ABOUT STORY & SOUL
Story & Soul Weekend is a curated retreat experience designed to serve the local church by helping women connect with God and one another over the story of His Word. Story & Soul Weekend 2024 is scheduled for December 6-8! For more information on the retreat, read more here.
Story & Soul, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) para-church women’s ministry that exists to offer women meaningful content and experiences based on Scripture, Stillness, and Sisterhood. We primarily serve women in West Tennessee and North Mississippi. We are not affiliated with any specific local church, but we love to come alongside local churches, and over the years, many local churches have included our events on their women’s ministry calendar rather than create an event from scratch. Our events are open to any women or groups who would like to attend! To read more about our vision of Scripture, Stillness, and Sisterhood, continue scrolling this page.
SCRIPTURE
“Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul.” Psalm 66:16
All content and events we create are designed to point women to scripture and stir their souls to pursue deeper understanding of God’s Story.
Story & Soul Weekend is designed to be a scripture-rich experience that exalts God's word above any gimmick, above any theme, fully acknowledging that His story is what makes all other stories worth telling. During the first night of the retreat, we share a creative retelling of the big story of the Bible through a unique theme and in our Saturday sessions, our speaker “zooms in” on the theme by teaching on specific passages. Every year, our participants tells us that this approach to Scripture is deeply meaningful and memorable. Our hope is to share the richness of the Gospel with the women at our retreat and in turn, they would fall in love with and desire to know God’s Word.
STILLNESS
"But I have calmed and quieted my soul." Psalm 131:2
Often we cannot connect with God or with each other because we can't turn off our treadmill way of life. Often we cannot hear God, who loves to speak in the whisper, because we’ve allowed our lives to become so noisy and hurried. We love to create content and events that invite women to slow down, to “be still and know” that God is God, to meditate on His character, and to experience the gift of being a beloved daughter to a loving and sovereign Parent.
Story & Soul is designed to be a screeching halt, an opportunity to hit the breaks. While other retreats tend to schedule every minute and can often times feel exhausting or overwhelming, we intentionally leave space to rest and process. With a carefully-planned itinerary that includes extended morning coffee talks, slow meals, personal and guided devotional time, creative outlets, and even a nap and stretching class, it is our prayer that participants would leave refreshed, with a stilled and filled soul.
SISTERHOOD
"They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts." Acts 2:46
When we create events and content, we prayerfully consider how to inspire sisterhood rather than simply pew-sharing. Sisterhood is an essential aspect of Story & Soul’s vision for ministry because God dearly loves the church, because togetherness is at the core of the gospel, and because our entire ministry was an outpouring of sisterhood shared by three dear friends.
At Story & Soul Weekend, women have space and opportunity to deeply connect with other women. One particular aspect of the weekend is especially meaningful: our Saturday evening dinner. Women join together for this beautiful meal immediately following our final worship session, sharing laughter, trading stories, and enjoying leisurely, in-depth conversations. We’ve seen this table be the setting for discipleship relationships to be forged, for damaged relationships to be repaired, and budding friendships to being to flourish.
THE STORY & SOUL TEAM
CHRISTIN POLEY, DISCIPLESHIP DIRECTOR
Christin ensures that the Story & Soul vision is effectively supported by and executed through logistics, materials, and a discipleship focus.
CAROLINE SAUNDERS, CONTENT DIRECTOR
Caroline provides and communicates the vision of Story & Soul and manages original content for the organization. Each year, she shares the meta-narrative of Scripture during one of our sessions.
MEGAN MORRIS, CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Megan ensures that the vision of Story & Soul is communicated through materials, atmosphere, branding, and social media interactions.