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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: In Ontario, at Silver Eagle Resort, Eagle Lake, Halliburton; Saskatchewan, in Nipawin, at Northern Greens Resort

Silver Eagle Lodges Sanctuary @ Eagle Lake, Haliburton 🔗

Sanctuary @ Northern Greens Resort, Nipawin, SK 🔗

The Narrows, former 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

Sunday to Friday 5 day Intensive @ Silver Eagle Sanctuary

Week 1 – Oct 19th to 24th, 2025 – OPEN

Week 2 – Oct 26th-31st, 2025 – OPEN

Week 3 – Nov 9th to 14th, 2025 – OPEN

Week 4 – Nov 16th to 21st, 2025 – OPEN

Week 5 – Nov 30 to Dec 5th, 2025 – OPEN

Week 6 – Dec 7th to 12th, 2025 – OPEN

SASKATCHEWAN

Sunday to Friday 5 day Intensive @ Northern Greens Sanctuary

To Be Announced

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SANCTUARIES

ONTARIO – SILVER EAGLE: Is in the Haliburton tourist region near Toronto, Ontario. The lakefront Upper and Lower Lodges are beautiful spaces where you will be lodging in a fully equipped private suite.

SASKATCHEWAN – NORTHERN GREENS: Is in the rural north east tourist and agricultural region of Saskatchewan a few hours from Saskatoon. It is situated at one of the provinces premier golf courses, fishing and hunting regions. The resort is a modern hunting lodge decor; your suite is comfortable and quiet.

Begin SHM Intensive Registration

We are here to help you. We prefer you click on the “Registration Screening Application” button to begin registration. 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.

Registration Screening Application

OR call our Executive Assistant @ 1 (303) 884-8030 / email, 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 / / Host Volunteers / Event Volunteers / Canadian Marriage Conference Team – Gerry and Kathy Kraemer

Charitable Donations

Our invitation to prayerfully consider partnering with us in Canada … charitable donation tax receipts.

Canadian Credit Card Donations

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.

Giving Mailing Address

Great Commission Foundation
PO Box 14006
Abbotsford, BC, V2T 0B4, Canada.

Use drop down Mail Donations tab for more information

Contact Address

Box 1049
Nipawin, ON S0E 1E0
Canada.

email Carsten & Linda – pellmann@me.com

PO Box 4808
Parker CO 80134
United States
1 (303) 884-8030. email Gail – gail@shministry.com. To visit our USA website 🔗 SHM USA

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