The Intentional Motherhood Retreat 2025
October 23-25, 2025 | Portland, Oregon
In the past two years, hundreds of mothers from around the country have gathered with us for a weekend of worship, teaching, connection and to seek God together.
We can’t wait to do it all again at this year’s Motherhood Retreat, this time in Portland, Oregon, October 23rd through 25th.
We know that motherhood is both beautiful and it is hard. It is both life-giving and exhausting. It is full of both joy and sacrifice.
It stretches us and forms us more than anything else.
This retreat is really a spiritual formation retreat for us mothers.
We aren’t going to give you tips and tricks for how to be a better mom. But we are going to press into how motherhood gently leads us to spiritual formation, how relationships are essential for the journey, and how our connection with God spills over to our connection with our families.
This retreat is for women who desire to be mothers some day, all the way to grandmothers, and everyone in between — mothers of babies, toddlers, young children, teenagers, and adult children.
This intergenerational gathering is a chance for all ages and stages of mothers to learn from one another, encourage each other, and simply be together. Because motherhood isn’t meant to be done alone.
The late Dallas Willard said “Spiritual formation…can’t be a private thing… It is a matter of whole-life transformation. You need to seek out others in your community who are pursuing the renovation of the heart.”
And that is exactly what we are going to do together.
We’ve designed this retreat with your needs in mind. Your need for connection with like-minded women, your need for the gentleness of spiritual formation, and ultimately, your need to be strengthened for the task of motherhood.
So come join us October 23rd through 25th for the Intentional Motherhood Retreat in Portland. We can’t wait to see you!
Speakers:
Diane Comer:
Diane Comer is a prolific writer, author, speaker, teacher, and co-founder of Intentional — yet her most profound passion lies in her role as a wife, mother, grandmother, and mentor to parents all over the globe. She deeply desires to help women grow in the art of being women in our cultural moment and come alongside them as they raise their families. Diane is a mother of four grown children and nine grandchildren and feels she is just getting started in her calling to help raise the next generation.
Elizabeth Mosser:
Elizabeth Mosser is a speaker, teacher and co-host of “The Intentional Parents Podcast.” She helps lead Intentional alongside her husband, Brook, and her parents, Phil and Diane Comer. As a mother of four — Duke, Scarlet, Birdie, and Sloane — and with a passion for helping other moms in the dailiness of motherhood, Elizabeth brings wisdom and compassion to every conversation. Her journey of raising a child with disabilities and living with chronic illness has deepened her passion for supporting families facing similar challenges. Though Elizabeth’s journey of motherhood has been different than she had planned, she finds renewed hope each day in the renewing work of Jesus — both now and in the “not yet” — and shares that hope with others.
Together, Diane and Elizabeth form a mother-daughter team, bridging the generations to bring biblical hope, practical help, and healing to parents in their God-given task of raising passionate Jesus followers.
Details:
When: Thursday, October 23rd from 6 p.m. through Saturday, October 25th at 1 p.m.
Where: A Jesus Church | 10500 Southwest Nimbus Avenue T, Portland, OR 97223
What: A conference-style retreat starting Thursday night and going through Saturday afternoon, with the afternoon free on Friday.
Nursing Infants: Welcome up to 1 year old. Unfortunately, we will not have childcare available at this event.
Housing: Choose from many luxurious hotels or Airbnbs located near the church.
Airport: Portland International Airport (PDX).
Meals: There will be endless amounts of coffee and snacks throughout the weekend; otherwise, each person will be responsible for food.
Event Cost: $199 per person
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are purchasing more than one ticket, you must complete separate transactions for each ticket using different email addresses. This year, we are using an all-in-one event app called Whova, which will allow you to enter the event, see the retreat schedule, access resources, interact with other attendees, and more. Each attendee must purchase a ticket separately with different email addresses in order for everyone to have the most personalized experience. If you are purchasing a ticket for a friend, sister or mom, you can simply complete two separate transactions in order to enter each person’s name and email address.
Full refunds up to 30 days before the event. After September 23, 2025, refunds will be issued on a case-by-case basis. Refund requests can be sent to hello@intentionalparents.org.
Schedule:
Thursday, October 23rd
6 p.m. — Doors Open
7-9:30 p.m. — Session 1
Friday, October 24th
8:30 a.m. — Doors Open (coffee provided)
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Session 2
12:30-6 p.m. — Afternoon Break
6 p.m. — Doors Open
7-9:30 p.m. — Session 3
Saturday, October 25th
8:30 a.m. — Doors Open (coffee provided)
9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. — Session 4
Volunteer + Discounted Ticket:
Purchase a discounted $75 ticket to serve as a volunteer at the Intentional Motherhood Retreat, whether that is through setting up, tearing down, or helping attendees feel welcomed. This will be on a first-come, first-served basis, so sign up today! After purchasing your ticket, be on the lookout in your email for a follow-up form where you can sign up for a specific volunteer team.
NOTES:
Each volunteer will be able to attend all sessions they are not volunteering for.
We kindly ask that all volunteers come without babies, as this is an all-hands-on-deck operation. :)
