Sam and Pauline Doerksen

Sam Doerksen and his wife, Pauline, are the co-directors of Focus on the Family Canada’s Kerith Pines Retreat Centre, located in Manitoba. There, they work with a team of volunteers to offer rest, recovery and help to couples in ministry. Formerly, Sam and Pauline served for 22 years in their church – he in pastoral roles and she in music ministry. The couple has four children and one grandchild.

Hope and Renewal for Our Pastors

Pastoral couples face unique challenges that many of us don’t realize or understand. On this broadcast, a panel of guests, made up of two former pastoral couples, helps identify those challenges, and describes the restorative work they perform.

October 1, 2021