Physicians' Discipleship Retreat/Conference
March 6-9, 2025
Upcoming Dates
- March 6-9, 2025
About the Retreat
Need some get-away-and-recovery time from the rigors and pace of everyday life? A spiritual retreat of sorts? Taking a few days to settle into this secluded, quiet and beautiful valley known as Glen Eyrie might be just what you need to rest and re-connect with the Lord. Desire encouragement from God’s Word or from other like-minded and Christ-following docs and spouses? Want some discipleship tools and training to come alongside others? Or how about an extended time-alone-with-God opportunity?
If you have any thoughts or questions, please reach out to me at: Jdidandmd2@mac.com
In Christ Alone,
John Dietrich, MD, Retreat Director
*Scholarships are available for physicians in training (medical school, residency and fellowship).
For scholarship information, please email annajdietrich@gmail.com
History of the Physicians' Discipleship Retreat
In the mid-1960’s a young med student in Philadelphia took a leave of absence from school and through God’s kind provision, moved into the home of Navigator representatives, Skip and Buzzie Gray. This time spent with the Grays changed Dave Simon’s life and began a life-long and deep friendship with one another. Eventually both relocated to the Front Range of Colorado, Dave for his pediatric residency and fellowship training in Denver, and Skip & Buzzie to work at the Navigator Headquarters at Glen Eyrie in Colorado Springs.
Upon reconnecting together in Colorado and inviting other medical colleagues and spouses into Bible studies, mini-retreats and skiing together, their relationship continued to grow. When Skip became Director of the Navigator Conference Center at Glen Eyrie, a yearly, informal gathering of these docs & spouses started here at the Glen.
The “Physicians’ Discipleship Retreat” (or “PDR”) was born in 1979 and slowly took shape and grew over the years. Whereas Skip and Buzzie were not always the main speakers, they were always close by while teaching, modeling and praying for the many who attended. Their heart for Jesus while discipling and loving physicians and spouses was instrumental and even crucial to so many. We learned and grew as Christ-followers who were also physicians and physician-couples.
Over those many decades since, deep relationships were birthed and forged in the midst of life and those times at the Glen. A small group of those physician-couples who were there in the early days and mentored by Skip and Buzzie assumed leadership of the “PDR” — for the purpose of glorifying God and making disciples (see the PDR Mission Statement below*).
The February 2020 retreat was the 41st consecutive retreat since those early days. Then….. the COVID-19 pandemic came upon us and a two-year pause was taken for 2021 and 2022. The Physicians’ Discipleship Retreat re-booted in February 2023 and met again this past February 29-March 3, 2024. All who attended were most grateful to the Lord for the opportunity to gather again.
Sadly for Buzzie and the rest of his friends (but wonderful for him), Skip went home to be with his Maker and Savior November 13, 2021 — and we miss him. By grace and even with the loss of her Skip, Buzzie continues to be a wonderful blessing for many, for which we are grateful.
We are now looking foward to what the Lord would have for us in 2025 as we seek to gather again next March.
*Mission Statement for the PDR
The Physicians’ Discipleship Retreat exists to glorify God by:
Encouraging one another in an atmosphere of grace where participants can share openly and safely with each other, receive God’s forgiveness, and be refreshed and transformed into Christlikeness as we learn how to become followers of Jesus our Messiah.
Engaging one other in relationships across generations where discipleship and mentoring occurs, life long relationships begin and flourish, and participants are motivated to ask God to reproduce their lives in others.
Equipping one another to advance the Kingdom of God by proclaiming the truth of God’s Word with the guidance and power of the Holy Spirit and in a clear, practical manner through prayer, modeling, and teaching.
Keynote Speaker: John Teten
Event Dates: Feb 29 - March 3, 2024
Event Registration:
Castle King Rooms
$824
- Price is before tax
- Price assumes 1 person in the hotel room
- Double occupancy price is $1,174
- Price includes 3 nights’ lodging, 8 meals and all conference materials.
- These are King bed rooms located in the Castle. All meetings and meals are in the Castle.
Premier Lodge King Rooms
$786
- Price is before tax
- Price assumes 1 person in the hotel room
- Double occupancy price is $1,135
- Price includes 3 nights’ lodging, 8 meals and all conference materials.
- These are King bed rooms located in the Pink House or Eagle’s Nest Lodge. All meetings and meals are in the Castle.
Castle Queen Rooms
$786
- Price is before tax
- Price assumes 1 person in the hotel room
- Double occupancy price is $1,135
- Price includes 3 nights’ lodging, 8 meals and all conference materials.
- These are Queen bed rooms located in the main part of the Castle. All meetings and meals are in the Castle.
Standard Lodge Rooms
$684
- Price is before tax
- Price assumes 1 person in the hotel room
- Double occupancy price is $1,033
- Price includes 3 nights’ lodging, 8 meals and all conference materials.
- These are standard lodge rooms with 2 queen beds, located in the Big Horn Lodge, a 5 minute walk from the Castle. All meetings and meals are in the Castle.
Commuter Price
$399
- Price is before tax
- This is for an attendee who will not stay overnight at Glen Eyrie
- Price includes 8 meals, all sessions, and all conference materials.
- All meetings and meals are in the Castle.
To Make a Reservation by phone, call 719-265-7050
FAQ
Please notify us of any allergies or dietary needs in advance. Our Food & Beverage team can accommodate gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan and vegetarian diets with advance notice. We are not a gluten-free certified kitchen, and cross-contamination may occur.