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Pastor and Ministry Wives Retreat 2026

Hope for the Journey

With all your heart you must trust the Lord and not your own judgment. Always let Him lead you, and He will clear the road for you to follow.
Proverbs 3:5-6 CEV

 
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We hope you will join us for our Pastor and Ministry Wives Retreat. Invitees include lead pastor wives, associate pastor wives, worship leader wives, and youth pastor wives. A limited number of scholarships are available. If you need a scholarship, please contact Diana Bricker by text at 406-839-7877 or by email at gmabebe1963@gmail.com. Because of space limitations, your place will not be secured until payment is received. The registration deadline is August 31. (No refunds will be made after this date.)
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Pastor Lane Harrison

Lead Pastor of LifePoint Church in Ozark, MO

Pastor Lane is the founding and Lead Pastor of LifePoint Church, Ozark, MO. Planting LifePoint in 2004, he has been in vocational ministry for over 30 years, and is passionate about preaching, leadership, and church planting.

Lane and his wife, Christin, have been married over 28 years and have two children, Joshua, Combustion Engineer in Tulsa, OK, and Bethany, a sophomore in college pursuing a Child Life and Family Development degree. Lane loves to ride single track mountain bike and gravel trails, hike, hunt, fish, and anything else outdoors.

Bevery Evans

Speaker

Beverly is a writer, a speaker, Bible teacher, and musician. Since leaving her home state of Texas in 1986, she has served in all those areas while being an at-home mom and pastor’s wife. She loves to connect principles of the Bible to everyday living. Beverly works alongside her husband, Keith, in providing Pastor Care Ministry with NAMB.

Keith and Beverly have three grown children and two granddogs.

Sandee Hedger

Bible Teacher and Biblical Counselor Jefferson City, MO

Sandee Hedger, the daughter of a faithful bi-vocational pastor, grew up in the hills of Jefferson County, Missouri. She began following Christ as a young girl, and sensed a vocational call to ministry while still in middle school.

Sandee has been married to her college sweetheart for 44 years, Dr. Rick Hedger. Together they have served in ministry both through the local church and through the Missouri Baptist Convention. The Hedgers are the parents of two grown children, and grandparents of four. Their son, Joshua and family reside in Kansas City, where he has served as a church planter/pastor and Christian counselor. Their daughter, Kaila, and her husband reside in Branson, MO. Kaila is a homemaker and homeschool educator.

Sandee is an avid Bible teacher and disciple maker.  She is also a Biblical counselor, holding certifications through Mid America Baptist Theological Seminary and The Association of Biblical Counseling. She serves in private practice. In addition to the busy life of a wife, mother, grandmother, counselor, pastor's wife and missionary, she enjoys reading, hiking, camping, cycling, and water sports.

schedule
Thursday, September 18

3:00 - 5:00 pm - Registration and Check-In
5:30 - 6:30 pm - Dinner - Dinning Hall
7:00-8:00 pm - Session 1, Beverly Evans - Chapel
8:00-9:00 pm - Discussion
9:00 pm - Fellowship and Snacks - Dining Hall

Friday, September 19

8:30-9:15 am - Breakfast - Dining Hall
9:30 am-10:30 pm - Session 2, Beverly Evans - Chapel
10:30 am - Noon - Games/Crafts - Lower Level of Chapel
Noon - 1:00 pm - Lunch - Dining Hall
1:00-5:30 - Free Time
5:30-6:30 pm - Dinner - Dining Hall
7:00-8:00 pm - Session 3, Beverly Evans - Chapel
8:00 - Fellowship and Snacks - Dining Hall

Saturday, September 20

8:30-9:15 am - Breakfast - Dining Hall
9:30-10:30 am - Recap - Chapel
10:30-11:00 am - Pack Up and Check Out