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Every honest marriage
has conflict.
Leadership marriages carry a particular kind of weight. The same gifts that make you effective in ministry — the capacity to absorb, the instinct to hold it together — can quietly work against you at home.
This retreat is not a crisis intervention and it is not a marriage seminar. It is a dedicated few days to do the real, unhurried work of moving toward one another, rooted in the peace Christ made possible through his cross.
Grounded in Ephesians 2:14–18, we will explore what it means to let Jesus be the reconciler in the relationship closest to you.
"For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility..."
Ephesians 2:14–18
Four days of unhurried work.
The retreat is structured but not packed. There is room to breathe, explore, and actually be with each other.
- Check-in begins at 4:00pm
- No scheduled sessions or meals — settle in, decompress, and get acclimated at your own pace
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Session 1 — Evening
- Breakfast
- Session 2 — Morning
- Lunch to go
- Free time to explore
- Session 3 — Afternoon
- Dinner
- Session 4 — Evening
- Breakfast
- Closing Session — Morning
- Check out by noon
More than sessions.
Each day is shaped around teaching, creative work, shared community, and unhurried time together.
Teaching Sessions
Grounded, honest teaching on conflict, reconciliation, and what it looks like to move toward one another when it is hard.
Creative + Reflective Work
Guided exercises designed to help you and your spouse go deeper than conversation usually allows.
Shared Community
You will be in the room with other ministry couples carrying similar weight. There is something healing about not being the only ones.
Worship
Unhurried time in worship together. Not performance. Just presence.
Free Time to Explore
Glen Eyrie is surrounded by the Garden of the Gods. We build in real space to wander, rest, and enjoy being together somewhere beautiful.
Pastoral Care
Our team is present — not just as speakers but as people who care about you. Space for honest conversation and prayer.
You are in good hands.
Our speakers come not as experts looking down, but as fellow travelers who have done this work in their own marriages and their own ministries.
Kevin Butcher
Founder & CEO, Rooted Pastors
Kevin served as a lead pastor for 35 years across three very different churches and communities. He is passionate about God's love as the ground of healing for individuals, families, and the church. He is the author of Choose and Choose Again and Free, and the founder of Rooted Pastors.
Pammy Pangborn
Director of Pastoral Care, Rooted Pastors
Pam brings 16 years of pastoral experience at Hope Community Church in Detroit, along with deep training as a spiritual director and senior caregiver with Healing Care Ministries. She holds a Doctor of Ministry in Formational Counseling and is passionate about helping leaders find their identity in Christ and walk in genuine healing.
William Mack
Executive Director, Rooted Pastors
Mack is a pastor, church planter, and communicator who brings together creative arts, theology, and community development into a teaching style that is both grounded and disarming. He has helped families navigate depression, addiction, trauma, and grief, one honest conversation at a time.
Glen Eyrie
Conference Center
A historic castle set in the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. The grounds are extraordinary, the accommodations are warm, and the setting does something to the soul that a hotel conference room simply cannot.
This is not an accident. Where you do this work matters.
Registration is closed.
We are full for the 2026 Face to Face Couples Retreat. Stay tuned for future retreat announcements at rootedpastors.org.
Questions? andrea@rootedpastors.org