Ministry for Married Couples in Christian Ministry

SHM is an Intensive Retreat Ministry for couples in Christian leadership who need a place of sanctuary, healing and restoration.

Welcome to Shepherd’s Heart in Canada. †

We Are Here For You!

Shepherd’s Heart is a sponsored ministry helping Christian Leadership couples experiencing deep distress in their marriage. We provide solutions in confidential sessions. Our private retreat Sanctuary is a place where a couple is cared for and loved during a “Five Day Intensive” experience.

OUR INTENSIVE TEAM

An SHM Intensive team consists of a Pastoral Care couple and a Host couple. The team expresses the heartbeat of God’s love and grace to every guest couple. The Pastoral Care Specialists meet with our leadership guest couple in private sessions ministering to the spiritual and relational issues stressing the marriage. The Host couple lovingly cares for our guests’ comfort needs including meals. There are other essential team members who are active ‘off-site’ that make an Intensive possible (click menu “SHM Friends”).

HER TESTIMONIAL

“The state of our marriage was crushed. I was crushed deep in my whole being. But: I have experienced deep healing, freedom, restoration and victory!! 🙂 … our pastoral care couple…were so sensitive to the Spirit for me. It was easy to follow their teachings and spiritual guidance… I believe this Intensive saved our marriage from a divorce! …I’m not discouraged anymore … The Lord is with me/us to walk and work through this crisis! We now have GREAT tools to use.”

HIS TESTIMONIAL

“My wife and I came to SHM with our broken pieces – afraid, filled with shame on my side and anger on her side. So much desolation, grief and mourning… In the stillness of the retreat sanctuary, God found a way to let His grace flow to us… We praise God for renewing the right spirit within us and for the great tools handed down to us by such loving, warm, Spirit-led pastoral care.”

FOLLOW UP SUPPORT

Couples may choose to extend their Intensive experience. We offer Zoom, FaceTime or Skype follow-up calls with our alumni to pray, encourage, advise and support them. Usually the agreement is up to one year at their request. We encourage couples to connect with a local trusted mentor for accountability.

REFERRALS

Couples are referred by Focus on the Family CDA / USA; SHM Intensive alumni, other Christian agencies, denominational leaders, supporting churches, SHM volunteers/prayer partners, financial supporters, and referral ambassadors who promote the ministry.

INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY

People travel internationally to attend a Shepherd’s Heart marriage Intensive. Canadian Sanctuaries welcome guests from many places in the world including Canada, USA, Great Britain and Asia. Shepherd’s Heart Ministry head office is in Parker, Colorado, USA.

Pastoral Care Specialists

We are Pastoral Care Specialists, trained and experienced in the SHM Marriage Intensive model developed by the founders of Shepherd’s Heart Ministry – Larry and Lorrie Russell. Our pastoral care Intensives are uniquely designed for couples in Christian leadership. We provide biblically grounded and Christ-centered solutions.

The private Intensive sessions are conducted in a safe and comfortable environment providing specialized care with our trained pastoral couple – Carsten and Linda Pellmann – Shepherd’s Heart is committed to pastors, missionaries and leadership couples serving in para-church ministry.

Where Are We?

Shepherd’s Heart retreat Sanctuaries are presently located in four countries.

Sanctuaries in Canada are on the Sunshine Coast, Pender Harbour, British Columbia. In Ontario at Eagle Lake, Halliburton; Horseshoe Valley, near Toronto; and Niagara-On-The-Lake near Niagara Falls.

carriage-hills — Carriage Hills – Sanctuary at Horseshoe Valley 🔗

Forest House – Sanctuary at Pender Harbour 🔗

Pearable – Sanctuary at Niagara-On-The-Lake 🔗

The Narrows, Sanctuary at Pender Harbour

What We Do

1 Provide our guest couple with safe and strictly confidential specialized pastoral care in a beautiful setting. 2 Help remove financial barriers to attending our five day Intensive. 3 Facilitate healing solutions that renew a Christian marriage..read more about qualifying for an Intensive >

