discipleship and his fitness coaching. Jeff is dedicated to helping others steward body and soul together, trusting that true stewardship begins with what God has accomplished for us in Christ.