Real sessions
Founders and pastors who’ve built something tell the version of the story they leave off LinkedIn.
Retreats · a few times a year
Step away from the business for a few days
Every three to six months we take a group of founders somewhere quiet for three days and two nights. There are sessions and workshops, plenty of time outside, and long dinners. Donors cover it, so you don’t pay a thing.
3days
2nights
~30founders
$0to attend
Sound familiar?
Most founders haven’t had a full day without their phone in years. At check-in, phones go in a basket for the sessions. You’ll get yours back. By the second day, most people stop asking for it.
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How the three days go
Enough structure that you leave with something, and enough empty space that you actually rest.
- 2:00 PM
Roll in, find your cabin, drop your bags
- 3:30 PM
Walk the property with whoever’s around
- 6:00 PM
Dinner at one long table
- 7:30 PM
Fire + opening session: why we build
Sample schedule. Each retreat is a little different.
What it looks like
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What you’ll do there
Workshops
Practical ones. You leave with a page of decisions, not a page of notes you’ll never read.
Time to think further out
Hours with no meetings, so you can think about year three instead of next Thursday.
Unplugged mornings
Phones go in a basket during sessions. It’s uncomfortable for about a day.
Founders from other cities
Raleigh meets Richmond meets Greenville. Your table at home gets bigger.
Speakers worth the drive
We bring in people we’d want to hear ourselves, and make sure they stay for dinner.
Admit one founderRetreat3 days · 2 nights · lodging, meals, sessions
Paid in full
Who pays for this?
Somebody already covered your spot
Christian Founders is a 501(c)(3) ministry. Lodging, food, and speakers are paid for by people who think founders shouldn’t have to figure this out alone. If you want to pay it forward someday, there’s a Give button up top. We won’t bring it up again.
Creating space for growth
Retreat spots go to founders who are already coming to breakfast. Start there.