Newsletter February 2020
Our vision is big. To see the Body of Christ living whole-heartedly in Biblical Community.
 
Our staff is small. Ten people based primarily in the southeast United States.
 
But with interest from Battle for the Heart alumni to see the impact and reach of the Battle for the Heart process expanded into other U.S. regions and overseas the question has been, “How do we leverage a small staff and volunteer army to respond to the opportunities the Lord seems to be bringing?”
 
One of the answers? By offering a joint Battle for the Heart for Men and Women event.
 
For Wellspring facilitator and incoming board member Jerry Ingraham, who attended the first U.S. joint event in Pennsylvania in October 2019, “It was powerful.”
 
“I saw the power of the band of brothers calling each other out and experienced an added value of seeing feminine tender strength in action. It was very powerful for me personally,” recalled Jerry.
These joint events are offered as a result of Wellspring Group’s ongoing Reaching the Next Generation project. Through co-ed events we have been able to increase accessibility to the Battle for the Heart as we expand into new countries and regions of the United States.
 
Like the typical Battle for the Heart event, at these events all teams are single gender and lodging is with your team. Participants sit with their teams in a large group setting but experience a rich line up of male and female speakers during the teaching time. Gender-specific sessions are offered in separate spaces.
At the PA 2019 retreat several spouses were able to attend the same event.
 
“An event like this has the added benefit of both you and your spouse hearing the material at the same time and in the same way,” Jerry mentioned. “You both learn a new language and way of communicating over the same weekend event.”
 
Though the PA retreat was the first of its kind in the U.S.,WG and partner church Oak Mountain Presbyterian (Birmingham, AL) have held several mixed gender events overseas.
 
Wellspring Group will continue to offer single gender Battle for Men’s Hearts and Battle for Women’s Hearts events including January 2021 in Alabama. The decisions about which events to hold will be assessed annually based on staff and volunteer capacity and regional interest/demand.
 
In 2020, Wellspring, OMPC, and Battle alumni have plans to lead Battle for the Heart for Men and Women’s events in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Alabama, Czech Republic, Lebanon and Africa.
Interested in learning more about this unique opportunity?
Learn More about our fall Battle for the Heart for Men and Women events in Alabama, Pennsylvania and Illinois.

Already a Battle alumni and want to take it one step further by learning how to battle for the heart of your spouse?
We are accepting applications until March 10 th for our Battle for the Heart for Marriages on Sept. 17-20.
DID YOU KNOW?
In 2018 we took a major step of faith to lower a barrier of entry to the Battle for the Heart process by offering it at hard dollar cost. As a result, we have not only seen an increase in participation but approximately 45% of those participants have been under the age of 40. Our demographic is shifting, resulting in individuals, marriages, families and churches experiencing the transforming love of God through the Battle for the Heart.
What is the need?
Would you prayerfully consider if you could take any part of our
$90,000 contributions goal
by March 31st?
allowing us to meet our fiscal year budget.
For us to continue offering retreats at hard dollar cost, we remain dependent upon the Lord to raise up men and women willing to invest in the vision of Wellspring through financial partnership.
How Can You Be a Part?
Let's connect! Interested in hearing more of where we see the Lord leading us or partnering with us to reach our fiscal year goal? contact us: abbym@wellspringgroup.org
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR OUR FALL 2020 EVENTS.