Explore the Powerful Experience that Awaits You at The Cross Ministry Group Retreats & Workshops in Colorado, Kentucky, and East Coast
THE CROSS MINISTRY GROUP
Christian Spiritual Retreats that Transform Lives
A powerful encounter with God awaits you. The intensive, experiential weekend retreats of The Cross Ministry Group are Christ-centered settings designed intentionally to help you experience the truth of God’s Word and His Presence in your life. We explore blocks that inhibit our connections to others and to His power and love. We provide opportunity to discover truths that usher us into freedom and authenticity as we are liberated to embrace more fully the truth of who we are in Christ.
We invite you to come and be open to experience what God has for you.
Over 7000 men, women and couples from 46 states and Canada have attended our weekends.
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Compassionate Curiosity in Relationships
Last month when I read Rob’s article … I resonated with the importance of the Clearing and Communication Model. And the thought hit me that another piece of communication that has been really helpful to me in the last few years is the concept of showing up with compassionate curiosity (that I got from Couples at the Cross). I told Rob that I thought we needed a 3rd ‘C’ model … the Compassionate Curiosity Model. Here is what I mean by that….
“I’d like to give you a piece of my mind”
I’ve “given a piece of my mind” before, and it’s not pretty. When this happens my words are a cyclone of destruction, like the Looney Tunes Tasmanian Devil ferociously ripping apart the landscape before him. He’s at least comical, but my destructive words are no joke. When I’m triggered, when a wound is touched, a false self spins in to rescue. Then my judgments and accusations and feelings erupt and cause relational damage. Hurt breeds hurt. In this posture, my heart is blocked from love and connection, the very thing I want.
Giving YOU a piece of my mind is not healthy communication, nor is it the way of Christ’s love. So why do I do it and how can I grow?
Leadership: Facing My Fear
One of the principles we hold to is:
“God meets us at the edge–when we face our fears.”
Tell me your greatest fear…
I don’t often take this particular exercise from the weekend into my “real” life. However, this year, so far, has been a doozy, and I am finding myself aware of a frequent sense of fear and anxiety. …I have found myself with a roving sense of fear…that is loud in my head. Do you ever feel this way?