“This month, our national pastors and church leaders are invited to join a retreat especially for them. We give thanks to God for these dear brothers and sisters who faithfully and often sacrificially serve the Lord, the body of Christ, and the community around their churches. May this retreat be a time of refreshment, rest, and renewal. May they be strengthened by God with power through His Spirit, may they be rooted and established in love, and may those roots go down deep. Pray, too, that this retreat will be a time of great encouragement and life-giving fellowship. Pray with us that, as they return to their places of service, others will come alongside to regularly pray with and encourage them as they partner together to share Jesus with those who have yet to believe.”