reTRAIN

Step Into the Mountains and Discover What It Means to truly Lead

There comes a point when simply attending ministry events or reading leadership books is no longer enough. You feel the pull to step into something deeper. You want to guide others well. You want to serve with confidence. You want to lead with integrity, humility, and strength.

The ReTRAIN program exists for this moment.

Set in the breathtaking dolomites, ReTRAIN is a multi-day outdoor ministry training designed to prepare individuals to lead in the wilderness with the same experiential approach Jesus used with His disciples. Through hands-on learning, physical challenge, and spiritual depth, participants gain practical skills, leadership experience, and a deeper relationship with God.

If you sense a calling to guide others, support ministry work, or step into leadership with clarity and confidence, ReTRAIN offers the training and transformation needed to move forward.

A Leadership Intensive Built on Challenge, Skill, and Authentic Community

ReTRAIN is more than an outdoor skills course. It is an immersive training experience that shapes character, builds leadership capacity, and strengthens spiritual maturity through experiential learning.

Participants spend multiple days in rugged terrain learning navigation, survival skills, climbing essentials, and environmental stewardship. Each lesson is woven through the lens of community and faith to help participants understand the weight and beauty of leading others in the wilderness.

This is a program for those who desire to step into leadership with courage and humility. It is ideal for anyone preparing to guide outdoor trips, support youth programs, lead small groups, or serve in ministry roles that require presence, steadiness, and spiritual rootedness.

Outdoor Skills Training That Equips You to Lead With Confidence

The ReTRAIN curriculum focuses on technical competence and leadership readiness. Every skill participants learn is applicable to outdoor ministry and real-life settings.

Map Reading and Compass Navigation

Participants gain the ability to plan routes, read topography, and navigate unfamiliar terrain. Navigation training builds confidence and encourages clear thinking under pressure.

Basic Climbing and Rappelling

With instruction from trained leaders, participants learn how to climb safely, manage equipment, belay properly, and support others on the wall. These skills prepare participants to lead future groups with competence and care.

Outdoor Cooking and Campsite Management

From preparing meals over camp stoves to organizing an efficient basecamp, participants learn the practical aspects of living and leading outdoors. These skills shape discipline, responsibility, and teamwork.

Leave No Trace Principles

Environmental stewardship is essential to outdoor ministry. Participants learn how to protect the land, minimize impact, and lead groups in caring for creation with respect and responsibility.

These skills build more than expertise. They build the confidence needed to guide others well.

Leadership Development Through Real Experience

Beyond technical skills, ReTRAIN focuses heavily on leadership formation. Individuals learn how to lead like Jesus by practicing relational, experiential, and service-oriented leadership in real time.

Community Building and Group Dynamics

Participants learn how to cultivate trust, foster vulnerability, and lead diverse groups through challenge. These lessons help leaders guide teams with empathy and clarity.

Servant Leadership in Action

Leadership is modeled through service. Participants cook together, share responsibilities, support each other on climbs, and work through challenges side by side. This environment builds humility and strengthens character.

Decision-Making Under Pressure

With unpredictable mountain conditions, participants must remain flexible, think clearly, and adapt plans responsibly. These moments sharpen judgment and deepen resilience.

Emotional and Spiritual Growth

Leadership cannot be separated from inner health. Throughout the program, participants engage in guided reflection, prayer, and conversation designed to strengthen their walk with God and cultivate inner steadiness.

ReTRAIN provides the kind of experience that reveals what is inside you, strengthens what is good, and refines what needs growth.

Mountaineering and Climbing That Challenge and Transform

To lead well in the wilderness, participants must be willing to step into discomfort. ReTRAIN uses climbing and mountaineering as tools for growth and self-discovery.

Rock Climbing and Via Ferrata

Climbing teaches trust, courage, and communication. Participants learn technical skills while also learning to confront fear, rely on their team, and respond to challenge with calm determination.

Mountain Terrain and Weather Adaptation

Participants experience terrain that changes quickly, requiring flexibility, teamwork, and attention to safety. These challenges teach leaders how to make wise decisions and maintain stability in unpredictable situations.

Group Trust and Cohesion

Climbing builds trust rapidly. As participants support one another on the rock and along exposed paths, they learn how to lead with gentleness, honesty, and encouragement.

Mountaineering becomes more than a physical challenge. It becomes a mirror, revealing strength, uncertainty, and the deep work God is doing in the heart.

A Community-Centered Experience That Builds Authentic Leaders

Leadership is not formed in isolation. The ReTRAIN program emphasizes community as an essential context for growth. Participants live together, cook together, climb together, and help carry one another’s burdens.

This environment creates space for vulnerability, accountability, and meaningful connection. It teaches leaders to be present, compassionate, and aware of the needs of others.

Participants quickly discover that leadership is not about control or authority. It is about relationship, service, and guiding others with wisdom and humility.

Who reTRAIN Is Designed For

reTRAIN is created for individuals aged 18 and older who want to:

• Lead outdoor ministry trips
• Serve in youth or community programs
• Grow in leadership and spiritual formation
• Develop confidence in technical outdoor skills
• Experience a faith-centered training environment
• Learn how Jesus taught His followers through experience
• Build community with others who share a passion for ministry

It is ideal for volunteers, aspiring guides, ministry interns, young adults, and anyone preparing to serve in leadership roles.

What to Expect During the reTRAIN Journey

Participants will experience:

• Multiple days in Italy’s dolomitic landscape
• Map reading, navigation, and route planning
• Basic climbing, rappelling, and via ferrata
• Campsite organization and outdoor cooking
• Environmental stewardship training
• Leadership exercises and team-building challenges
• Time for reflection, skill development, and spiritual growth
• A close-knit group of up to six participants
• Training guided by experienced outdoor and ministry leaders

Secure Your Spot Today

Explore upcoming dates, review preparation requirements, and register now. Limited spaces ensure personalized training and strong community……