The Dangers of Encounters

by Byron Staube Just like in other retreats and spiritual activities, Encounters can be distorted by wrong procedures and ways of doing things. When Encounters divert from the centrality of Christ, the Word of God, and the principles of the Christian life, many...

Stay on the Track

by Jeff Tunnell One recurring difficulty that occurs in our small-sized cell church, is not having enough people completing the steps of the training track at a similar time in order to conduct encounters regularly.  When this issue surfaces, individual progress is...

Beyond Encounter Retreats

by Joel Comiskey We’ve looked at the positive aspects of Encounter Retreats but what about the dangerous side? One key danger that we’ve already mentioned is straying from the Word of God and entering into strange psychological regression based on emotion...

Benefits of Retreats

by Mario Vega Problems such as bitterness and anger are sinful behaviors that have become second nature to people without God. When a person experiences conversion he receives a new spiritual nature, the indwelling of the Spirit who gives him a new hunger for the Word...

The Impact of the Encounter Retreat

by Steve Cordle The power of the Encounter is love; God’s love and the love of God’s people.  In this heaven-like environment of love God is able to reach and heal the heart. We have seen people physically healed, saved, broken relationships restored, and lives set on...