Establish a Wilderness Ministry with confidence

Experience connection, discipleship, and transformation within your community through the effective facilitation of day hikes, backpacking trips, trekking trips, snowshoeing experiences, ancient paths trips, and more.

MODALITIES OF TRAINING

What format of ministry are you looking to safely facilitate? We offer personalized, multi-day training in the following:

EXPEDITION

A physically and spiritually demanding multi-day wilderness journey, such as sea kayaking or trekking, where participants build deep connections with Christ, community, and creation through shared challenges and remote beauty.

REGULAR RYTHYM OF RETREAT

A customizable practice of outdoor retreating—whether hiking, running, climbing, or something in between—to engage with God through creation, scripture, and intentional community for ongoing spiritual renewal.

ANCIENT PATHS

A transformative spiritual experience featuring rites of passage, solitude, fasting, and personalized guidance, designed to foster deep introspection, spiritual formation, and connection with Christ.

Your Wilderness Formation Certification Includes:

Healthy leaders don’t do it alone.

Learn from outdoor ministry experts who want to equip you with practical tools, framework, and the discipleship pathways to lead from a place of abundance. Learn about our certification process and inquire today!

✔4-16 Hours of Personalized Coaching

✔ Education on tried-and-true ministry models

✔ Lifetime Access to Content Library

✔ Virtual / Hybrid option available

✔ Outdoor Training from Certified Experts

✔ Risk Management Framework

✔ Critical Incident Response

✔ Safety and Liability Workflow

  1. Request a Consultation Call

Fill out the form to request a 15-minute call with Wilderness Formation and begin your journey. During this call, we’ll discuss three models of ministry and determine what might be the right fit for you.

2. Receive Personalized Proposal

Get a customized proposal based on the model that’s right for you. Each certification will include Risk Management Framework, Critical Incident Response, Safety and Liability Workflows, and lifetime access to our library of content for your outdoor ministry gatherings.

3. Schedule Training

Ready to get started? Time to schedule your in-person certification training. Join us in Washington State or we’ll come to you!

Supporting Ongoing
Wilderness Ministries

We walk with churches and communities through Theology of Wilderness Ministry, provide lifetime access to our core content library, and give detailed instructions on creating your own content and wilderness experiences to fit your congregation and community. We have a solution that best suits your community's needs.

Risk Management

In our Introduction to Risk Management, we walk you through some best policies and protocols, how to log your trips, and provide you with a Critical Incident Response Binder to be able to reference at any time!

What People Are Saying

  • “I’m walking out of here asking how God is going to use me in my community.”

    Chris

  • “I found myself reflecting on what it is that people need the most. Some people live in the outdoors but never experience it. Folks need a repositioning. I realized the outdoors is not a backdrop; it’s part of our life. I see the interconnectedness, the rootedness – it’s all sacred.”

    Joe

  • "This week of training was invaluable"

    Siebe

Creation Theology & Stewardship

Wilderness Formation helps people form a scripture-based Creation Ethic and explore the Role of Creation in the discipleship journey while also teaching about renewal and what reconciling relationships with the land might look like. 

Foundations of Wilderness Ministry

Training in Group Management with tools like the Guide Field Manual, Role of an Outdoor Facilitator, and resources for ongoing discipleship in the outdoors.

Reach Out For a Complimentary Consultation Today!