California Chapter

Welcome!

In the fall of 2015, a few men from Bakersfield, California went to a Souly Business Retreat in Georgia after being invited by a close friend. These men witnessed God’s hands at work and the radical impact God had on everyone who attended. On their trip home, they began discussing what it may look like to host retreats in California. Over the next year, 80 men from California traveled to Georgia to attend and be prepared to serve at future California Souly Business retreats. The first Souly Business California was hosted in March of 2017 on Mt. Pinos and was completely full. Following the event, the excitement continued and future conferences were scheduled. We are excited to continue to host Souly Business retreats in California and hope you will attend.

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Upcoming Retreat Information

El Camino Pines – Frazier Park State: California

El Camino Pines is situated in a pristine, dense forest of pine and oak trees, part of the beautiful Los Padres National Forest. Sitting at an elevation of 6200 feet, El Camino Pines enjoys forest fresh air, ample shade in the summer and snow in the winter.

Speakers

Faith and Work

Daryl Ragsdale –

Priority

Bill Burr –

Identity in Christ

Cody Hare –

Servant Leadership

Franko Besinaiz –

The Cross

John Van Lenten –

The ResuRrected Life

Carlos Torres –

Details

Dates:

29th May 2026 – 31st May 2026

Cost:

$249

Dan Bartel

Dan grew up in a rural area west of Bakersfield enjoying life on the family farm. After high school he attended Cal Poly SLO and thanks to a minor talent in football he received a degree in agricultural engineering. Today he is a civil engineer with over 30 years of experience in water resource engineering focused on the agricultural industry. While his “side job” in water is fun and fulfilling his main job is being husband to Amanda for over 30 years and using his spiritual gifts serving Souly Business California and Influencers Bakersfield.

Dan and Amanda have three adult kids, Jacob, Sarah, and Daniel who are learning “adulting”. When there is spare time he enjoys gardening, raising livestock, traveling, cycling and hiking with Amanda, and fly-fishing, and bird hunting with the boys. But Dan says he really gets his batteries charged by hearing from God by digging into his Word and watching the Holy Spirit transform lives as people start to Abide in Christ.