During non-summer months, Glory Ridge focuses on providing a sacred space for Sabbath Rest. Visitors come for, quiet discernment, spiritual renewal and Christian fellowship. We host both individuals and groups. Local churches reserve the main camp in the fall and spring to have special worship services & potluck picnics. Church youth groups from across the southeast use Glory Ridge for weekend retreats. Many of these groups design their weekend around a blend of work & worship; completing service projects on camp and gathering for times of personal devotion, worship and bible study. We have welcomed adult groups also including church leadership teams for prayerful planning time together and Christian counselors and ministers for personal discernment & a time of quiet. Our two Sabbath Houses, the Hermitage and the Sisters House, are ideal for hosting individuals, couples, and families intentionally seeking time away to practice Sabbath.

From our Sabbath Ministry Team

We, the Ministry Team desire...

To introduce people to Christ and help them grow in their relationship with Him. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16

To teach how God’s command to take weekly Sabbath rest is God’s precious gift, a “spiritual delight” for his children. “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God...For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.” Exodus 20:8-11

“And he said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27

To teach men and women to walk with God through daily “Sabbath Moments.” The healing of the soul, body, and relationships is the natural consequence of God’s presence through the Holy Spirit with and within us. “Be still and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” Psalm 46:10

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23

To teach true Sabbath rest and walking with God while living it out ourselves. “... that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.” Colossians 1:9-10

Resources

George Moore shares about Sabbath Rest

In this two-part interview, Glory Ridge’s founding visionary and pastor, George Moore, shares about his personal passion for encouraging others into Sabbath Rest and for teaching about its importance as laid out in scripture.

PART 1: Interview with George Moore on Sabbath

PART 2: Interview with George Moore on Sabbath

A Busy, Unhurried Life

In this two-part podcast, Ransomed Heart Ministries shares that although our lives are busy - they don't have to be hurried. John and Allen discuss how to eliminate hurry and create space for soul care.

https://www.ransomedheart.com/rhplay/podcast/busy-unhurried-life-part-1

https://www.ransomedheart.com/rhplay/podcast/busy-unhurried-life-part-2

Glory Ridge Facebook Page

Here we post weekly suggestions for practicing and incorporating Sabbath into daily life.