The Claybury Trust

The Claybury Trust serves the Church by offering encouragement, healing and resources designed to positively benefit Christian leaders in their own lives and relationships. Services include training, consultancy, counselling and resourcing.
Website: www.claybury.org
Email: info@claybury.com
Tel: 020 8906 2737

Crowhurst Christian Healing Centre

The Healing Centre provides for mission partners rest, spiritual refreshment, prayer and personal healing ministry and counselling if required, on their return and/or on home leave.
This is a residential centre affording care and ministry in a peaceful, secure and safe environment. Special rates apply and should be asked about on application to come and stay to the centre.
Website: www.crowhursthealing.org.uk
Email:
Tel: 01424 830204

Ellel Ministries

Ellel offer various courses and retreats around the theme of 'healing' and these would appeal particularly to those involved in ministry or mission.
Website: www.ellel.org.uk/home.htm
Email: info@grange.ellel.org.uk
Tel: 01524 751651

Holy Trinity Brompton

Holy Trinity Brompton offers a wide variety of conferences each year, ranging from Dynamic prayer in the local church, to marriage, worship, Alpha for Forces, to Caring for Ex-Offenders, and more. 
Website: www.htb.org.uk/conferences
Email: htbconferences@htb.org.uk
Tel: 020 7052 0440

Mission Encouragement Trust

MET offer on-the-field encouragement to missionaries through visits and retreats. At every retreat a loving atmosphere is created to encourage and inspire spiritual revitalisation and replenishment. Each missionary will enjoy the rich fellowship and encouragement of fellow missionaries as well as precious personal times of seeking God’s face. Each one is assured of a personal and warm welcome. The quality of personal service and comfort, together with the restful surroundings, ensures each returns to their location of service both renewed and refreshed in body, mind, soul and spirit.Under the leadership of Jan Rowland and Mintie Nel, Directors of MET, an excellent seasoned staff will daily facilitate times of Biblical meditation, prayer, teaching and worship song. Every afternoon MET offers personal relaxation time with the option of benefiting from one to one debriefing and / or counselling.
Website: www.missionencouragementtrustuk.org.uk
Email: OfficeMET@aol.com
Tel: 01903 500464

Operation Mobilisation 'Face to Face' Course

The Face to Face course is about gaining more self-understanding, not about leadership techniques. It is a time for you to step away from your responsibilities. We hope to provide a safe environment for you to be able to look at yourself as a person and if necessary find new ways of relating to God, yourself and to others.  We look for people who have been in ministry for at least two years and are committed to continue. Email for further details.
Email: gill.trainor@ict.om.org
Tel: 01228 615120

Penhurst Retreat Centre

The Centre has a heart for mission and is well known within the membercare community. The wardens, Richard and Storm Hann, are trained in listening and debriefing and are usually on hand to support and pray with guests if requested. Set in an area of 'Outstanding Natural Beauty' Penhurst is situated near the south coast but only 90 minutes from London by train. It is a small, peaceful house offering a warm welcome and many home comforts. Mission partners can visit throughout the year for personal times of rest, refreshment and renewal and there is a programme of led retreats run by leaders who have mission and membercare experience.
Website: www.penhurst.org.uk
Email:
Tel: 01424 892088

Society of Mary and Martha, Exeter

Specialist resources for people in Christian ministry including 12,000-mile Service weeks, Linhay Lodges and Family Holidays. Also have a programme of quiet days & retreats as well as provision for personal retreats.
Website: www.sheldon.uk.com
Email:
Tel: 01647 252752

SoloCon Scotland Singles Conference

SoloCon is a retreat for single adults of all ages and walks of life. Those who are never-married, divorced, separated or widowed all share and learn together. SoloCon offers a wide range of activities from workshops, recreation, musicians, challenging speakers and various sports activities. Email for next event.
Website: www.nothingisimpossible.co.uk
Email: solocon@nothingisimpossible.co.uk

2-in-2-1

This is a site all about Marriage. There is information on courses, advice and articles about all aspects of marriage, whether you're needing help in some areas or just interested in keeping your marriage 'alive' and 'on track'.
Website: www.2-in-2-1.co.uk

Barnabas Zentrum (Centre), AUSTRIA

Barnabas Zentrum is an interdenominational counseling retreat program designed for Christian workers serving in Eastern and Western Europe , Africa , Asia , and the Middle East . Barnabas Zentrum offers counseling retreats for singles/couples and for families with children. These retreats are held at Schloss Heroldeck in Millstatt, Austria.
Website: www.netlifemin.org/ministries/bzentrum
Email: barnabaszentrum@juno.com
Tel: ++ 43 676 935 8316 (AUSTRIA)

