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Seeding into a legacy

Seeding into a legacy Trevor Otto gave you all at Peak Challenge a snipet of his testimony. God is calling Trevor and his family to Malawi, Africa in November. God’s fingerprints are all over this journey and we are excited to see what he does with the Otto family. As Trevor noted, there really is no […]

Next Steps

How do I connect and where do I begin? RALE is a normal term that we use in conversations with Band of Brother men. Reject Passivity. Accept Responsibility Lead courageously. Expect God’s greater rewards. Many of you may be connected to a church at home. You may be a regular attender and may even serve […]

Green Means Go

Green Means Go In 1910, an Englishman named Arnold Bennett wrote a little book on time-management.  But his eloquent words apply powerfully to Kingdom Building today.  On Saturday night, I asked you to imagine having a green light from your pastor.  If you could make a difference for the Kingdom in your community, what would you […]

Mike Heinz

Men- We did not get a chance this year to take Mike Heinz’s orange hat to the top of Mt Elbert. We will in 2014. More info will come out over the next year about the plans to do this and how you can be a part of it.  

Peak Challenge – with no peak

7/29/13 (submitted by a man on Peak Challenge and used with his permission) I’m back for the first full day since leaving ona four day trip into the mountains with a men’s group. The group intended to tent camp for several days with two primary objectives. One was to engage in spiritual growth through a […]

Peak Challenge – 14ers hiked over the years

Every year for the last seven years, hundreds of men have capped off the experience with a summit of a 14,000 foot peak. This is no easy task, even for those that are in great physical shape. On a Sunday morning in July for the past seven years in Colorado, God has blessed many men […]

Peak Challenge – From Dream to Reality

It started as a simple dream. Men—as a boy and a young man, my father took me hiking every summer in the Colorado Rockies. My parents, my sister and I would spend close to two months every summer hiking and camping all across Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and Montana. The life lessons I learned during those […]

Peak Challenge – Costs

Below are the registration fees and estimated costs for this five day/ four night experience against the backdrop of some of the most scenic wilderness in the US. We try to keep costs as inexpensive as possible, as we want as many men and young men to experience this amazing adventure in the Rockies: Registration […]

RISK – a story

RISK. British Antartic explorer Sir Ernest Shackelton placed this recruiting advertisement in the London papers in 1914 in anticipation of an expedition to the last unexplored continent – Antartica.  Their goal: to traverse the unmapped interior. Their route: to pass the South Pole on their way to the unknown. They never made it. “Men wanted for hazardous journey. […]

Peak Challenge – Leadville

Peak Challenge 2013 – “RISK” – will take place two miles outside of the historic mining town of Leadville, Colorado.  We are excited to be in Lake County again amidst some of the most spectacular scenery in America! Leadville and Buena Vista are the gateways to outstanding whitewater rafting, blue ribbon fishing, hundreds of miles of challenging mountain […]