Solo pastors
Weary shepherds needing a place that isn't their own church.
The Ranch
A quiet refuge for those who pour themselves out.
On a working ranch in south Texas, we're setting apart a place where pastors, missionaries, and ministry teams can step away from the weight of their calling and find the kind of rest that goes deeper than a day off.
Why we do this
A pastor can't burn out. But the people who carry the gospel for others are the ones most tempted to believe rest is neglect.
Our founder knows this first-hand. A plane crash, months in a hospital bed, a year of rehab — God forced him still because He loved him enough to stop him. That conviction is the soil of this ministry: to give the people who pour out for others a place to be poured back into. Read the full story.
Who comes
A small list with a long reach.
Ministry couples
Husbands and wives in ministry, coming together — or apart — to rebuild.
Church staff teams
A whole team, carried together for a few days of retreat.
Missionaries on leave
On furlough or between assignments, in need of somewhere quiet.
Vocational ministry
Chaplains, counselors, ministry non-profit workers.
Pastoral referrals
Pastors sending the people they're caring for to us for a season.
Building in phases
Growing into its calling.
We started small on purpose, and we're growing carefully. Each phase comes online as the Lord provides. We don't advertise what we can't offer — and we won't host anyone until we can care for them the way we want to.
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Right now · Spring 2026
Renovating the ranch house.
Stripping it back and rebuilding it for hospitality — kitchen, bedrooms, common space, the porches and fireplaces where conversations actually happen.
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Summer 2026 Opening first
Day trips on the ranch.
Single-day visits for individuals, pastoral couples, and small ministry teams. Come at sunrise, stay through sunset — meals, the land, and pastoral counsel all in place.
What's on the landStocked fishing pondBring a rod.Operational cattle ranchA real working operation, at its own pace.Four wheelersTrails out through the pasture.Fire pitsQuiet nights and good conversation.Reading libraryA small, thoughtful shelf to sit with.Sunset walksWest-facing horizons, wide and slow.Morning sunrisesCoffee on the porch before the world wakes up. -
Fall 2026 Opening next
The ranch house opens.
Overnight stays for a single guest, a couple, or a small team. The heart of the ranch — kitchen, living space, bedrooms, and the porch where most of the best conversations will end up.
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2027 – 2029 Planned
Barndominium, mini cabins, and a bunk house.
Room enough for full church staff teams, whole families, or a week-long cohort. Each building gets its own kind of quiet — something for couples, something for teams, something for the people who want to be alone.
- Barndominium
- Mini cabins
- Bunk house
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Eventually
Horse stables.
Horses on the ranch — trail rides, chores, the kind of slow work that reorients a tired soul. Not yet, but we believe for it.
Support the ranch
Two ways to walk alongside.
Every retreat is offered to guests without cost to them. Friends of the ministry make that possible — and they help us build what's next.
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General support
Fund the retreats we're running.
Travel help, meals, lodging, pastoral counsel, and the day-to-day cost of hosting guests on the ranch. Gifts here keep the ranch open to the next person who needs it.
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Dedicated giving
Build what's next — buildings and amenities.
Capital gifts toward the ranch house, the barndominium, the bunkhouse, the cabins, and the stables that will follow. Earmarked so it's used for what you're giving toward.