Pastors—find the refuge you need during this highly impactful week, which condenses key steps from “The Healing Journey” 29-week curriculum into four days. It is a safe and effective environment for leaders to receive mental, emotional, and spiritual healing. Discover proven biblical tools that bring rapid recovery to wounded lives.
February 10-13, 2025
Odosagih Bible Conference & Retreat Center
3204 Hazelmere Avenue, Machias, NY 14101
Receive life-changing healing in only 4 days!
The Healing Week is an opportunity for pastors and spouses to meet like-minded leaders and receive healing, freedom, and peace using a proven biblical model for healing. Participants work the healing steps into their own life while allowing personal time for rest and reflection. Those who apply the biblical tools leave with fewer wounds, less pain, more peace, and a greater connection with God. Anyone involved in vocational ministry is welcome and invited to attend. All meals are included, with snacks and beverages provided throughout the day.
Registration ends January 27, 2025.
Registration will be opening in the Fall
What Pastors & Spouses are Saying
“I have found hope and healing that my weary and grieving heart has needed for years. The journey has been long. The journey has begun. The journey will be ongoing. Don’t keep putting off facing your pains and grief any longer. It’s worth the investment you need to make to find hope and healing.”
—Pastor, October 2024
“I was able to process and rediscover God’s heart of grace and kindness towards the broken places in my heart. I loved seeing how marvelously He works to set us free even from things we may not have known we were held bondage to. It is a lot of work to invest the time and effort into this, but it is totally worth the investment. This process is centered on the gospel and its healing plan for our lives.”
—Pastor’s Wife, February 2024
“So often pastors are alone either by choice or by circumstances. We end up alone in our struggles. I know this is the first time in 30 years that I have gotten to share my pain and struggles with brothers in the Lord. There is such validation to finally speak it and then be met with such love, support, and care. The body of Christ is a real thing, and there is a spiritual transaction that happens when we bear one another’s burdens and we stand with one another. I appreciated that this week.”
—Pastor, February 2023
“There is something whole, healing, and strengthening as I take my eyes off myself and my problems and stand with other brothers to bear their burdens. That is what community is, and that is what koinonia is. It is not good that we are so often alone in our struggles, and this has opened my eyes to the fact that we need each other and the body of Christ as we go back to our circumstances and situations. We need the spirit-enabled community and koinonia fellowship where Christ is if we are going to stay whole. Thank you for what you have been to me these last four days.”
—Pastor, February 2023
“The Healing Week was beneficial in countless ways: from the clear materials, schedule of our time, and anointed and skilled leaders, all was done with a spirit of excellence and greatly appreciated. Don’t miss a chance for rest, refreshing, and an opportunity to begin to understand true freedom from wounds. The Healing Week is an investment in your life that has the potential to change the trajectory of your future with God’s help and your cooperation.”
—Pastor’s Wife, February 2023
“It met and far exceeded my expectations. The delightfully surprising part was the interactions with one another as guys. We need to hear stories to bear one another’s burdens. We need to pray for one another. Whether giving or receiving in prayer, ministry takes place together, particularly as ministry leaders. We are in a battle like warriors, but we don’t often get the time to come alongside and address our wounds or take the time for those things. This provided for that opportunity individually and as a couple in an incredible way. The value of being together was awesome. I am so grateful.”
—Pastor, February 2023
Keynote Video Presenters
To be Announced Soon!
Cyndy & Bryan Sherwood
Cyndy Sherwood is the co-founder and Creative Director of His Healing Light Ministries (HHLM). A Bible teacher since 1972, she began creating The Healing Journey in 2000; after nine years of seeking the Lord through her suffering and pain, Cyndy discovered God’s truths that heal and restore us to the fullness of life that He intends for all of us. She has written five Bible studies, three devotionals, a nonfiction book, “Road Map to Healing,” and her story, “My Healing Journey: From Surviving to Thriving.”
Cyndy’s husband, Bryan Sherwood, is the Director of Operations for HHLM and oversees the ministry. While Cyndy originally wrote The Healing Journey for women, Bryan knew God’s principles were for everyone. So, he began a men’s class in 2009. God used this group to bring great healing to Bryan’s heart and mind. Years later, he filmed the Men’s Healing Journey and The Healing Weekend with Cyndy. Bryan and Cyndy live in Colorado Springs and have many adult children and grandchildren.
Session Topics
All sessions feature a keynote video, personal worksheet, and small group discussion.
Pricing for the week
Odosagih Bible Conference & Retreat Center
$395
per person
- Eight meals, coffee, cocoa & snacks
- Eight large group & small group sessions
- The Healing Weekend workbook, pen & highlighter
- Motel-style room with Double beds, linens & towels
- Full-size bathroom in each cabin
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can attend The Healing Week for Pastors & Spouses?
- All adults who are involved in full-time or bi-vocational Christian ministry.
- All pastors, their spouses, and anyone in gospel ministry (i.e. missionaries, youth workers, pastoral staff, and other ministry leaders) are welcome to attend.
