Embrace the Sabbath

The Great Land Christian Church, through its privately owned camp, The Gateway to the Arctic, is excited to be offering spiritual formation retreats. These retreats are an opportunity to take time away from the noise and distraction of everyday life, to truly rest and listen for God. This is a TRUE RETREAT in the sense that we are making space to connect with God in new ways that nurture your personal spiritual development, rather than a retreat to plan out your ministry. This is self care in its purist form, believing that this will yield incredible fruit for you personally and your ministry. This is even more important post-pandemic and the sociopolitical environment of our world today. The retreats are focused on exploring, developing and nurturing the soul through contemplative spiritual practices such as:

• Silence, Solitude, Contemplative Prayer, Meditation and Meditative Activity (Nature Walks / Gardening), Journaling, Lectio Divina(Divine Scripture Reading) and Presencing the Spirit and Future.

Through your registration you are offered the services of dedicated and trained professionals, both therapists and church leaders, who are versed in church building and spiritual formation to guide you as spiritual directors (see our team) who will accompany you during these days of silence and contemplation. God longs for relationship with us–a loving, growing relationship. Prayer is relationship, and silence is simply making a space for us to listen to God. When a retreat is directed and silent, it means the that there is intentional time alone with God in prayer and silence, as we listen to what the Spirit brings forth.

Finally, we believe there is no better place than the Last Frontier, the vast and majestic wilderness of Alaska. Be amazed at what God has done and let HIM minister to your soul.