Where can individuals and families go for biblically based counseling, focused on healing, restoration and lasting hope? That is the question The Hope Center answers for members of First Baptist Church Panama City and the community around them.

“There are always practical ministry tools and times of equipping, but every year the best part is the relationships,” said Nathan Schneider, next generation ministries lead catalyst. “At this event you are hearing great ideas, but at the end of the day it’s being encouraged, knowing that there are other people in the trenches alongside you.”

More than 300 gathered for a Pastors and Wives Retreat hosted by the Florida Baptist Convention.

Stephen Rummage, executive director-treasurer for the convention, and his wife, Michele, facilitated the retreat designed as a restful and encouraging three-day stay.