- The Healing Week happens during the week (not on the weekend) to protect your Sundays. Typically, we begin on Monday afternoon and wrap up early afternoon on Thursday.
Do Pastors & Spouses need to attend The Healing Week together?
Pastors, missionaries, and ministry leaders are welcome to attend The Healing Week with or without their spouses. While it can be a mutually encouraging blessing to attend with your spouse, The Healing Week is not a marriage retreat. It is a proven biblical model for life-changing healing. Participants work the healing steps into their own life individually and in their small group, while allowing personal time for rest and reflection.
How does The Healing Week fit with the 29-week Healing Journey class?
- The Healing Week (THW) is 20% of the 29-week Healing Journey class. THW will equip pastors and their spouses with the essentials: proven Biblical-based processing tools that can be used for a lifetime of vocational ministry.
- After taking THW, many pastors and leaders see the long-term benefits of deeper study and desire to take the full 29-week class to grow even deeper in their walk with God to help others.
- Others who attend THW have taken the 29-week Healing Journey, but they want a “tune-up” or have experienced a difficult season in their ministry and want healing for recent events.
What happens in the Large Group, Individual Work, and Small Group times?
- In the large groups, we will watch eight, 30-minute video lessons which are taught by either Cyndy or Bryan Sherwood.
- Individual work is a time for you to process the lesson after the video and privately record answers in a workbook about the topic or healing step that was taught.
- In the small group, the leader will guide you through the topic or healing step and pray for you. Everything shared during the small group is safely confidential.
Can I be in a Small Group with my spouse or a friend?
No, men and women are in separate small groups to provide a safe space amongst their peers who are also in vocational ministry. It is also a best practice that family members and close friends are not in the same small group. While you can sit together in the large group, we divide everyone into small groups of no more than 5 or 6 participants per group.
Do I have to read my Story in front of everyone?
- No, you will read your preprepared story in a safe small group of no more than 5 or 6 others plus the small group leader.
- Stories are held in the utmost of confidentiality and will not be shared outside of the small group setting.
- After you register, the Hope & Healing Administrative Assistant will provide you with tools to help guide you in preparing your story in advance.
What is included with the registration?
The Healing Weekend 64-page spiral bound workbook, high quality Family Life pen, highlighter, 8 video lessons, 8 meals, snacks, and 4-day housing.
What should I bring?
- Bible (or Bible app)
- Travel water bottle
- Travel toiletries
- Coat and layers for the weather
- Comfortable shoes (you will walk outside between buildings)
(Odosagih provides bed linens and towels)
What are the rooms like?
Motel-style rooms:
- Two Double-size beds
- Towels and linens are provided
- Full bathroom
- Mini fridge in each room
- Shared balcony area overlooking the lake
Heated Cabins (Spring/Summer/Fall):
- Full-size beds and bunk beds
- Each cabin has a bathroom
- Small kitchen/kitchenette area
Will I have a roommate?
- Our priority is for each pastor/minister to have their own cottage/motel room.
- Married couples will be housed together in their own cottage/motel room.
When I arrive, where do I register?
At Odosagih, turn into the camp by the flashing sign, The Whitney Activity Center is the second building on the left. Look for The Family Life flag on the patio area. Registration is in the Whitney Activity Center. When you register, you will be given directions to your lodging.
What does "free time" look like?
- Depending on weather conditions, there will be an opportunity for an evening campfire.
- Hiking Trails
- Find a spot to sit either near or overlooking the lake.
- You may choose to rest, read, or fellowship.
- There are a few coffee shops in the town about 15 miles away.
What is the Odosagih location like?
Odosagih Bible Conference & Retreat Center is located on the southwest shore of beautiful Lime Lake in Machias, New York. Odosagiah’s 66-acre camp property is nestled among trees, and the grounds are dotted with cottages, campsites, a motel, guesthouse, dining hall, activity center, and recreational areas.
Do you accommodate food allergies?
Yes, the chef/cook at the venue works very hard to accommodate most food allergies.
Can I bring my pet with me?
No, the venue has a no-pet regulation due to allergies and insurance policies.
Is there a Cancellation Policy?
All registrations are non-refundable. If you are unable to attend The Healing Week for Pastors & Spouses after registering, you can have another pastor or ministry leader attend in your place. Please have them reach out to Family Life immediately (800-927-9083). They must speak with our team before registration closes.
Will you offer The Healing Week for Pastors & Spouses in the future?
Yes, we are currently planning to offer two separate Healing Weeks for Pastors & Spouses annually. They are typically held in February and October.
I am not a Pastor. Do you have a separate Healing Weekend that is for anyone?
- Yes we do. All men, women, married couples or adult family members are welcome to attend The Healing Weekend in the Spring. There are no prerequisites!
- The Weekend typically starts on Friday morning or afternoon, and wraps up on Sunday afternoon or evening.
- Currently, we are planning one Healing Weekend per year in the springtime.