Soul Care Intensives - Restoring The Soul

Soul Care Intensives

"When someone shows up for an intensive they are usually saying to themselves, 'I'm ready to do life differently.'"
   --Restoring the Soul Board Member

What is a Soul Care Intensive?

A soul care intensive blends counseling, spiritual direction, focused biblical teaching, and healing prayer in a way that addresses barriers to intimacy with God and others. Soul care intensives connect the most difficult realities of life and living with the profound realities of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The unique, in depth format of a soul care intensive allows couples and individuals to meet in half day blocks over two weeks in order to focus on critical life issues and gain perspective toward what truly matters. Extended time away from everyday pressures and responsibilities creates an environment to significantly address issues in a short amount of time. Intensive focus creates the opportunity to move forward with practical direction, a renewed sense of purpose, and substantial healing of underlying issues of the heart.

Each intensive is designed with ample time to explore personal and relational brokenness while emphasizing a solid biblical path toward wholeness in Christ. Participants meet approximately 3 hours per day in sessions tailored to address individual needs. The balance of the time is often spent in independent study, worship and prayer, or in simply enjoying God's beautiful creation in the Rocky Mountains.

Who should attend a soul care intensive?

Soul care intensives are designed specifically for pastors, church and parachurch workers, and missionaries. However, men and women from a variety of backgrounds have taken advantage of the intensive format, including physicians, businesspersons, and laypersons wanting to experience personal transformation in their soul.  Intensives are not intended as a substitute for inpatient treatment and potential applicants are required to complete a phone interview.

What kinds of concerns are addressed?

Some participate in an intensive because something is undeniably broken. Issues addressed have included the need for healing from adultery, sexual addiction, or same sex attractions; difficulties with intimacy; burnout and exhaustion from ministry; spiritual abuse or feelings of disillusionment.

Others participate simply because they have a sense that God has more in store for their lives. Their hearts are hungry and thirsty for "more and better life than they ever dreamed of" (John 10:10, The Message). Some of these issues have included exploring one's own life story and calling, living from the heart, developing a greater capacity to hear the voice of God, and deepening the life of prayer.

What specific programs are offered?
Restoring the Soul offers two separate formats depending on a persons particular needs. Extended intensives are available for couples and individuals, while Spiritual Direction intensives are designed specifically for individuals seeking spiritual direction.

Extended Intensives  One and two week formats designed for two separate purposes.

One Week Intensive: This format involves meeting 3-4 hours per day, Monday through Friday. The format of one week is designed for couples or individuals seeking soul care that is proactive and preventive, not nessecarily dealing with a current crisis or significant brokenness.

Two Week Intensive: This format also involves meeting 3-4 hours per day, Monday through Friday. The two week format is designed for couples or individuals who are dealing with a significant recent personal or marital difficulties or crisis.

Spiritual Direction Intensives
This format is available on a limited basis. The Spiritual Direction Intensive is a twelve hour format from Wednesday afternoon through Friday morning.  Specifically designed for those seeking spiritual direction and/or alumni of intensive programs. All intensives are are held in Denver, Colorado-the gateway to the Rocky Mountains-where breathtaking scenery and majestic mountains abound.

Where do I stay while in Denver?
Restoring the Soul partners with friends of the ministry who provide "host homes" at no charge to couples and individuals during the intensive (please note: at the present time host homes are available on an extremely limited basis). Should a host home be available, the need for privacy personal space are respected. All meals are the responsibility of the attendee.

When host homes are not available Restoring the Soul works closely with a number of hotels located within walking distance of our offices. All hotel fees are the responsibility of the attendee and are not included in the soul care intensive fee.

What are the fees for an intensive?

At Restoring the Soul we have a primary committment to fulfiliing our mission of equipping and caring for Christian leaders.   Typically, this would include those in full-time ministry such as pastors, youth leaders, worship leaders and other church staff; campus ministry staff, para-church staff, and missionaries. However, because each and every one of us is called to live with Kingdom influence we are all, in one sense, "Christian leaders." Therefore, from time to time we work with couples and individuals who are not serving in traditional "full-time ministry" but who are seeking the kind of deep transformation leading to Kingdom impact within their given sphere of influence.

Therefore, effective November 2007, Restoring the Soul offers two different schedules of fees for each program.  One Schedule of fees is designed for those serving in a traditional "full-time ministry" positions. These fees are reduced significantly from our actual operating costs as a ministry to those in full-time Christian service.  The second schedule of fees is based on the actual cost of offering our programs and is designed for those outside of traditional "full-time ministry." Men and women from fields such as medicine and the business marketplace have attended our programs. Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions about which schedule you might fit in.

Full-Time Ministry Fee Schedule (pastors, parachurch workers, missionaries, and military)

Two Week Soul Care Intensive: $4100.00
One Week Soul Care Intensive: $2900.00
Spiritual Direction Intensive: $1500.00 (3 day schedule)

Non Full-Time Ministry Fee Schedule

Two Week Soul Care Intensive: $5100.00.
One Week Soul Care Intensive: $3500.00
Spiritual Direction Intensive:      $2000.00 (3 day schedule)

All fees listed in both schedules are total charges, not charge "per person."

For your convenience, fees for Soul Care Intensives may be paid with any major credit card through PayPal secure online payments.

*Limited partial scholarships are available primarily for those in full-time ministry who have no income and no organization providing financial assistance. Restoring the Soul is committed to providing services to qualified leaders in need regardless of their ability to pay. Please e-mail us at info@restoringthesoul.com for more details.

With whom do I meet?

Michael Cusick will be the primary caregiver and ministry provider. Depending on the specific needs presented during the application process, Michael may elect to bring other professional and lay caregivers into the process on a limited basis.