Welcome to HEIS Renewal!

Nurturing Christian leaders toward Sabbath in Shalom
(an experience of wholeness and healthy relationship at rest in Christ).

What is HEIS Renewal?

A Christian Retreat

A place where Sabbath in Shalom can be learned and experienced...

Comfortable, rustic cabins (4-16 people)
A meeting center
Walking trails with engaging attractions
Future creek and farmland addition

A place where Responsible Living principles are lived out...

Repurposed farm buildings
Facilities finished and furnished with repurposed materials and furnishings
High efficiency HVAC and appliances
Highly insulated/tight buildings
Orchards, gardens, trees, ponds and greenhouses produce: food, building materials, fiber, energy and re-creation
Aquaponic greenhouses
Renewable energy (solar/wind, energy storage, wood/biomass)

Renewal Ministry

Programs/workshops, counseling, and support for:

Wholeness & Rest: Sabbatical, silent retreat, biblical exegesis, life in grace
Spiritual Renewal: Confession, repentance and Holy Spirit guided prayer
Healthy Relationships: Seminars (God, family, marriage, business, leadership)
Recovery & Reconciliation: Burnout, all forms of idolatry

Sabbath in Shalom is an experience of wholeness and healthy, intimate, fruitful (life-giving) relationship at rest in Christ (including relationships with God, ourselves, all people God places in our path, and the created things God has placed within our influence.

Sabbath in Shalom is the focus of life lived daily in faith under the covenant of grace...to serve God, participating in His work to restore Sabbath in Shalom to all who receive Christ and walk in the Holy Spirit.

Responsible Living

Eliminating Unhealthy Dependency

Regional Security: Reduce import and transportation dependency and risk
Food Security: Source a healthy, balanced diet (fruits, vegetables, grains, and proteins) from regionally grown produce; support shelters and food kitchens
Resource Security: Reuse, recycle, repurpose, reduce waste and re-produce (source building materials, fiber, energy, and manufacturing/processing regionally)
Environmental Security: Energy efficiency, distributed renewable energy production and storage, waste and pollution reduction, reduce chemical use, improve and protect water and habitat quality