International Training Partners

International Training Partners is a US based organisation which provides practical, interactive, biblical training for missionaries and Christians from other countries. They equip these people to relate effectively with family, co-workers, other missionaries, and in cross-cultural contexts. The main topic of these workshops is 'Sharpening Your Interpersonal Skills' (SYIS), but facilitator training workshops are also offered. Workshops are run all over the world.
Website: www.itpartners.org
Email: info@itpartners.org

Link Care

This US based ministry runs a Missionary Restoration/Personal Growth Programme based in California. It is designed 'to meet the needs of missionaries and pastors having encountered difficulties in their fields of service, desiring to come to Link Care for a time of counseling, seeking to regain perspective on life and ministry'.
Website: www.linkcare.org

Marble Retreat Worldwide

Marble retreat founders, Louis and Melissa McBurney, are involved in member care in fourteen international mission areas including Kenya, Austria, Malaysia and South Africa. Known as Marble Retreat Worldwide, their program deals with marital issues, sexual problems, depressive illness, spiritual concerns and vocational conflicts. See the website for upcoming courses and retreats.
Website: www.marbleretreat.org
Email: marbleretreatworldwide@marbleretreat.org

Mobile Member Care Team

Mobile Member Care Team (MMCT) is a cooperative, inter-mission ministry that provides training, consultation, referral and direct crisis response for missionaries on the field. 
MMCT exists to strengthen the mission community for healthy, loving service in the midst of challenge, change and crisis through a ministry of equipping, preserving and restoring missionaries.
MMCT-WA was launched in May 2000 and was located in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, from that time until December 2002 when the civil war forced them to relocate. They are now centrally located in Accra, Ghana and serve the 14 countries from Senegal to Nigeria.
MMCT-WA provides training through the following workshops:

• Sharpening Your Interpersonal Skills
• Peer Response Training (crisis response for peers)
• Member Care while Managing Crises (crisis response for mission leaders)

The team also responds to crises by providing early intervention, assessment, referral and consultation to peer responders and mission leaders.
Website: www.mmct.org
Email: mmctintl@aol.com
Tel: ++ 233 21 77 48 82 or 233 24 77 93 36 (GHANA)

MTO Moyoni Retreat Centre, Uganda

This retreat centre just outside Jinja, Uganda, runs a selection of pastoral courses including:

• 'Communion with God' - a short programme on listening to God
• 'Transformation of the Heart' week - an intense week of self-examination and exploration of the things that hinder your Christian life.

Website: www.mto-moyoni.org
Email: office@mto-moyoni.org
Tel: ++256 78 2 4444 78 (UGANDA)

Narramore Christian Foundation

NCF is a US based non-profit Christian organization serving people throughout the world. It is dedicated to the prevention and solution of human problems through literature, radio, the world-wide web, training seminars and counseling. In partnership with other organizations, NCF offers retreats and in-depth training for ministers, missionaries and other Christian leaders. Group and individual counseling is available to help participants work through personal, vocational and family concerns.
Email for next missionary retreat.
Website: www.ncfliving.org
Email: homepage@ncfliving.org
Tel: ++ 1 800 477 5893 (USA)

Refresh!

Refresh! is a retreat specifically designed for the renewal, enrichment and refreshment of families and singles who minister across cultures.
Under the guidance of professionals from Heartstream Resources and the Narramore Christian Foundation, who have decades of experience in missions and caring for missionaries, Refresh! offers you the opportunity to discover how your life is going, assess your strengths and current life issues, enrich your personality, and enhance your ministry by making you a more fulfilled and whole person. It will help you discover new tools and resources. You can enjoy a vacation with a purpose, learn new skills, and enjoy teaching and personal counsel.
Website: www.heartstreamresources.org
Email:
Tel: ++ 1 717 444 2374 (USA)

Single Vision

"Single Vision" is for those serving single who desire to: Rest and relax in a leisure environment.  Spend some quality time in reflective readings and singing. Build skills to enhance service effectiveness. Talk with a counselor about professional / personal development. Experience fun activities in Thailand. Meet others who share their passion to serve. A meaningful way to spend a vacation. Have a little fun in life.
Two events are usually organised each year in different places.
Website: www.singlevisioninternational.com
Email:
Tel: ++ 1 630 699 1557 (USA)

2-in-2-1

This is a site all about Marriage. There is information on courses, advice and articles about all aspects of marriage, whether you're needing help in some areas or just interested in keeping your marriage 'alive' and 'on track'. Some courses are available online.
Website: www.2-in-2-1.co.uk

Retreat Centres Online

If you're looking for retreat centres and courses for any specific country or region, you might try this site.
Website: www.retreatsonline.com