RESET & RECONNECT
Escape distractions & chaos of everyday life. Unplug from the world & reconnect with the Lord God.
Biblical Wilderness Intensive (Fall 2025)
4-day/3-night, co-ed backpacking trip & spiritual development program in the Texas Hill Country
Escape distractions & chaos of everyday life. Unplug from the world & reconnect with the Lord God. Reset & Reconnect.
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$399 for 4 days, 3 nights of backpacking & spiritual development programming. Includes all food, activities, backpacking tents, & group cooking/camping gear.
Primitive camping in a deep pocket of wilderness. We will backpack into the campsites (the hike in is about 2.5 miles), & keep camp in the same location for all 3 nights.
Teaching sessions will be in the campsite or on short dayhikes away from camp.
This curriculum incorporates the spiritual disciplines of community, fellowship, scripture reading, prayer, silence, solitude, & service.
We will build up the healthy habit of “Time Alone With God” (sometimes called a “quiet time” or “devotional”), starting a short time in the morning, building up to a 1/2-day solo on the last full day.
We will also examine the stories of our lives (sometimes called a “testimony”), asking the Lord what story He would have us remember & share with others.
How has God used wilderness in the lives of His people?
Join us in the Texas Hill Country to dive into that question!
Be refreshed and challenged through deep community with other believers and through solos (time alone with God). Reconnect with the God through His Creation and His Word. Reset your rhythms and establish some new ones that will benefit your mind, soul, and body!
Course Start:
Thursday, September 18, 2025 (11:00AM) @ Hill Country SNA, Bandera, TX
Course End:
Sunday, September 21, 2025 (2:30PM) @ O.S.T. Restaurant, Bandera, TX
Photos from Spring 2025 Co-ed PW-Backcountry Intensive
IMPORTANT: While couples are welcome, this is not a marriage/couples-focused event. The focus should be on individuals seeking connection with the Lord & with the community formed at the event. Each participant will have opportunities to be solo as well as together in community with other participants.
Minors may attend with parent/guardian, but will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis for the level of social/emotional maturity necessary to benefit from this course.
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SUMMIT Core Skill Areas targeted:
- IDENTITY
- COMMUNITY
- VISION
Outdoor Skill Training includes:
- Introductory Backpacking
- Tents & Tarps
- Stove School
- Backcountry Baking
- Leave-No-Trace Ethics
This is level 3 of our Pocket Wilderness programming. To learn more about the “Pockets of Wilderness” concept, read here >
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PWI participants take a fresh look at the story of God working in their own lives. Photo: Hunter Burcaw, 2022
What is “Pocket Wilderness?” Click here to learn more about the concept >
Rest & independent exploration times are an important part of the PWI schedule. Photo: Bryan Turner, 2022.
PWI participants explore God’s incredible creation & learn new ways to connect to Him through it. Photo: Bryan Turner, 2022