INTENSIVE DATES

ONTARIO

January 6-11, 2019: Silver Eagle – CLOSED

February 17-22, 2019: Pearable – FILLED

BRITISH COLUMBIA

April 7-14, 2019: Pender Harbour – FILLED

April 14-19, 2019: Pender Harbour – FILLED

April 28-May 3, 2019: Pender Harbour – FILLED

May 26-31, 2019: Pender Harbour – FILLED

August 25-30, 2019: Pender Harbour – OPEN

Sept 8-13, 2019: Pender Harbour – OPEN

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Future dates will be listed 1-4 months in advance

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February 18-23, 2018: Pearable – CLOSED

March 18-23, 2018: Pearable – CLOSED

April 8-13, 2018 : Pender Harbour – CLOSED

April 22-27, 2018 : Pender Harbour – CLOSED

April 29-May 4, 2018 : Pender Harbour – CLOSED

May 6-11, 2018 : Pender Harbour – CLOSED

June 24-29, 2018: Pearable – CLOSED

September 16-21, 2018: Pender Harbour – CLOSED

September 23-28, 2018: Pender Harbour – CLOSED

September 30 – October 5, 2018: Pender Harbour – CLOSED

October 14-19, 2018: Pender Harbour – CLOSED

November 18-23, 2018: Carriage Hills – CLOSED

November 25-30, 2018: Silver Eagle – CLOSED

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SANCTUARIES

PENDER HARBOUR: We welcome you as our guest couple. Your private Chalet suite is in the Forest House of a secluded ocean front estate near Vancouver, British Columbia at Pender Harbour.

CARRIAGE HILLS: It is our privilege to welcome you to this country setting. You will stay as our guests in a luxury Condominium suite near Toronto, Ontario, at Horseshoe Valley.

PEARABLE: You will be staying within the Niagara Wineries tourist region. The Guest House will be your private sanctuary near Niagara Falls at Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario.

Begin SHM Intensive Screening

We are here to help you. We prefer you click on the “Start Screening” button and begin the process. Your information is sent securely to our Intake Executive Assistant. Confidentiality is assured. She will call you, listen and pray with you. You will hear more about us and she will learn more about you in completing the screening process for an SHM Intensive experience.

Start Screening

OR call our Executive Assistant @ 1 (303) 884-8030 / email form, addresses, donate, USA web link below

Friends of Shepherd’s Heart Ministry

Friends of Shepherd’s Heart invest a wealth of volunteer and financial ministry support that make each ‘Five Day Intensive’ possible.

The Prayer Team / Pastoral Care Specialists / SHM Board and Leadership Team

The owners of the SHM Sanctuaries / Financial Partners / Referral Ambassadors

Host Couples / Co-ordinators / Food and Beverage Coordinators / Event Volunteers

Canadian Marriage Conference Team – Gerry and Kathy Kraemer

We’d Love to Hear From You

If you still have questions, need information about joining our team etc., you can fill out the email form below. All email information is kept confidential.

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Contact Info

28 Brunswick Ave
London ON N6G 3K8
Canada

DONATE

Thank you for your willingness to financially partner with us in the growing vision for Canada. For charitble receipting: DONATE IN CANADA – Make cheque or money order to Trinity Lutheran Church and mail: Trinity Lutheran Church, Attn: Treasurer, 16 Kirby Ave E, Dauphin‎ MB‎. R7N 0E7 For either CDA or USA please include a note designating the donation to Carsten & Linda’s support in Shepherd’s Heart Ministry. DONATE IN USA – Make cheque to Shepherd’s Heart Ministry and mail with a designation note (see italics sentence) to: Shepherd’s Heart Ministry, PO Box 4808, Parker,‎ CO‎. 80134, United States. Credit card donation – call Gail @ 1.303.884.8030 Exec Asst and inform her the donation is for our Canadian Ministry.

PO Box 4808
Parker CO 80134
United States
1 (303) 884-8030

for more info click 🔗Web site USA

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