Encounter God Retreat 

What is the Encounter God Retreat?

Encounter God is a weekend retreat that provides an opportunity for intense spiritual growth. The goal is to experience the freedom that God has made available to believers. Freedom from guilt, freedom from sin, freedom from hurts, freedom from 'strongholds' - those areas of our lives that have not yet been brought under the Lordship of Christ.

How Does it Work?

An Encounter Retreat generally runs from Friday evening through to Saturday evening. Usually only men or only women attend. People either come to the retreat with a partner from their Cell Group, or a partner is assigned before the retreat begins. It is very important that your partner is someone with whom you feel comfortable. Early in the retreat you learn a simple but effective prayer pattern to be used with you partner. After an introduction of the basic principles the retreat follows a simple twofold pattern. First, there is a brief 15 minute presentation on a topic (the topics are listed below). Following this presentation there is a ministry time where you and your partner use the prayer pattern to pray for each other. The weekend concludes with a small group prayer circle which often becomes a powerful highlight of the entire retreat.

The Topics

• Understanding Spiritual Warfare
• From Darkness to Light
• From Bondage to Freedom
• From Impure to Pure
• From Broken to Whole
• From Rebellion to Submission
• From Curse to Blessed
• Living in Victory