Join us for a 5-day, immersive experience in authentic, holistic Christian discipleship. You will be challenged to revisit Jesus' call on your life in a truly unique environment (after all, our Lord did spend a good amount of time with his disciples on the water!).
Our adventure will take us through the Southern Gulf Islands on a majestic wooden tall ship–The Pacific Grace. This ship and experience is made possible by partnering with the Sail & Life Training Society (www.salts.ca). You will live as a community, adopting the rhythms of life and work aboard our vessel, embracing sail training, simplicity (this is not a cruise ship!) and a posture of learning.
Through individual and group experiences, we will be challenged to reflect on the ongoing, developmental work of Jesus in our lives. We will then consider how he wants to renew his unique call for the season ahead. All of this will take place as we sail in the unparalleled beauty of Canada’s west coast. No previous sailing experience required!
Who’s Leading?
Drew Hayes & Jason Koleba
Jason serves as Lead Pastor of Vernon Alliance and is passionate about helping people encounter God outside. He and his wife Cindy have led groups from Masai Mara National Park in Kenya to the Broken Island Group on the West Coast of Vancouver Island to mountain meadows in Yoho National Park in BC. He is excited to see how God will work in this next adventure.
Drew Hayes has been involved in experiential Christian education for 30 years. He has led hundreds of individuals in opportunities just like this one - a chance to reconnect with God, having space to truly engage creation, important questions and reimagine what lies ahead. He has years of sea time with SALTS and understands the unique experience this week will hold for anyone willing to step onboard…
When:
Monday, May 19 - Friday May 23
What Can I Expect?:
- Some sail-training allowing us to fulling participate in the working of the ship (some training offered pre-trip as well)
- As part of a watch: steering, bow & stern watch, radio watch
- Raising, lowering sail
- Launching 'dories' and rowing to shore
- Morning clean-up… time to swab the deck!
- Your bunk is in a larger, communal area of the ship (one for men & another for women); space is limited (understatement), so our belongings are confined to one bag + pillow and sleeping bag
- Meals are provided on board, but clean-up duties are shared between the 3 watches
Costs:
We are doing our best to fill the vessel with 31 people, however if less register costs per person will go up.
$1285/person (based on 31 Participants)
$1875/person (based on 21 Participants)
Includes
- All experiences, lodging and food on the ship
- Hotel in Victoria on May 19th (double occupancy)
Does Not Include
- ferry costs
- fuel & parking for drivers (if carpooling)
- meals while traveling to and from Victoria
How to Apply
As mentioned, this experience is open to a limited number of registrants and there is a narrow window to apply. To Apply, please provide the information listed below along with a $500 deposit by Wednesday, February 26th. We will notify you by Friday, February 28th on the status of your application. If the trip does not run, or, if for some reason we cannot accommodate you on this trip, your deposit will be refunded.
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