Restored to God
In other words, this means being vitally connected to God in life giving relationship. For some, this may mean encountering God in His saving work for the first time. For others, this may require restoring the image that we have of God.
We believe that grace alone ushers us and anchors us in restorative relationship with God. We can never earn this place of favor. Yet, out of gratitude we are motivated to actively pursue practices, disciplines, and experiences that will help shape, mold, and transform our heads, hearts, and hands to be more like those of Christ.
Reconciled to Each Other
We were intended to be vitally connected people. In the beginning, God made it clear that it was not good for man to be alone. Later it was communicated that a Godward life could be summed up in two directives. Love God intensely and love your neighbor as yourself. The second call to love flows out of the first. It is a call that is intentionally aimed at shaking up our social scene.
It is a call to boldly love and pursue connectedness with those of other tribes. In other words, we should start drawing our circle at home and finish at the ends of the earth.
Reconnected to the Creation
Perhaps the best way to reconnect with the creation is to acknowledge the Creator. Through history, the Bible and church leaders speak of knowing God in and through His creation. Creation is a word of God. Martin Luther wrote, “God writes the Gospel, not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the clouds and stars.”
For this reason, we work with men to help them recover a sense of appreciation for the outdoors and challenge them to explore places that their day planners normally leave out.
