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The work

This page reflects the missions we are actively carrying, preparing, or discerning. Each one demands preparation, responsibility, and the willingness to enter formation under load.

What is listed here is work we are prepared to lead well—now or soon.

We do the work that makes the work possible.

Next Mission: Iron Forge (April 9–11, 2026)
Support for this mission covers participant equipment, trip execution, and the planning and oversight required to lead well and safely.

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  • Proverbs 27:17

    Location: Pisgah National Forest, NC

    Iron Forge is a multi-day wilderness trek designed as a rite of passage for young men, supported by fathers and mentors. Through sustained physical demand, shared responsibility, Scripture, and time under load, participants are shaped in brotherhood, humility, and endurance.

    This work places young men in environments where formation cannot be outsourced—where character is revealed through effort, submission, and presence with others.

    Status: Active / Scheduled

  • Deuteronomy 8:2

    Location: Grand Canyon National Park

    Exodus Fire is a high-demand wilderness journey for couples and seasoned adults seeking recalibration through shared hardship. The work emphasizes endurance, humility, and trust as participants walk together through sustained strain, exposure, and fatigue.

    This mission is not about escape or achievement. It is about being led—allowing hardship to surface what is already present and letting God use it for alignment and renewal.

    Status: Active / Periodic

  • 1 Peter 2:5

    Location: Undisclosed

    Living Stone is a formation work under discernment. It is being prayerfully considered as a future mission centered on shared endurance, fidelity, and remaining steady under responsibility.

    If led, this work would be quiet and relational by design—emphasizing presence, obedience, and the long faithfulness required to bear weight alongside others.

    Living Stone is named and held with patience until clarity is given.

    Status: Under Discernment

A young man sitting on the ground outdoors, smiling at the camera, wearing a blue T-shirt, a black baseball cap worn backwards, and holding a hiking stick. In the background, there are other people near a vehicle and trees.

“This hike mirrored life. God has been pressing on my heart to step fully into manhood—to suffer so I can be better for others, and to push past mediocrity.
Now I look at challenges the same way we climbed: no matter the pain, I take the next step.”

— Tyler