As many of you who have stayed at Ridgecrest or Glorieta before already know, we send out an electronic guest survey to all of our guests for whom we have an email address. This survey asks for feedback on the entire guest experience and we are constantly utilizing this constructive feedback to improve our service.
Of all the questions the survey asks, this is my favorite:
"Beyond the facilities and service, it encourages us to hear how the Lord worked in your life during your stay at our conference center. Do you have a comment, testimony or experience you would like to share with us?"
Every month, when I'm reviewing our service scores, I love to take a few minutes and read how God worked in the lives of our guests. Below is a sampling of the responses we received for the month of May. I found these to be a blessing. Hopefully you will as well.
- I went to the prayer garden for the first time and really felt the presence of God there. I was able to open my heart, then to really "be still and know" He is God and was there.
- Whenever I come to Ridgecrest I find God's peace there. The surrounding mountains, the calm and the opportunity to hear from God without a whole lot of local traffic and people who have other priorities than Christ makes it a place I'll come to again and again.
- Being among friends with whom I worked in Africa was a highlight of this year. It refreshed my soul hear how God is working in difficult places around the world.
- It is very spiritual there. You can see and feel the Holy Spirit working in the staff. The Rally 2 Ridgecrest event was a life-changing event for me.
- My wife and I were extremely blessed by our stay. The atmosphere is conducive to prayer and meditation. The campus offers an environment that makes one feel that God is all around them. We simply loved our time spent there.
- Personally, it was good to have a facility that took care of my needs and allowed time to reflect on my relationship with God and appreciate the beauty around us and the friendly inviting atmosphere. I have not experienced that anywhere else and I have been to lots of retreats over the years.
What about you? Do you have a Ridgecrest or Glorieta story you'd like to share with us? If so, click here!
The Retirees' Week, the last week in September at Glorieta, is a refreshing and spiritual uplift for us. With very little publicity from Lifeway, it features some of the greatest scholars and speakers in Baptist life, like Dr. Bill Tolar and Dr. Bill Pinson. Retired church staff and retired missionaries and their friends are wonderful people to be around.
Come and see!
Thanks for this very positive endorsement for the Retired Pastor's Conference. This is a wonderful event that is sponsored by the Baptist General Convention of Texas and over the years attendance has grown well beyond the Texas borders.