Their work is primarily preventative, to help people in ministry maintain a healthy spiritual life and other relationships. Up to four couples or individuals at a time come for an eight-day program with strong emphasis on spiritual formation. Two-hour group sessions are scheduled every other morning, with afternoons set aside for private counseling. Lots of free time allows guests to practice the disciplines that help them to balance work, worship, rest and play. SonScape follows up on all attendees for one year.
Scholarships are sometimes available.
They all can enjoy the family room, swimming pool and fishing ponds. Eight to 10 families at a time come for three-week visit, normally arriving on a Sunday. The program may include small-group sessions, individual counseling seminars and counseling for children. Afternoons and evenings are unscheduled. Tuscarora offers an annual pastors' wives retreat.