PILGRIMAGE
More than a trip
our pilgrimages are spiritual journeys that engage your whole life.
The spiritual journey is not an aimless wandering but a steady movement further into the heart of God. Sometimes this journey engages our mental, spiritual, emotional and relational lives. However, there are other times where it engages our physical lives as well. As Thomas Merton said, “The geographical pilgrimage is the symbolic acting out an inner journey. The inner journey is the interpolation of the meanings and signs of the outer pilgrimage. One can have one without the other. It is best to have both.” We offer these pilgrimages not merely as ‘vacation trips,’ but as experiences including learning, relational development, and spiritual preparation that will begin months before departure. Each of our pilgrimages has a distinctly different focus:
This pilgrimage to Club Q is an invitation to slow down and pay attention—to grieve, to listen, and to be present to what has happened in our community.
We come not to offer answers, to fix what cannot be fixed, or to make a statement. We come seeking to encounter the heart of God in a place marked by both profound grief and profound human dignity.
This is not an opportunity to evangelize or to make a public statement on behalf of Discovery Church. Instead, it is an opportunity to ask a quieter and more important question: What does it look like for us to embody the radical love of God—both as individuals and as the community of Discovery—in the places and among the people God is already inviting us to see?
We come to grieve. We come to listen. We come to be present.
We come on pilgrimage.
Q Nightclub
Tulsa
This experience is designed to take a deep look into racism and lament in a distinctly American journey that engages Native American and Black American history. Our intent is not only to grieve the sins of our collective past, but also to consider what justice and reconciliation look like not only in a social context, but also a spiritual one as well.
Also known as ‘The Way of James,’ this network of trails throughout much of western Europe lead to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela - the alleged resting place of St. James. More than a simple walk to see a relic, this pilgrimage engages spiritual formation practices, church history, and opportunities to serve fellow pilgrims along the way.
Camino de Santiago
Israel
Experience how the Bible in 3D as you see the places where Jesus taught, stand in the Garden of Gethsemane, and touch all that is left of the temple wall that Solomon built in Jerusalem. This trip is certainly an educational experience with a heavy bent towards Bible Study and physically experiencing the land of Scripture. Expect to return home with a whole new way of imagining and understanding the context of the Bible.
pilgrimage Questions?
Kaity Moller
Associate Director of Community Engagement
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