2021 Summer Family Retreat: Week 1
About this retreat
You keep a lot of plates spinning, and the to-do list is long. Wouldn’t it be great to have a break from cooking meals, cleaning the dishes, and entertaining your tribe? Could you imagine some time away that allowed for quality time with your spouse, spiritual renewal, and bonding time with the whole family? What kind of trip would it take to recharge those physical, emotional, and spiritual batteries? Sometime we wear ourselves out, and what we need isn’t just another vacation that requires more work. What we need is a vacation with a purpose.
Forest Home’s Summer Family Retreat strives to be the experience your family needs to reconnect, rediscover, and relax. In a picturesque mountain setting, your family will be engaged by dynamic speakers to challenge your spiritual walk. Your children will be loved and taught in fun, age-specific programs throughout the day and tenderly cared for in your cabin in the evening by your family’s very own Child Care Assistant. (No, you’re not dreaming!) You will finally be able to sit down during dinner to enjoy hot, delicious meals prepared by our skilled staff and take that much-needed break from the chores.
Whether you feel like plunging down the zipline or journaling in the chapel, going for a hike or indulging in a milkshake, Forest Home offers a unique blend of experiences for your whole family to make impacting memories to last a lifetime. You won’t regret the time away from the screens, busy day-planner, and baseball practice. Find your rest, find your purpose at Forest Home!
Speaker: Dr. Greg & Erin Smalley
Worship: Jadon Lavik
Host Pastor: Jason Carson
Speaker: Dr. Greg & Erin Smalley
Dr. Greg Smalley serves as the vice president of Marriage and Family Formation at Focus on the Family. He is the best-selling author of 17 books and co-creator of the premarital curriculum “Ready to Wed” with his wife, Erin. As the
program manager for Focus on the Family’s marriage ministry, Erin Smalley develops content for the marriage department. The Smalleys have four children.
Worship: Jadon Lavik
Jadon Lavik is an accomplished singer/songwriter with multiple Top 10 AC Hits (“What If” and “Come Thou Fount”), three #1’s at Inspirational Radio (“Father”, “What If”, and “Come Thou Fount”) three Dove Award nominations and an ASCAP songwriter award recipient. Jadon has maintained a deep love for continuing to write songs for the church. He lives in San Clemente, California, along with his wife, Stephanie, and their four children.
Host Pastor: Jason Carson
Jason Carson is the Senior Pastor of Encounter Church in Mission Viejo, CA. He loves his family more than anything on the planet. Jason and his wife Julie were married in 1998 and have 4 amazing children: Halley, Lucy, Janey, and Shane. Jason was the Youth Pastor at Mission Hills Community Church in Rancho Santa Margarita for 14 years and saw it grow from 11 to 160. After transitioning to adult and family ministry for a couple of years, Jason got the clear call from God to plant a church in his hometown of Mission Viejo in March of 2015. His true passion is shepherding people and caring for them as they encounter a life changing God, and become passionate followers of Christ.
Formerly, Jason was the founding member of The OC Supertones, one of the most popular bands in all of Christian music. While serving in the band, Jason delivered the message of the gospel to over one million people. He has spoken at numerous Harvest Crusades, Billy Graham crusades, Food for the Hungry events, Creation festivals, for the Pope, and at several youth camps. Before the band, Jason worked as a small group leader, teacher, worship leader and youth director at Mission Hills Church in Mission Viejo, CA for 7 years.
Jason graduated with a degree in Pastoral Ministries from Vanguard University in Southern California.
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HOUSING
Note* : All housing is shared for this event.
Cedar Ridge:
Seven brand new buildings completed in 2018. This luxury housing provides hotel-style lodging with air-conditioning, kitchenettes, customizable room layouts, cozy common areas, private bathrooms and full linens.
Grace House:
Beautiful two story home in a private location. Premium, furnished housing with full kitchen, common area, and five furnished bedrooms with queen & single beds in each room. Private bathrooms with full linens provided.
Preferred:
Mixture of queen, double, twin, and bunk beds with private bathrooms. Full linens provided.
Standard:
Queen and bunk bed housing with private bathrooms. Bed and bath linens not provided.
Economy:
Bunk bed housing with jack & jill bathrooms with a sink in each room. Bed and bath linens are not provided.
RATES
Note* : All Housing is Shared| Age | Economy | Standard | Preferred | Grace House | Cedar Ridge Studio | Cedar Ridge 2bd/1ba | Cedar Ridge 2bd/1ba w/Living Space | Cedar Ridge 2bd/2ba w/Living Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | $745 | $989 | $1145 | $1355 | $1200 | $1355 | $1389 | $1569 |
| 9-17 Years Old | $445 | $595 | $689 | $809 | $719 | $809 | $835 | $945 |
| 3-8 Years Old | $355 | $475 | $549 | $649 | $579 | $655 | $669 | $755 |
| 0-2 Years Old | FREE | FREE | FREE | FREE | FREE | FREE | FREE | FREE |
Payment Guidelines:
All deposits are non-refundable and due at the time of registration.
Payment Deadlines:
• The full balance is due no later than May 1
• Any cancellation after February 1 forfeits full payment
• At the discretion of Forest Home, prices are subject to change at any time
• If you are a church or group and have signed a contract, please refer to your contract for payment guidelines