Please enjoy these resources from our 2026 retreat
(Please scroll all the way to the bottom of the page for a massive compilation of resources, information and links from Ken Sande)
If you have not yet had an opportunity to fill out our 2026 Retreat Feedback form, we invite you to do so by clicking on the link below. Your thoughts are instrumental in helping us prepare for next year’s retreat (believe it or not, planning is already in motion!)
“We help families, schools, and churches create safer digital spaces. It’s time to tame the tech and reconnect.”
Protect Young Eyes
A Christ-centered ministry with information and resources on: which apps are safe and which are not, tech-assessment for your home, how to protect young eyes (and adult eyes) from ages 3 and up, consulting for schools, churches and organizations, tools for families to protect their kids online, live talks for students, parents, and professionals and so much more!
Catching Your Breath
This booklet is available in individual copies or in bulk for free from Our Daily Bread Ministries! (You can make a donation to “Our Daily Bread” when ordering if you’d like, but there is zero pressure to do so on the website.) To order, please click the photo to the left or the link below.
Note: This booklet is for widows and widowers!
A Seat at the Table
Please click the photo to the left to view or print Michelle Spadafora’s (of Faithful Workouts) beautiful cookbook, full of simple recipes intended to be both delicious and nourishing.
Protocol for Churches
Dearest widowed friend... after you have mended a bit and can breathe again, the “Life After Breath” protocol can be yours to champion in your church and to other widows. No one else will know the depths of a widow’s suffering and pain as well as you.
You have a future - a sacred future. You have a voice, and a call to fulfill, and it’s time.
I’ve been praying for you. Keep breathing and hold fast.
Worship Playlist
Click the button below to open a playlist containing all the songs featured in our worship sessions. We hope this collection of music continues to bless you in the weeks to come.
Safe Haven Ministries
“Following Christ’s example and motivated by our community needs, our mission is to prevent and end relationship abuse and human trafficking.”
Life After Breath (Susan VandePol)
“During those last few months, the pressure was something of another world and as earthly life wept, the bleeding of our hearts began to mingle with eternity and hovered in a strange vapor. There was no song to be heard; just the rhythm of waiting; and life held its breath.” “The truth of what is ahead for you must be found in God’s Word. You will see there that you are meant to be one of His greatest allies in these times of faint hearts and tribulation. As a widow, you have been called for a great and unique purpose.” The word “widow” carries with it the meaning of being severed; torn apart from what she was once one with. In Hebrew, it means “an empty house.” To be a widow also means to be prepared “apart” but God’s tender heart never meant for her to be isolated and crippled. Widows are prepared apart for a “set-apart” calling. Life After Breath is a warm and honest companion and friend in the midst of a widow’s darkness and seclusion, and sets in place the foundation for her future with insight into a sacred Biblical revelation that will take your breath away.
Resources, links and a message from Ken Sande
Ken Sande - Relational Wisdom 360
Dear Friends,
This past weekend, God once again proved Proverbs 11:25 to be true: “Whoever refreshes others will be refreshed." Your warm smiles, expressions of thanks, insightful questions and tender requests for a “man hug,” warmed my heart, encouraged me in my ministry and put a great deal of wind under my wings. I flew home with wonderful memories and a deep respect for the grace and courage you displayed during our many conversations. You greatly refreshed me, and I am praying that God will multiply your many kindnesses to me back to you a hundred-fold.
To help you glean as much benefit as possible from our time together, I would like to provide a summary of the resources I mentioned during my presentations.
Follow up training:
There are four ways you can go deeper with the relational skills I described during my talks:
(1) Start by reading our detailed summaries of Relational Wisdom and Relational Peacemaking; then read some of the real-life peacemaking examples listed on this page.
(2) if these concepts are relevant to your life, fill out this form to receive free scholarships to our online courses in relational wisdom and relational peacemaking; you can use the same coupon for both courses, and you can share it will a child, grandchild or friend who wants to study the course with you;
(3) for a deeper learning experience, you could register for one of our upcoming interactive cohorts in relational wisdom or relational peacemaking; in this approach you will study an online lesson at your own convenience each week and then meet weekly via zoom with a group of other students and a trained facilitator to discuss practical applications; if you are interested in participating in an interactive cohort that is open only to women who attended the recent LAB conference, please indicate your interest through this form.
(4) One of our training mottos is, “If you want to master something, teach it.” If you would like to go much deeper with relational wisdom and peacemaking, you could use one of our small group study sets to lead a Sunday school class or a weekly study in your home. After watching the videos together, you then use the leader’s guide and provided discussion questions to lead the group through a conversation where you share your insights and discuss practical applications. Although it is not required, many people find that going through an interactive cohort first makes them feel more prepared to later lead a small group study.
Conversation Questions and Cards:
To take personal conversations to a deeper and more meaningful level, use the model questions in What Is Their Story? and 10 Ways to Connect Deeply at Thanksgiving and our RW Conversation Cards. We use these resources at the dinner table with guests we invite from church and with our grandchildren as we travel or do errands together.
Parenting/Grandparenting Skills:
One of the most rewarding ways you can minister to your children or grandchildren is to help them develop relational and peacemaking skills they can use the rest of their lives. When you go to this page, you will find links to articles and resources you can use for this kind of family ministry. You will also find a link to over 200 short “RW in Action” video clips you can share with your children or grandchildren. (I watch these short videos when I’m feeling disheartened; they always help me take the focus off my problems and start look for ways I can SERVE others.)
I pray that God will nurture the small seeds we planted together this weekend and work through you to multiply a harvest of peace, reconciliation and relationships that reveal the transforming power of Jesus and his gospel.
BTW – I hope you will be encouraged by the blog I wrote on the way home from the Life After Breath Conference.
Warmly in Christ,
Ken