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A Marriage Enrichment Retreat/Seminar
A weekend to refocus, rekindle, and reconnect
Love Rekindled is our second annual marriage enrichment retreat and seminar designed to help couples who are struggling and couples that just want to improve upon and an already good marriage. This retreat is not for Christian couples only, but all married couples are welcome. The retreat is for newly-married couples and couples who have been married for many years.
One of Satan's greatest attacks is against the family and marital relationships. The divorce rate in America is reported at between 40 and 50 percent. For married couples who have entered their second and third marriages, the percentage is even higher.
Our vision is to call married couples from Midland and surrounding areas for a weekend of renewal and equipping. This will be a time to unplug from the rest of the world and focus soley on your spouse and your marriage.
We believe individuals will be transformed by the renewing of the mind, thus strengthening marriage and rekindling love.
One of Satan's greatest attacks is against the family and marital relationships. The divorce rate in America is reported at between 40 and 50 percent. For married couples who have entered their second and third marriages, the percentage is even higher.
Our vision is to call married couples from Midland and surrounding areas for a weekend of renewal and equipping. This will be a time to unplug from the rest of the world and focus soley on your spouse and your marriage.
We believe individuals will be transformed by the renewing of the mind, thus strengthening marriage and rekindling love.
Seminar Leaders
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Pastor Lonnie and Candice Phillips have counseled couples for over a decade. They have taught marriage seminars and have led couples-groups in places like Arkansas and India. Having been married for twenty years, they have two beautiful children. Lonnie earned his Master of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary. He wrote and recently published a book titled, Journey Toward Christ–Centered Emotions. Candice earned her Master’s degree in Religious Studies from SAIACS in Bangalore, India, and a Master’s in Christian Counseling from Asbury Theological Seminary. She has taught counseling courses at a Bible College in India.
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Pastor Jorge and Norma Romero have been leading The Gathering Church (Midland, TX) since 2012. They have a passion for the local church and its influence in the community. Beginning in 2018, Pastor Jorge will begin leading the churches of Midland as the newly elected President of the Midland Ministerial Alliance. Pastor Jorge is an ordained minister and loves coffee and technology.
Norma serves as Children’s director at TGC and is the Director of The Gathering After-school Program. They have been married for 13 years and have three children. |
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Pastor Roy and Carla Smith have been married for 35 years. They have two children and 3 grandchildren. Pastor Smith is the Senior Pastor and Founder of True-Lite Christian Fellowship in Midland, TX. He began ministry in 1976 as a senior in High School. He ministered as an Associate Pastor in Monohans, TX, in 1981, and then served from 1982-1985 at Greater Ideal Baptist Church. Carla Smith serves on the Heritage USA FCU Advisory Board, the Life Center Advisory Board, and as President on the Midland County Republican Women Board of Directors.
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K.C. Blackketter is one of the founding therapists of Agape Counseling Services in West Texas. Formerly serving the local church as a pastor, he is now a licensed counselor and has served Agape as Outreach Director and now Interim Clinical Director. K.C. earned his Master of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary and his Master of Arts in Counseling form UTPB. He and his wife, Kim, have five children and two grandchildren (so far).
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Rev. Larry Long has served as the senior Pastor of Midland’s Fellowship Community Church for 17 years. Prior to pastoring in Midland, he pastored for 10 ½ years among the Cajun people of South Louisiana. Larry and Melissa have been married for 31 years. They have two grown daughters, neither of whom are married. Larry loves to write, preach, hunt, fish, read, teach, and hang-out with his friend and pastor, Rev. Roy Smith, when Carla allows it.
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