Retreat Schedule of the Day
Date: Friday and Saturday, October 27-28, 2023
Facility: Restoration Family Farm, 18 Lawrence Road, Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Friday Schedule:
8:30am-9:00am: Check-in/Continental Breakfast
9:00am-9:15am: Worship w/Pastor Rob—Main Room
9:15am-9:30am: Welcome and Announcements w/Kathryn Ross—Main Room
9:30am-10:30am: Session 1--Pioneers with Pens: Mapping the Way w/Kathryn Ross and GNCW Staff
10:30am-10:45am: BREAK
10:45am-12:00noon: Breakout Groups
12:00noon-12:45pm: Lunch
12:45pm-1:15pm: Corn Hole Tournament w/Pastor Rob
1:15pm-2:00pm: Session 2--Pioneer Checklist: Nuts and Bolts of Goal Setting w/Tabatha Scheffler
2:00pm-4:00pm: Breakout Groups
4:00pm-4:10pm: BREAK
4:10pm-4:35pm: Group Share—Main Room
4:35pm-5:15pm: Dinner—Main Room
5:15pm-6:00pm: Firepit Worship w/Pastor Rob and Close the Day
Saturday Schedule:
8:30am-9:00am: Check-in/Continental Breakfast
9:00am-9:15am: Worship w/Pastor Rob—Main Room
9:15am-9:30am: Welcome Back and Announcements w/Trish Weldon—Main Room
9:30am-10:30am: Session 3—Grammar Pitfalls on the Way: Writing Tech & Craft Excellence w/Kathryn Ross
10:30am-10:45am: BREAK
10:45am-12:00noon: Breakout Groups
12:00noon-12:45pm: Lunch
12:45pm-1:15pm: Corn Hole Tournament w/Pastor Rob
1:15pm-2:00pm: Session 4—State Your Mission! w/Linda Slomin
2:00pm-3:30pm: Breakout Groups--Mission Statement Focus
3:30pm-3:45pm: BREAK
3:45pm-4:30pm: Show & Tell Mission Statement Share & Prayer w/K. Ross & GNCW Staff—Main Room
4:30pm-5:00pm: Firepit Worship w/Pastor Rob, Give Thanks, and Farewell
Breakout Group Room Assignments:
Manuscript Critique and Discussions—Main Room Head Table
Vision Board Crafting Center—Main Room/back of room work station
Show, Don’t Tell: How to Narrate Your Epic Pioneer Story—Mid-Room Side A
Writing for Children—Playroom
Devotional Writing—Conference Room
The Publishing Industry: What You Need to Know—Mid-Room Side B
Facility: Restoration Family Farm, 18 Lawrence Road, Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Friday Schedule:
8:30am-9:00am: Check-in/Continental Breakfast
9:00am-9:15am: Worship w/Pastor Rob—Main Room
9:15am-9:30am: Welcome and Announcements w/Kathryn Ross—Main Room
9:30am-10:30am: Session 1--Pioneers with Pens: Mapping the Way w/Kathryn Ross and GNCW Staff
10:30am-10:45am: BREAK
10:45am-12:00noon: Breakout Groups
12:00noon-12:45pm: Lunch
12:45pm-1:15pm: Corn Hole Tournament w/Pastor Rob
1:15pm-2:00pm: Session 2--Pioneer Checklist: Nuts and Bolts of Goal Setting w/Tabatha Scheffler
2:00pm-4:00pm: Breakout Groups
4:00pm-4:10pm: BREAK
4:10pm-4:35pm: Group Share—Main Room
4:35pm-5:15pm: Dinner—Main Room
5:15pm-6:00pm: Firepit Worship w/Pastor Rob and Close the Day
Saturday Schedule:
8:30am-9:00am: Check-in/Continental Breakfast
9:00am-9:15am: Worship w/Pastor Rob—Main Room
9:15am-9:30am: Welcome Back and Announcements w/Trish Weldon—Main Room
9:30am-10:30am: Session 3—Grammar Pitfalls on the Way: Writing Tech & Craft Excellence w/Kathryn Ross
10:30am-10:45am: BREAK
10:45am-12:00noon: Breakout Groups
12:00noon-12:45pm: Lunch
12:45pm-1:15pm: Corn Hole Tournament w/Pastor Rob
1:15pm-2:00pm: Session 4—State Your Mission! w/Linda Slomin
2:00pm-3:30pm: Breakout Groups--Mission Statement Focus
3:30pm-3:45pm: BREAK
3:45pm-4:30pm: Show & Tell Mission Statement Share & Prayer w/K. Ross & GNCW Staff—Main Room
4:30pm-5:00pm: Firepit Worship w/Pastor Rob, Give Thanks, and Farewell
Breakout Group Room Assignments:
Manuscript Critique and Discussions—Main Room Head Table
Vision Board Crafting Center—Main Room/back of room work station
Show, Don’t Tell: How to Narrate Your Epic Pioneer Story—Mid-Room Side A
Writing for Children—Playroom
Devotional Writing—Conference Room
The Publishing Industry: What You Need to Know—Mid-Room Side B
Be sure to check out the Pageant Wagon Bookshop Table
and have some fun at the Pioneers Photo Booth!
and have some fun at the Pioneers Photo Booth!
GOOD NEWS CHRISTIAN WRITERS RETREAT WORKSHOPS MISSION STATEMENT:
Under the umbrella of Pageant Wagon Publishing, Christian writers in Southern New Jersey gather at the annual
Good News Christian Writers Retreat and Workshop where they can quiet their souls and enrich their spirits
in a restful and creative atmosphere, to secure God’s vision for their work,
hone writing and communication skills, and critique multi-genre manuscripts for publication.
Learn how to tell His Story through your story, and bring the Light of God’s salty Good News
to the mountains of social and cultural influence.
Kathryn Ross, Retreat Director
Under the umbrella of Pageant Wagon Publishing, Christian writers in Southern New Jersey gather at the annual
Good News Christian Writers Retreat and Workshop where they can quiet their souls and enrich their spirits
in a restful and creative atmosphere, to secure God’s vision for their work,
hone writing and communication skills, and critique multi-genre manuscripts for publication.
Learn how to tell His Story through your story, and bring the Light of God’s salty Good News
to the mountains of social and cultural influence.
Kathryn Ross, Retreat Director