Christian Leaders
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Christian Leaders

Dr. Tony Campolo – Professor of Sociology, Eastern University; President EAPE/Campolo Ministries, St. Davids, Pennsylvania

“I went to SonScape because my wife wanted to go.  But when I got there, I realized I needed the help and the blessing I received.  During our time . . . I had a chance to reflect on my life using Scripture as a guide, and that reflection led me to a whole new rhythm for life.  The peace of God that came from our time at SonScape changed the way I relate to my wife as well as to Christian ministry.”


H. B. London, Jr. – Vice President of Church, Clergy and Medical Outreach, Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, Colorado

“The integrity of SonScape, the experience of those who work there and the passion and vision they have for the Body of Christ and those who lead it, make SonScape a ministry that we here at Focus endorse, embrace, and support.”


Dr. Howard Hendricks – Distinguished Professor and Chairman of the Center for Christian Leadership, Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, Texas

“SonScape was born to comfort those who comfort others.  Few investments are more beneficial to the Body of Christ than strong, healthy and fully-functioning pastors and teachers.

The gospel ministry has never been pursued on a public stage so hectic, so demanding and so threatening as in today’s culture.  Gifted, dedicated men and women are floundering on the front lines of spiritual warfare with an unprecedented need for a quiet place, a time for reflection and the availability of wise, loving and encouraging counselors.  I recommend unequivocally the unique advantages of SonScape and urge caring people to support this most praiseworthy ministry.”


Mark Matlock – President/Founder of WisdomWorks Ministries and the nationwide Planet Wisdom Student Conferences

"We knew this was going to be a special week at SonScape Retreats, but the blessings were more than we could have imagined.  Each day we spent some time as a group discussing how we needed to make space in our lives and slow down.  The encouragement went further by offering us lots of space to do just that.  When the winds are on the waters, can you sleep in the boat?  The cared for soul can."

Christianity Today – A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction

“SonScape's high-touch method is designed to avoid burnout by helping pastors and spouses balance their lives and confront their deeper needs."
 

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Gary and Deborah Fenner
“SonScape is a wonderful ministry and gift to ministers and pastors.  I have been to many seminars, classes and conferences but nothing begins to compare with what SonScape did for us.  We are especially grateful that even ministers from small churches can share in the blessings of this retreat.  I have recommended it to almost every pastor I have seen since I have been home.”

W. Ray and Ruth Lightcap
“When we came to SonScape I was six weeks out of my pastorate of 25 years.  I was broken, hurting and oh so alone.  I remember telling that first night that I missed God and my relationship with Him and that I was so very, very tired in mind, body and spirit.  Several times during the week I found myself crying at the love that was shown to us.  Never in 30 years of ministry have I felt the loving embrace of God so vividly as it was expressed through our time at SonScape.”

Jerry and Diane Bumgardner
“We aren’t sure we can even begin to adequately communicate the tremendous amount of encouragement we received at SonScape.  We were in “bad shape” from the battle scars of ministry and we desperately needed to see God’s hand of mercy and grace.  We are here to testify: HE MET US ABUNDANTLY!  SonScape is a God thing!

There were no expectations, no condemnations, only gentle encouragement to return to the Lord’s feet and discover who we are in Him . . . It is a place of equipping those in ministry to recapture the vision of who they are in Christ.”

John and Richell Wiseman
“We also appreciated your ability to speak the truth with love, to challenge and confront in a caring way.  These are unique gifts, and we received them as gifts.”

Tom and Martha Cook
“What a wonderful opportunity you provided us to drop out of the everydayness of ministry and to drop into a compassionate and caring community of ministry providers.

Martha and I say grace and peace to you in this the most valuable ministry we have ever experienced in our own lives.”

David and Rosie Whitelock
“We arrived at SonScape tired and beaten, aching with grief over the loss of our daughter, exhausted from fighting with a divided board, struggling to keep a 31-year marriage together.  We left with tools to deal with our grief and spiritual exhaustion; feeling encouraged and exhilarated, full of hope for a future ministry together.”

Charles and Kay Mickey
“There are really no words which can express how much your ministry meant to us at such a critical time in our lives.  We needed an intensive care unit just to survive. You not only provided that, but so much more.

Are there words which can express what we feel about what God gave us in those days?  No, a thousand times, no!  We can only bow in reference before the Giver of all grace and goodness and through tears of grateful hearts, open our lives to His power to keep living for Him.”

Randy and Kelly Vaughn
“SonScape is a unique ministry . . . a valuable resource for those in ministry transition, those wrestling to recover the passion and vision of ministry, and a treasure for those desiring an effective, sustained lifetime of ministry.  You have equipped us with tools, knowledge and Scripture that continue to stir our hearts and minds.”

Ken and Jackie Kendall
“We had seven hours of counseling as a couple and those seven hours did more for our marriage than anything else we had ever done in 27 years of marriage . . . BRAVO JESUS!”

Waldo and Emily Willecke
“What a blessing the eight days spent at SonScape have been in our lives as we looked at where we have been, where God has us today, and where God may take us tomorrow.  We came home rejoicing in the renewed knowledge that indeed God is not finished with us yet and that we can ‘finish well’ in His service.

Too often we have found ourselves in the hectic everyday pace of life and ignoring our own relationship with each other and with the Lord.  SonScape was a gift of time in which we rekindled our love for each other as well as recommitted ourselves to the Lord and His calling in our lives.”
 

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