the retreat

OCT 7-9

a gathering for pastors and spouses

Registration

Gather with us for our annual Pastors & Spouses Retreat.  This year we will be back in Pismo Beach for Oct 7-9.   The deadline is September 6th, noon.  

REGISTRATION INFO
This year costs have gone up, but we are doing our best to make the Retreat affordable for everyone.  If you are curious about the pricing, see below.  Here's the registration options:
  • Standard Couple: This covers the hotel, dinners, and other retreat expenses for you and your spouse
  • Standard Individual: This covers the hotel, dinners, and other retreat expenses for you
  • Standard Couple Cash Pay: Use this option if you need to make a payment with a check.  Send checks payble to CamNaz to 2280 Antonio Ave, Camarillo CA 93010.
  • Standard Couple Day: This covers your dinners and the other expenses... everything but the hotel.

Need help or looking for a different option?  Contact Pastor James.

EXCURSIONS
This year we are providing some excursion options on Tuesday for pastors and/or spouses to opt into.  

Schedule

Monday
3:00 PM Registration
6:00 PM Dinner
7:00 PM Worship
Tuesday
6:00 AM Complimentary Hotel Breakfast
9:30 AM Morning Worship
11:00 AM Free time; lunch on your own
6:00 PM Dinner
7:00 PM Worship
Wednesday
6:00 AM Complimentary Hotel Breakfast
9:30 AM Morning Worship & Communion
11:00 AM Check Out

guest speaker

David Rodes

Our guest speaker this year is David Rodes. David is a recently retired Nazarene Pastor from the Seattle area and is currently the interim pastor at Hillside Church, a multi-cultural, multi-generational community in Kent WA. He is an active participant in the Racial Reconciliation Network committed to demonstrating unity and justice in the Body of Christ. David graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University and pastored the Ventura Church of the Nazarene before moving to Washington state. He currently serves on the NNU Board of Trustees and a speaker at this year's PALCON. David is married to Lynette for 50+ years and has four children.

Pismo Beach

In 2024 we are headed back to Ventura for our annual pastors and spouses retreat.  We are planning an amazing time to help our pastors and their spouses have a mini-sabbatical.  We believe this year could be the first step in a life changing experience... it's that important.  We will be returning to the SeaCrest Oceanfront Hotel.  Our meeting space and meals will also be on the hotel's campus.

Costs

Retreats are expensive. We can help.
We are working hard to create a high quality retreat at a suspiciously low price to help the Retreat fit into your church budget and ministry calendar.  We know many of you are short on both, and yes, your church should be covering this, not you. If you can't afford to come, please contact us.  If you want to see a cost breakdown, scroll down.

Fun

Care

We are going to have fun.
Fun. Together. With Jesus.  It's the recipe for a perfect retreat.  If you bring you, we'll bring the fun.  And you know Jesus is going to do His part.  How can we afford to miss this!!!

This year we are experimenting with providing some fun options called EXCURSIONS on Tuesday.  These ideas are curated for you and guided by people you know.  See below for Excursions.
Ministry is hard. We can help.
We all need help.  And we want to help.  This year we are brining in a Coach to offer a free session to those who are willing to take advantage of it.  And it's confidential.  Your registration will be confidential and sent exclusively to our counselor.  

If you think you probably don't need it, you should sign up.  If you think you might need it, you should sign up.  If you know you need it, you should sign up.

This is a service for our pastors because we believe in you.  This is also for our pastor's marriage so you can sign up for a couples session.  It's also for our pastor's spouses too.

Once you register for the retreat, you will get access to our counseling registration, which is separate and private.  Your registration goes exclusively to our counselor.  To learn more about our counselor, see below.

Hiking

Do you love to hike?  Maybe you're just interested in hiking?  Our goal with excursions is provide you with fun things to do with a group and a leader who can help guide you and take all the guess work out.  We will map out a great hike for you and take care of the all the planning.  If you are interested, sign up and we will have our hiking guide include you in the plans!

More info on the hike coming soon. 

Surfing

Hitting the waves in the morning is a classic for an LA Retreat!  The dawn patrol is a legit experience you will want to try.  If your a kook (beginner) looking for someone to show you the ropes or you just want a bro to drop in on a banger and rip it... we got you, kahuna.  Sign up and we will connect you with our leader to let you know the when and where!  You may need to rent a board and wetsuit.  

Golfing

OK.  Some of you wanted to let big bertha rip.  So we are putting together an excursion to go golfing.  Unlike our other excursions that have an experienced leader to help you through the sport, this excursion is just pairing up those who want to go golfing.  We will send you all the list of who wants to hit the links and the info to the local course so you can book your foursomes!

Cost Breakdown

Hotel

Our hotel costs are up 20% despite us picking the most affordable week at the best time to book.  More than 85% of your event fee goes directly to the hotel.

Food

We want you to have great food on an affordable budget.  You can expect great food, which represents 15% of your event fee.  Breakfasts are included with your hotel and dinners will be provided at our evening sessions.  Lunch is on your own.

Care

We are planning to make your retreat feel like a retreat.  We have 5+ care items to help you relax and recharge.  This only takes up 5% of your event because we have so many incredible volunteers and sponsors who want to invest you.

 Speaker

We are working on providing a speaker and worship for our sessions.  We want you to have inspiring sessions that help build District community.  Usually this represents about 10% of your event fee.

Sponsors

If you are counting, we have spent 115% of your event and that's just simplifying a complex budget.  So how do we do it?  Sponsors!  We have several sponsors who have given thousands of dollars to invest in you.  Including our churches and pastors who are donating time, resources, and facility space.  This retreat will change some of our pastor's ministries, families, and health.  If you want to sponsor, this is a remarkable opportunity to invest in ministry through pastoral health.  Email Pastor James to partner with us. 

Volunteer

It takes several dozen volunteers to pull off the Retreat.  We need people with all kinds of talent and hobbies who can serve behind the scenes or in small group situations.  If you want to volunteer, we have a role that needs you.  Email Pastor James to volunteer.

FAQs

Q.How do I register for the counseling?
A. After you registered for the Retreat, we will send you the link to register for the retreat.