Restore your soul.
Flourish in life and leadership.
Our Services
How We Come Alongside You
We know the weight of ministry because we’ve carried it ourselves. That’s why Soul Care Matters offers practical, grace-filled ways to restore your soul and strengthen your leadership. From one-on-one direction to retreats, staff training, and church consultations, our services are designed to help you find rest, renewal, and lasting wholeness.
Who We Are
Leaders Who Understand the Weight You Carry
After decades in ministry, we know firsthand how heavy leadership can feel—and how easy it is to neglect your own soul in the process. Soul Care Matters was born from our own journey through burnout and renewal. Today, we walk alongside pastors, leaders, and couples to help them restore their souls, rediscover joy, and lead from a place of wholeness.
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What Others Are Experiencing
We’ve had the privilege of walking alongside pastors, leaders, and couples as they discover rest and wholeness in Jesus. Here’s what a few of them have shared about their journey with Soul Care Matters.
My wife Sarah and I have hosted several marriage enrichment retreats over the years and have had a variety of different facilitators contribute. By far, Merle and Karen Mees were our most effective and impactful facilitators, providing highly valuable resources, teaching and impactful equipping. If you’re considering a winning resource to enrich marriages in a powerful and profound manner, look no further than the Soul Care Matters team!
As a pastor of 22 years and now a counselor, I’ve experienced many forms of ministry care — but the Soul Care Matters Retreat with Merle and Karen was uniquely restorative. They created a sacred space and time for us to slow down, breathe deeply, and to better know ourselves and our God. I can say with full confidence that this retreat offers more than rest — it offers renewal. If you’re longing to live and lead from a place of wholeness, this is a retreat I wholeheartedly recommend.
