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An All-Inclusive Marriage Getaway

For pastors, Focus on the Family retreats aren’t just a getaway—they’re an investment in your sacred bond.

Amidst your pastoral duties, marriage getaways provide a rare chance to focus solely on nurturing your relationship with your spouse. Our Marriage Getaways are full of expert guidance and invaluable insights for a deeper connection between spouses. Whether you seek renewal, guidance, or healing, our Marriage Getaways cater to your needs, offering a safe, distraction-free environment.

Embrace this opportunity to strengthen your marriage and reignite your spiritual journey!

What You Get

A steaming cup of tea placed on an open book beside a window, with a cozy blue blanket and lit candles, overlooking a serene winter scene.
  • Meals & lodging
  • Relax in a private room
  • Learn new tools
  • Strengthen your bond

Locations

A picturesque white chapel at sunset, surrounded by trees and a well-maintained landscape with a winding path leading to the entrance.

Focus on the Family Retreat Centers are located in:

  • Branson, Missouri
  • Cave Creek, Arizona
  • Greenville, Michigan
  • Wimberley, Texas

Themes

A close-up of a couple smiling and almost touching foreheads, sharing an intimate moment at a table with coffee cups.

Themes include:

  • Taking Your Marriage to Great
  • Speaking from the Heart
  • Empowered to Love
  • Intimacy as God Intended
  • Winning as a Couple

What Couples are Saying about the Marriage Getaways

I was amazed with our Getaway! The cabins are designed to create a safe, comfortable, private space to have deep intimate conversations with your spouse.

The hospitality team went above and beyond to spoil our bellies and serve us with their kindness. And the facilitator's love, concern and passion for Christ-centered marriages was evident.

Every single detail was executed above and beyond, so that we didn’t have any distractions and could focus on each other and our marriage.

My wife and I came here to tune up our marriage of 3 years. Little did I know that it would impact me the way it did. My wife has appreciated a new level of intimacy and connection this weekend.

It is a blessing to develop some communication tools for our marriage.

Our hosts are amazing, great venue, great food, and many new friends. The teachers are amazing, helpful and knowledgeable. Loved this experience and the venue!

I loved this Marriage Getaway. It truly was impactful for my husband and me.

Food was amazing. God is here, and the place is beautiful and amazing.

The facilitators were very relatable and humorous.

We will be using all the tools we learned, and we plan on coming back every year!

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Going Deeper with the Getaway Themes

Taking Your Marriage to Great

Reconnecting with Yourself, Your Spouse, and God

At this retreat, you’ll participate in sessions that will equip you to take care of your own personal integrity, draw you closer to your spouse, and to deepen your relationship with God.

Upcoming Dates:

Branson, MO July 11–13 – 2025
Branson, MO July 18–20 – 2025
Greenville, MI July 18–20 – 2025
Branson, MO August 15–17 – 2025
Branson, MO August 22–24 – 2025
Greenville, MI August 22–24 – 2025
Wimberley, TX August 22–24 – 2025
Greenville, MI September 26–28 – 2025
Branson, MO October 3–5 – 2025
Wimberley, TX October 3–5 – 2025
Wimberley, TX October 6–8 – 2025
Branson, MO October 9–11 – 2025 (Spanish)
Greenville, MI October 9–11 – 2025
Wimberley, TX October 9–11 – 2025
Cave Creek, AZ October 13–15 – 2025
Wimberley, TX October 13–15 – 2025
Branson, MO October 16–18 – 2025
Cave Creek, AZ October 16–18 – 2025
Greenville, MI October 16–18 – 2025
Cave Creek, AZ October 20–22 – 2025
Cave Creek, AZ October 23–25 – 2025
Greenville, MI October 24–26 – 2025
Wimberley, TX October 24–26 – 2025
Cave Creek, AZ October 27–29 – 2025
Cave Creek, AZ October 30–November 1 – 2025
Branson, MO October 31–November 2 – 2025
Branson, MO November 7-9 – 2025
Cave Creek, AZ November 7-9 – 2025
Wimberley, TX November 7-9 – 2025
Branson, MO December 12-14 – 2025
Cave Creek, AZ December 12-14 – 2025
Wimberley, TX December 12-14 – 2025
Greenville, MI December 19-21 – 2025

Speaking from the Heart

Succeeding at Emotional Communication God

This retreat is devoted to understanding the dynamics of emotional communication and connection. You’ll leave with greater confidence to connect with your spouse at a deeper level.

Upcoming Dates:

Greenville, MI July 11–13 – 2025
Branson, MO July 25–27 – 2025 (Spanish Only)
Wimberley, TX July 25–27 – 2025
Branson, MO August 1–3 – 2025
Greenville, MI September 19–21 – 2025
Branson, MO September 26–28 – 2025
Wimberley, TX September 26–28 – 2025
Branson, MO October 6–8 – 2025
Greenville, MI October 6–8 – 2025
Branson, MO October 13–15 – 2025
Greenville, MI October 13–15 – 2025
Wimberley, TX October 16–18 – 2025
Greenville, MI October 31–November 2 – 2025
Branson, MO November 14–16 – 2025
Greenville, MI November 14–16 – 2025
Wimberley, TX November 19–21 – 2025
Branson, MO December 5–7 – 2025
Wimberley, TX December 19–21 – 2025

Empowered to Love

Restore your Soul, Reconnect as a Couple

This Getaway reveals opportunities for couples to invest in new and powerful ways to make your marriage more fulfilling. You will leave this Getaway with Biblically-based tools that will equip you to build a marriage you love!

Upcoming Dates:

Branson, MO June 20–22 – 2025
Greenville, MI June 27–29 – 2025
Branson, MO August 8–10 – 2025
Greenville, MI October 3–5 – 2025
Greenville, MI November 7-9 – 2025
Branson, MO December 19-21 – 2025

Intimacy as God Intended

Enhance Emotional & Sexual Intimacy

This weekend gives couples the opportunity to explore sexual intimacy from Biblical and practical perspectives. Couples will experience deeper understanding of healthy sexual intimacy and leave a legacy of sexual wholeness for the next generation.

Upcoming Dates:

Branson, MO September 12-14 – 2025

Winning as a Couple

Growing Together Through Conflict and Navigating Differences

Couples attending this weekend will be given tools to resolve conflict and problem solve in a way that will grow connection. You will have the chance to work through an actual conflict and be equipped to follow the process at home.

Upcoming Dates:

Greenville, MI June 20–22 – 2025
Branson, MO June 27–29 – 2025
Branson, MO September 12–14 – 2025
Branson, MO November 21–23 – 2025
Greenville, MI December 5-7 – 2025

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Investing in an Exceptional Marriage

“It’s so important to get away and withdraw from everyday life. We were able to focus on the wellbeing of our marriage.”

Sample Getaway Schedule

Friday

4-7 pm
7-9:30 pm

Arrival & Check-in
Session & Breaks

Saturday

8-8:45 am
9 am-12 pm
12-2 pm
2-5 pm
5:30 pm
Evening

Breakfast
Sessions & Breaks
Lunch
Sessions & Breaks
Dinner
Date night/Free time

Friday

8:15-9 am
9-9:15 am
9:15-12 pm

Breakfast
Devotion
Sessions & Breaks

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