This year’s Women of Faith Retreat is an at-home retreat—a local opportunity to set aside time for worship, teaching, reflection, conversation, and connection without the added cost or logistics of travel.

Redeeming Friendship

In an age when technology makes communicating with others easier than ever, why do we feel so disconnected? Friendship is declining and loneliness is on the rise, but the Bible tells us we were made for relationships with others.

During the retreat, we’ll consider why our understanding of friendship needs to be redeemed from false ideas in culture, and we’ll look to Scripture to understand how friendship with God and others is part of God’s redemptive work in our lives.

The retreat will be held November 6–7 at Faith Church.

Registration Details

Registration is open now, and we’d love for you to join us.

• Cost: $35, payable when you register
• Register online: Anytime through October 12
• Register in person: In the church lobby on October 4 or October 11
• Registration closes: October 12
• Scholarships: The scholarship deadline has passed. (If a scholarship would make it possible for your to join us and you are simply late in registering, etc. use the contact form below to let us know so we can find a way with you.)

Plan to join us for a weekend set apart to learn, reflect, worship, and enjoy time together.

About Breakout Sessions at the Retreat

During two different times in the retreat schedule, women will have an opportunity to choose from several breakout options. These smaller settings are designed to give us different ways to explore friendship, reflect, pray, learn, and connect with one another.

Current breakout options include:

• Journaling — space for guided reflection and writing
• Book Discussion: True Friendship — a conversation around Vaughan Roberts’s short book on friendship with God and others (see below for more)
• Hard Things in Friendship — a conversation about some of the challenges and complexities that come with friendship
• Prayer Room — space set aside for prayer and quiet reflection
• Quick Connections — a series of short, guided conversations designed to help us get to know one another beyond the usual introductions

Because there are two breakout periods, you’ll have the opportunity to choose more than one experience over the course of the retreat.

Book Discussion: True Friendship

If you’re interested in the book-discussion breakout, a little advance planning will help.

In True Friendship, Vaughan Roberts explores why loneliness can be so persistent—even among believers—and looks to Scripture for a deeper understanding of friendship with God and with one another.

Read the book before the retreat and come ready to talk about it with friends, old and new.

Season after season, God has used Scripture, prayer, conversation, and friendship to form women more and more into the likeness of Christ. This fall, Women of Faith are gathering again to open God’s Word together, encourage one another, and grow as we follow Jesus.

Whether you are new to Faith Church, new to Bible study, or have been gathering with Women of Faith for many years, these studies are one of the ways women at Faith learn, pray, ask questions, build relationships, and share life together.

Fall studies meet on Wednesday mornings and evenings, with a Zoom option available. Childcare is available for Wednesday studies.

Explore the studies below to learn more about what Women of Faith is studying this season.

6:30a Wednesdays

Dressed for Faithfulness

Before Paul describes the armor of God, Scripture calls us to “put on” the attitudes and practices that shape a faithful life. Together we’ll explore how these foundational layers prepare our hearts to stand firm in faith and walk faithfully in everyday life. [Lead by Brittany Johnson]

9:30a Wednesdays

Jonah and the God He Worships

Jonah’s story invites us to consider both the heart of God and the condition of our own hearts. Together we’ll observe Jonah’s words, actions, and attitudes as we ask how God reveals Himself, pursues His people, and invites us to join Him in Kingdom work. [Lead by Mandy Schloneger]

Benedictions in the Bible

Biblical benedictions are more than closing words at the end of a worship service. Together we’ll explore selected benedictions as rich starting places for Bible study, encouragement, prayer, and faithful living. [Lead by Brenda Soderstrom]

Joshua: Every Good Promise Fulfilled

In this verse-by-verse study, Jen Wilkin helps us see that God’s commands are rooted in His steadfast love. As we study Joshua, we’ll be reminded to stand firm in faith, resist temptation, and trust in the finished work of the true and better Joshua, Jesus Christ. [Lead by Ann Benson]

6:30p Wednesdays

Joshua: Every Good Promise Fulfilled

In this verse-by-verse study, Jen Wilkin helps us see that God’s commands are rooted in His steadfast love. As we study Joshua, we’ll be reminded to stand firm in faith, resist temptation, and trust in the finished work of the true and better Joshua, Jesus Christ. [Lead by Beth Straw & Darla Leatherman]

9:30a Thursday

BSF: Romans

Faith Church is a satellite host site for BSF (Bible Study Fellowship). We host a weekly women’s group on Thursdays at 9:30 AM. This year BSF is studying the book of Romans, discovering together how the God who saves also transforms, moving us from striving to surrender, from fear to faith, and from guilt to grace.

Stay Connected

Women of Faith Podcast

The Women of Faith Podcast shares stories from women at Faith Church so we can know one another more deeply and be encouraged by the ways God is at work in our lives.

As we listen to one another’s stories, we are reminded that we are part of the same body of believers—and that God often uses ordinary lives, honest conversations, and shared experiences to help us feel more connected and less alone.

Listen to the Women of Faith Podcast through the Faith Church Indy app under the “Grow” section, search for “Women of Faith Podcast” on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, or listen online.

If you’d like to share your story, email women@faithliveitout.org  to start a conversation.

Scripture reminds us that, in Christ, we belong to one another. From that reality, we are both invited and empowered to love one another well—with wisdom, humility, prayer, encouragement, and faithful presence.

Women of Faith offers mentoring opportunities through both small groups and one-on-one relationships. Some are organized around a specific season, topic, or format, while others grow more naturally through relationships between women in different seasons of life.

At its heart, mentoring is not about having all the answers. It is about walking together as we follow Jesus—listening, praying, sharing honestly, learning from Scripture, and encouraging one another to live faithfully in the places God has called us.

Interested in learning more about mentoring opportunities? Contact Women of Faith at women@faithchurchindy.com.

Women of Faith is served by a team of women who love Faith Church and want to help create spaces where women can study Scripture, build relationships, encourage one another, and live out our faith together.

Whether you are new to Faith, returning after a season away, or simply wondering what next step might fit your life right now, we would be glad to help you find a place to begin.

Contact Women of Faith

Have a question, suggestion, idea, or note of feedback? We’d love to hear from you.

You can email Laura Cooper, the WOF Team Lead, through the icon link or use the contact form below. When using the form, please select Women’s Ministry as the topic so your message gets to the Women of Faith team automatically.