Vision
The 18 Inch Journey: Phase II is an extended six-month discipleship school for recent alumni of our Phase I school. This smaller, more focused school is devoted to our students’ journey of transformation into the likeness of Jesus as they become rooted in the saving work of the Gospel.
Phase II was designed to empower you with disciplines—body, soul, and spirit—that can become lifelong anchors in your relationship with Christ and others. Together as staff and students, we submit to the leadership of Jesus and pursue integrating His way into every part of our lives.
We lead our Phase II school through life-on-life discipleship, as Jesus modeled with his disciples. We do everyday life together, learning as we engage the hard work of relationship in the midst of life’s tensions and joys. We are looking for people who are ready to do the work it takes to live a wholehearted and powerful life of surrender to God. This school offers an opportunity for you to set apart six months in order to take an honest look at your inner world, and discover the places that need further healing and tending.
Phase II is a deeper dive into the rhythms and values introduced in our Phase I school. We have created a learning environment for the process of becoming a devoted disciple—one who embraces the voice of the Lord, the power of ownership, and a healthy, balanced need for community. Phase II requires a commitment to be vulnerable, ask for help, receive feedback, and practice a new way. Scroll below to learn more about the rhythms and values of our Phase II school.
Discipleship
Weekly One-on-Ones with a mentor from our staff.
Teaching sessions on scripture, prayer, intimacy with God, stillness, sexual wholeness, vulnerability, and relationships.
Times of worship together in our community.
Consistent practice with emotional health tools.
Weekly small groups with our staff and other students.
Rhythms of Sabbath with our community.
Community Living
Participating in shared, everyday life with like-minded men and women who are all committed to growing in wholeness with Jesus.
Eating daily meals together with other students, staff, and our community families.
Practice in cultivating and investing in healthy relationships.
Living together in spaces intentionally designed to foster peace, rest, and beauty.
Opportunities to practice powerful communication, ownership, and conflict with one another on a daily basis.
Servant Leadership
Participating in a devoted season of serving one other.
Practicing laying down your own preferences to care for others.
Growing in leadership by walking out all you’ve been cultivating in your Phase II school.
Learning how to practice hospitality and cultivate home.
Working alongside our staff to serve the Phase I students through cooking meals, preparing spaces, and more.
Living with Phase I students and leading weekly connects with them during the 18 Inch Journey.
Learning how to lead like Jesus did, rooted in humility and love.
Creative Rhythms
We believe that everyone has the ability to be creative because we were all made in the image of a creative God. Creative rhythms are an important part of our school because we have found that they reveal what we believe to be true about God, ourselves, life, and others.
You will be in a Creative Collective taught by our staff for 6+ hours a week. Our Collectives rotate and change every year but some of the classes we offer include: pottery, printmaking, and darkroom photography.
Weekly art and visual journaling classes.
Weekly school-wide music and movement classes.
You can expect to be stretched in these creative rhythms and find God in your unique expression and process.
You will receive instruction, help, and feedback from our staff of artisans and creatives.
You do not need to be a musician or artist to take part in this school.
Schedule & Rhythms
During the first half of Phase II, our school has consistent classes and rhythms that run from Monday through Friday, with a weekly Sabbath on the weekends. Alongside many of our community, creative, and discipleship rhythms, our Phase II schedule also includes:
Weekly cooking classes with our kitchen staff.
Rhythms of body care and physical wellness classes.
Spending time tending to our community garden and our 52 acres of land.
Application Process
This year’s Phase II application is open to Phase I Alumni from the 2020-2023 schools. We are looking for applicants who are ready to dive deeper into the values that we focused on in Phase I and are willing to do the work that transformation requires. We ask our Phase II students to come with humility, a willingness to learn, and vision for their own wholeness and discipleship. This season is devoted to growing as a follower of Jesus. If you’re ready and inspired to do this type of work, we welcome you to apply below!
Applications will open on March 15th and be available until May 5th