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 an Intensive Retreat Ministry for married couples in Christian leadership who need a place of sanctuary, healing and restoration. SHM is a “financially sponsored ministry” helping ministry couples move through their deep distress. We provide Biblical spiritual, emotional, practical teaching solutions in a confidential, safe environment. Our private retreat Sanctuaries are a place where a couple is cared for and loved during a “Five Day Intensive” of specialized pastoral care.

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, Africa 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 Barrie; and Niagara-On-The-Lake near Niagara Falls.

carriage-hills — Carriage Hills Sanctuary @ Horseshoe Valley 🔗

Forest House Sanctuary @ Pender Harbour 🔗

Pearable Sanctuary @ Niagara On The Lake 🔗

Silver Eagle Lodges Sanctuary @ Eagle 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

September 13-17, 2020: Silver Eagle -PENDING

September 20-25, 2020: Silver Eagle – OPEN

October 4-9, 2020: Silver Eagle – OPEN

October 18-23, 2020: Silver Eagle – OPEN

October 25-30, 2020: Silver Eagle – OPEN

Nov 22-27, 2020: Silver Eagle – PENDING

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January 19-24, 2020: Silver Eagle – CLOSED

February 16-21, 2020: Pearable Retreat – CLOSED

BRITISH COLUMBIA

COVID 19 VIRUS, CANCELLATIONS

March 29 – April 3, 2020: Pender Harbour – CANCELLED

April 5-10, 2020: Pender Harbour – CANCELLED

April 19-24, 2020: Pender Harbour – CANCELLED

April 26 to May 1, 2020: Pender Harbour – CANCELLED

May 10-15, 2020: Pender Harbour – CANCELLED

May 16-22, 2020: Pender Harbour – CANCELLED

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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.

SILVER EAGLE: Is in the Haliburton tourist region, three hours from Toronto International airport. The lakefront Upper and Lower Lodges are beautiful spaces where you will be lodging in a fully equipped private suite.

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.

CARRIAGE HILLS: It is our privilege to welcome you to this country resort setting one hour from Metro-Toronto. You will stay as our guests in your own luxury Condominium suite near Barrie, Ontario, at Horseshoe Valley.

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

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Charitable Gifts

We invite you to prayerfully consider partnering with us …Donate by Credit Card or if you prefer, mail a cheque or money order. We issue charitable donation tax receipts.

CreditCard Donations CDA

Mail Donations - Canada & USA

Thank you for your willingness to financially partner with us in the growing vision for Canada. For charitable receipting:

DONATE IN CANADA – Make cheque or money order to Great Commission Foundation. Include a note or write on the memo line of the cheque, GCF # 791 Shepherd’s Heart Ministry. Mail to: Great Commission Foundation, PO Box 14006, Abbotsford, BC, V2T 0B4.

DONATE IN USA – Make cheque or money order to Shepherd’s Heart Ministry. Include a note or write on the memo line of the cheque for Carsten & Linda’s support in Canada. Mail 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.

Contact Info

28 Brunswick Ave
London ON N6G 3K8
Canada. email Carsten & Linda – pellmann@me.com

PO Box 4808
Parker CO 80134
United States
1 (303) 884-8030. email Gail – gail.magruder@shmministry.com

To visit our USA website 🔗 Web site USA

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