CBR ’26
Post-Retreat Survey

A Few Words Before You Begin

This retreat was built around the conviction that black men deserve a space to be truly free together, to know and be known. Your honest reflections will help us understand what this time meant to you and how to steward future gatherings well. There are no right answers. Say what is true. This should take about 10 minutes.

The Retreat as a Whole
1How would you rate your overall retreat experience?
LowHigh
2To what extent did this retreat create a space where you felt free to show up as your true self?
3To what extent did you feel known by the other men by the end of the retreat?
4How likely are you to recommend this experience to another man in your life?
Structure and Pacing
5How did the overall length of the retreat (five days, four nights) feel?
6How did the length of individual sessions feel?
7How was the balance between structured sessions and unstructured free time (pool, rest, conversation)?
8How did the pacing feel across the arc of the five days?
Learning Modes and Elements
9Rate how meaningful each element was to your experience.

1 = Not meaningful   2 = Slightly meaningful   3 = Moderately meaningful   4 = Very meaningful   5 = Deeply meaningful

Contemplative practices (silence, centering, Lectio Divina, Visio Divina)
Teaching and theological framing (Psalm 23 arc, content from facilitators)
Facilitated group discussion (communal processing, sharing in sessions)
Experiential and somatic elements (body awareness, sensory engagement, physical activations)
Personal reflection time (journaling, solitude, individual processing)
Prayer practices (guided prayer, intercession, anointing)
Brotherhood time (shared meals, cigars, unstructured fellowship)
10Were there any learning modes you wish had been given more time or emphasis?
The Psalm 23 Arc
11How well did Psalm 23 work as a framework for the retreat's movement across the five days?
What Shaped the Experience
15How did the venue and physical setting (The Langham, Pasadena) contribute to or detract from the retreat?
Personal Impact
Looking Forward
18Would you attend a future Contemplative Brothers gathering?
19We are considering other gatherings beyond this one, including a retreat for couples and a leadership retreat open to men of any race. Which of these would interest you, or someone in your life? (check all that apply)
20This year, your $150 fee covered your full room and board at the Langham for the five days, with grant funding covering the rest. If a future retreat needed its fee to cover the whole cost of a comparable stay, room, board, and the retreat itself, with no grant behind it, what would feel like a fair investment?