CASE STUDIES
Real churches putting the methodology to work.
Every case study here is a real congregation, a real engagement, and real outcomes. Permission to publish granted by the lead at each church.
FLAGSHIP CASE STUDY • SEATTLE, WA
Central Community Church → Outdoor Central
One beloved annual backpacking trip transformed into a thriving, year-round, multi-modal wilderness ministry serving 150 participants in its first year.
RECENT ENGAGEMENT • JACKSON HOLE, WY
Presbyterian Church of Jackson Hole → Wilderness Together
A full-weekend ministry launch: leaders trained, congregation taught, vision preached from the pulpit. PCJH stood up Wilderness Together the same week.
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More case studies in progress. New ones added as engagements wrap and intake interviews are complete.
BEHIND THE STORIES
What every case study has in common.
Different churches, different contexts, different starting points. But every case study runs through the same Wilderness Formation methodology: theology of wilderness, trip systems, risk management, stewardship, content development, and personal formation. If you're curious how that methodology lands in a real congregation, the case studies are the answer.
Could your church be next?
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