Relationships
Because God’s kingdom is wide and deep, SonScape Retreats cares for Christian leaders and helps them deepen relationships including those with Christ, spouse and family, the people they serve, as well as with other leaders and ministries.

Spiritual Retreats
Because we believe that God has blessed the SonScape retreat model, we believe that retreats should remain our primary means of fulfilling our Mission. Other means that help fulfill our Mission, but do not diminish our ability to serve through retreats, are considered.

Transformation
Because equipping, rest, renewal and life change take time, SonScape offers weeklong retreats of differing types, including at least a year of follow-up, all focused on intimacy with Christ, life change, burnout prevention and disciplines for proactive self care.

Retreat Leaders
Because Christian leaders bear unique burdens, the couples leading SonScape Retreats have decades of experience serving in churches and/or Christian ministries.

Valuing Guests
Because God has extravagant love for the men and women served by SonScape, we strive to value their God-given dignity, uniqueness, and the sacredness of their calling. We seek to show that value, in part, by providing top quality facilities and meals.

Hospitality
Because hospitality is one way of showing that value, SonScape provides quality facilities and hospitality.

Trust
Because trust is a prerequisite for healing and transformational growth, SonScape maintains a safe environment where leaders can share honestly in a context of privacy and confidentiality.

• We believe the Holy Scriptures as contained in the Old and New Testament to be the inspired and the only authoritative Word of God sufficient for both faith and practice.
• We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of Heaven and earth and all things visible and invisible, eternally existent.  We believe in the three persons Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
• We believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, in His sinless life, His miracles, and in His vicarious and atoning death on the cross through His shed blood, and in His bodily resurrection and His ascension to the right hand of God, the Father, and in His return in power and grace.
• We believe in the salvation of lost and sinful humanity through the work of regeneration by the Holy Spirit through which those who are saved will be resurrected into eternal life, and those who are lost into eternal separation.
• We believe in the Holy Spirit as the Divine Presence in our lives, whereby we are kept in perpetual remembrance of the truth of Christ.  Therefore, we are enabled to live a Godly life and find strength and help in times of need.
• We believe in the Church universal and in the local church as the fellowship for worship and service of all who are united to the Living Lord.
• We embrace as Christian brothers and sisters all who hold to the above tenets of the Christian faith regardless of denominational affiliation.
• We believe marriage is the original and foundational institution of human society, established by God as a one-flesh, covenantal union between a man and a woman that is life-long, exclusive, designed for bearing and rearing children and it is to reflect the relationship between Christ and the Church. (Genesis 2:18-25; Ephesians 5:22-33; Ephesians 6:1-4) To read entire statement, go to the next tab entitled “Statement on Marriage and Sexuality.”

We believe marriage is the original and foundational institution of human society, established by God as a one-flesh, covenantal union between a man and a woman that is life-long, exclusive, designed for bearing and rearing children and it is to reflect the relationship between Christ and the Church. (Genesis 2:18-25; Ephesians 5:22-33; Ephesians 6:1-4)

Therefore, we believe the term “marriage” has only one meaning and that is marriage sanctioned by God which joins one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture as set forth above. As staff, volunteers, or retreat guests, only such marriages that fit into and reflect this definition of marriage would be in alignment with the Beliefs of SonScape Retreats. The definition of marriage we have set for this policy is based on our commitment to God (Deuteronomy 6:5; Matthew 22:37-38) and to His word (2 Timothy 3:16-17; Matthew 4:4).

We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to only occur between a man and a woman who are married to each other. We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman. Furthermore, we believe that any form of sexual immorality, such as adultery, fornication, homosexuality, bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, pornography or any attempt to change one’s sex, or disagreement with one biological sex, is sinful and offensive to God.

We believe that in order to preserve the function and integrity of SonScape Retreats, and in turn the churches and ministries we serve, and to provide a biblical role model to the community, it is imperative that all persons employed by SonScape Retreats in any capacity, or who serve as volunteers, or who attend a Retreat as guests should abide by and agree to this Statement on Marriage and Sexuality and conduct themselves accordingly.

We believe that God offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin, seeking His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ.