To meet an increasing need for a safe place of growth and enrichment, we have created a retreat and encouragement environment for persons in ministry and Christian life.  In an intimate and restful setting on more than 600 acres of rolling woods, our guests are invited to participate in our distinctive retreat approaches as well as the more comprehensive 3 Strands Restoration Project.  All are provided to best meet their schedules and needs.

Cornerstone Lodge specializes in reaching Christian leaders in crisis.  Our primary objective is to get you back into ministry, healed and restored.  You may be struggling with severe burnout, sexual addition including pornography, an affair, or other debilitating challenges.  Simply put, those called to minister are always under attack.  Cornerstone Lodge is a safe and confidential place of recovery for ministers who are ready to regain wholeness, holiness, and a new found freedom that furthers their call. 

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PSALM 40 RETREATS

Through our Christian Counseling Associates monthly “Benchmarks Bible Study Series” we have developed a special retreat – designed especially for both pastors (and spouses) and for laity couples who are actively involved in the Christian life.

We've established our Psalm 40 Retreats to provide rest, restorative counseling, and intentional follow-up for those who "cry out to the Lord!"

Each retreat is an intimate setting for a maximum of 6 couples…some are specifically designed for couples in ministry, and others are made just for those laity couples who are actively involved in the Christian life.

 

 

Imagine a place designed just for you - the individual or couple in Christian ministry.  You have poured out your life for God and His people, lived under strenuous pressure to perform, and have been tempted in all areas of life. 

The 3 Strands Restoration Project of Cornerstone Lodge is designed to bring about God's redemptive purpose even though men still fall.  Scripture tells us in Romans 11:29 that "God's gifts and call can never be withdrawn..."  We believe this so much that we have built a three strand and specific program based on Discovery, Recovery, and Redemptive processes to continue what God started when He faithfully blessed fallen men of Scripture. 

Strand 1:  Discovery

• Confidential consultation
  

• Diagnosis and recommendations
  

• Available audit of computers

Strand 2:  Recovery (Retreat at Cornerstone Lodge)

• Bringing issues to the light of Jesus Christ

• Restoration of family, individual, and ministry

• Husband and wife both attending the retreat

Strand 3:  Restoration

• Return to your calling

• Continued accountability

• Christian counseling in our office or yours

• Ongoing computer monitoring

• Follow-up retreats as needed

 

Self-paced Retreats

Cornerstone Lodge is also available for small groups within Christian life, ranging from church staffs to small business groups, to conduct their own calendar or staff development retreats in day-long or overnight settings. We will be happy to accommodate your group’s budgetary needs as you come to Cornerstone Lodge for these workday retreats.

Many of our guests have requested that we lead Spiritual Formation Retreat.  We direct One-Day retreats in which we encourage our guests to arrive the evening before to insure a full day of regaining intimacy with God.  Our three-day and five-day retreats include a modified fast, prayer, and concentration on going deeper into our walk with the Lord.  Both lay and ordained church leaders have participated in these retreats.

 

 

Comments from Guests

 “I needed refreshment & renewal – to re-examine my call (and) to have the joy of my calling and my life restored…I found all this and much more through my retreat and follow-up at Cornerstone Lodge.”

“What a day!  More than I could have hoped for or expected!  My wife is thrilled….”

“After leaving Cornerstone Lodge, I realized how deeply I was helped by their compassion and honesty with me.  I’ve reported the change and progress to my entire church family….”

“We’re going to recommend Cornerstone Lodge immediately to several other hurting ministry couples….”

“The accountability process that was custom-built for me helped me long after my Encouragement Retreat….”

“And I can’t tell you how I love waking up at the Lodge.  I have spent many good mornings sipping coffee, sitting on the porch – Bible in one hand, mug in the other.  I have spoken to God and felt His good presence and heard His voice right on that porch.”

 "It’s surprising to assess the number of transformational moments I’ve experienced at your property…”