COURAGE TO GROW.
GRACE TO HEAL.
Camp Courage is a restorative retreat for those in helping professions, offering time and tools to recover from burnout, empathy fatigue, and the daily weight of serving others.
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
JOSHUA 1:9
WHY CAMP COUAGE?
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REFLECT
Take time to reflect on your challenges, reconnect with what drives you, and renew your sense of purpose in the work you’re called to do.
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COPE
Build lasting resilience and develop healthy coping practices that strengthen your well-being in both work and life.
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Connect
Connect with others who share your calling—people who understand the rewards and challenges of serving others—and find encouragement through shared experiences and genuine community.
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Refreshed
Leave Camp Courage feeling truly refreshed, renewed, and equipped with practical tools and insights to sustain your energy, passion, and effectiveness in serving others over the long term.
Join a supportive environment where you can reflect, grow, and rediscover your calling with renewed courage.
Camp Courage is a restorative retreat designed for people in helping professions — those who carry the weight of others’ needs every day. Whether you’re facing burnout, empathy fatigue, or simply need space to reflect, Camp Courage provides time and tools to restore your strength and clarity.
RETREAT Options & EVENTS
Option 1
Three Day Retreats
Three Day sessions offer worship, four sessions on the field manual concepts, group activities, and time for reflection. Guidance and individual sessions will be available upon request. Location, lodging and meals will be determined by the group.
Option 2
One Day Retreats
One Day retreats offer introductions to the four cabin concepts in the field manual, brief chapel time, group activities and guidance for continuing past the retreat as groups and individuals. Meals and settings will be determined together with the group.
Option 3
90 Minute Presentations
Presentations offer detailed information of the four cabin concepts in the field manual, time for questions and guidance for implementing the concepts in life. Setting and length of the the presentations can be adapted to suit the needs of the group.
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
MIKE HELWIG MDiv,LPC
Mike Helwig served for 20 years as a pastor and teacher in church ministry for 25 years. He spent over 5 years pursuing a masters degree and licensure in the mental health profession. He has experience in overcoming empathy burnout and addiction. For almost a decade Mike has been researching, designing and building the ideas that have led to Camp Courage. Mike has learned the value of seeing work/ life balance through four lenses working together. These lenses are spiritual clarity, mental/ emotional wellness, physical health and social awareness.
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