Living Well

Living Well is a program designed for clergy by their clergy siblings to empower them to reflect on and assess their life and ministry through the lens of health and wellness.

What do you do when you want to take your ministry to the next level? Working harder isn’t the answer. Even working smarter only takes you so far. The witness of faithful Christians over the ages has shown that time apart for reflection and renewal helps gain the needed perspective to see things differently and find the best way forward. The Living Well Program does just that.

The program is comprised of two retreats as well as monthly cohort meetings between the retreats to process learning and support one another throughout this journey. 

Download our 2023-2024 Living Well Program Guide

Register now for one of the following Living Well Cycles for 2023-2024:

Pecometh Riverview Retreat Center Cycle (Centreville, MD)

• Alpha Retreat from August 22-24, 2023
• Omega Retreat from March 12-14, 2024
• Monthly cohort meetings from September to March
• Cost: $350 for Alpha retreat and $350 for Omega retreat (double occupancy)​
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Manidokan Camp & Retreat Center Cycle (Knoxville, MD)

• Alpha Retreat from Sept 26-28, 2023
• Omega Retreat from April 16-18, 2024
• Monthly cohort meetings from October to April
• Cost: $350 for Alpha retreat and $350 for Omega retreat (double occupancy)​
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Ocean City Courtyard Hotel Cycle (Ocean City, MD)

• Alpha Retreat from Oct 24-26, 2023
• Omega Retreat from April 23-25, 2024
• Monthly cohort meetings from November to April
• Cost: $469 for Alpha retreat and $469 for Omega retreat (double occupancy)​
• Register now >>

Living Well is a seven-month program designed for you to: 

• Develop a holistic understanding of your life and ministry through a focus on personal healing and wholeness
• Journey with other clergy who desire a deeper connection to God and one another.
• Develop a personal development plan, which includes the steps you'd like to take to make incremental and significant improvements in the aspects of life and/or ministry that you've identified during the program.
• Strengthen your faithfulness to Jesus and give you resources to walk more deeply with the Divine.

Living Well is centered around the Living Compass self-assessment, which helps you to understand how well you’ve been paying attention to the four areas of a holistic life:

• Heart (emotions and relationships)
• Soul (spirituality and rest/play)
• Mind (vocation and organization)
• Strength (care of body and stress)

The registration fee, which is matched by the Boards of Ordained Ministry of the PDC and BWC, covers the full cost of the two retreats, the seven-month journal, and review instruments designed to create a personalized pastoral development plan. Scholarship funds are available.

This program is open to all clergy, both licensed and ordained. 3.3 CEUs will be offered.
Questions? Contact Amanda McMurtrey.