Retreat day for ministers and pastors
Multicultural day of rest and reflection on the theme: Father, make us one.
On Monday, January 19, 2026, the Migrant and Church working group is organizing a multicultural retreat day for pastors with and without a migrant background.
Everyday life all too often robs us of time. In particular, time for rest. Can you make a different move? We serve the Creator of time: what does Jesus want to teach you so that you can find rest in life and ministry?
Prayer, rest, and space. In every corner of the church, in every culture, the pastor with a responsibility for pastoral care needs a place to be still.
Come to the special retreat day on Monday, January 19, in the building of the Evangelical Brethren Church in Zeist and find that place of seclusion with like-minded people. Come to rest and, together with colleagues from different churches and cultural backgrounds, receive nourishment for your soul in the busyness of your work.
The theme “Father, make us one” will be explored in an inspiring lecture on prayer by Dr. Joseph Bangura, affiliated with the PThU and ETF Leuven. This retreat day is the sixth edition of the annual conference organized by the working group.
Thanks to a subsidy from the Protestant Church, the personal contribution is low: €12.50.
Ministers receive PE points for attending this day.
Migrant & Church Working Group
The following organizations collaborate in the Migrant & Church Working Group:
- Evangelie & Moslims (Gospel & Muslims)
- Gave (Gift)
- Geloofsinburgering (Faith Integration)
- Intercultural Church Plants
- Protestant Church in the Netherlands
- SKIN (Churches Together in the Netherlands)
This retreat day is the sixth edition of the annual conference organized by the working group.
Tickets include:
- Introduction to rest in different cultures
- Well-prepared Arabic lunch
- Coffee, tea, and afternoon snack
- Simple evening meal
- Transportation to Driebergen-Zeist station (shuttle service)
Questions?
Mail to: info@geloofsinburgering.nl
Experiences
“Making contact with someone or a culture that is unfamiliar to me feels like a risk. However, every time it turns out that the risk is much smaller than I had anticipated.”
“A breath of fresh air. It does you good: praying, thinking, and opening yourself up!”
“The lecture inspired me to continue on my own.”
Location
Evangelical Brethren Church in the Netherlands,
Zusterplein 20, 3703 CB Zeist
Date
Monday, January 19, 2026, doors open at 9:30 a.m., start at 10 a.m.
Contribution
Ministers and pastors: €12.50
Theology students are welcome! Register as a minister.
PE points
For PKN ministers: 0.25 PE points with digital certificate.
