Come Take the Journey

“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Proverbs 4:23

 

The 18 Inch Journey exists to close the gap between what we know about God in our heads and who we believe Him to be in our hearts. 

In a culture of distraction, burnout, and spiritual fatigue, the 18 Inch Journey was created to equip people to tend to their inner life, walk in emotional health, and stay connected to Jesus in every season. You were created—body, soul, and spirit—to live connected to God in every single moment. You were made for more than just coping through life’s pain and have what it takes to stay rooted in the tension of life. Jesus swallowed up your loneliness when He died on the Cross and gave you the gift of the Holy Spirit: your Counselor and constant companion. You are worth learning practices and rhythms that empower you to grow in friendship with Christ, tend to your inner world, and experience the abundant life that Jesus offers. Our vision is to see sons and daughters who are yielded to God, connected to their own hearts, and thriving in their relationships.

 

Our Discipleship
Programs

 

18 Inch Journey:
Phase I

18 Inch Journey:
Phase II

High School Camp

Men’s Retreat

Women’s Retreat

Online Workshops

We exist to raise up wholehearted disciples of Jesus.

We are the Cageless Birds: a missional community, ministry, creative collective and small business in the heart of North Carolina. We were founded by Jonathan & Melissa Helser in 2013. Seeing sons and daughters experience a head-on collision with the love of God is our great reward. We offer our 18 Inch Journey schools, camps, and retreats on our 52-acre campus in the heart of North Carolina. We are devoted to discipleship, spiritual formation, community, and worship, and year-round. Click below to learn more about who we are.

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North Carolina is home

 
 
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“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.”

-A.W. Tozer

 
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