A residential retreat in the Victorian countryside or Surf Coast — where faith-led business leaders come to be still, be known, and be filled.
The pressure of leading a business is unlike almost anything else. The decisions that keep you awake. The loneliness at the top. The gap between the leader you want to be and the one you sometimes are.
The Dunamis Retreat exists for exactly that. Three days away from the noise — in a beautiful property, with a small group of leaders who understand the weight you carry — to rest, share honestly, pray together, and encounter God in a way that changes how you lead when you return.
This is not a conference. There are no keynotes, no pitching, no performing. The curriculum is what you bring to the room. The facilitator is the Holy Spirit.
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"No agenda except what God brings to the room."
Rachel Sparkes, FounderTwo retreats each year, two extraordinary properties. Each one chosen for beauty, privacy and the kind of stillness that allows God to speak.
A breathtaking French provincial estate nestled in the hills of Trentham — established English gardens, a roaring fireplace, antique interiors and the kind of stillness that only the Victorian countryside delivers. An hour from Melbourne, a world away from everything else.
A white Hamptons-style retreat minutes from the ocean — fire pit circle, barrel sauna, clawfoot baths and a wrap-around verandah made for morning coffee and honest conversation. Coastal calm at its finest.
Delicious breakfast to start each day — fruits, pastries, granola, juices, tea and coffee. Clean eating, fresh juicing and wholesome shared meals throughout. Every meal is an act of care, designed to restore your body so your spirit has room to move.
The Dunamis Retreat is not for everyone. It is for the leader who knows there is more — and is ready to go and get it.
You're already running a business and you know God is in it. But the pressure of leading, the loneliness at the top and the gap between the leader you want to be and the one you sometimes are — that's real. You're ready to build with more intention, more faith and more community around you.
The business is in you — you can feel it. But you haven't started yet, or you're in the earliest stages and you need more than a business plan. You need clarity, courage and people who understand that what you're building is bigger than revenue.
You lead inside an organisation — a team, a division, a company. You know you've been placed there for more than performance. You want to lead in a way that claims territory for God — in your culture, your decisions, your people and your results.
If you read one of those and felt something — that's your answer.
Book Your PlaceArrival
Welcome drink and charcuterie board — settle in, meet your fellow leaders
Come As You Are
Introductions, your business, your story — no performing, just presence
Built on the Word
The PROMISE Principles as your foundation — a reminder of what we're building and why
Relax & Explore
Settle in, breathe, wander the grounds
Dinner
Wholesome shared meal — clean eating, good conversation
The Burning
The lies we've come into agreement with from the enemy — written down, spoken aloud and released to the Holy Spirit around the fire.
Morning Prayer
Scripture, prayer and journalling — the day begins in stillness
Breakfast
Fruits, pastries, granola, juices, tea and coffee
Multiply
Biblical multiplication and Spirit-led sharing — the curriculum is what you bring to the room
The Expert Chair
A rotating guest speaker on a practical business topic — sales, marketing, finance and more. Speaker joins for lunch.
Lunch
Speaker stays — conversation continues around the table
Nature Walk & Stillness
Space to breathe, reflect and hear what God has been trying to say in the noise
Worship & Prayer
Leaders pray over each other by name
Dinner
Wholesome shared meal
Fire Pit Evening
The conversations that happen here are often the ones people remember the longest
Morning Fast
Juices, tea and coffee
Morning Prayer
Scripture, prayer and journalling
Leave Ready
90 Day Plan, accountability and giving pledge — you leave with a plan, a commitment and people who will hold you to both
Brunch Together
A final shared meal before the road home
Closing Prayer
Leaders pray over each other before they leave. You will not leave unwitnessed.
Depart
Go home different.
Every option includes full accommodation, all meals, facilitation and everything you need for three days of genuine encounter.
Share a room with someone you nominate. Both book and pay separately.
$1,500 +GST members opening priceYour own space. Full privacy and rest between sessions.
$1,900 +GST members opening price20 minutes with Rachel to ask about payment plans or anything else before you commit.
Free 20-minute call · No obligationPayment in full is required 60 days prior to the retreat date. Payment plans must also be completed by this date. For Bring a Bestie bookings, both participants must be paid in full by the 60-day deadline or places may be released.
Dunamis Business Movement is a social enterprise. Beyond the member tithe, 50% of all Dunamis program profits are given to our local church — to fund the Empower Food Bank, Boom Buses youth ministry, and International Missions.
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