Every year hundreds of thousands of men and women across America are overtaken with a conviction that to preserve their faith, they must leave the church system. Sojourn is a support community, both online and face-to-face, for those who have followed this conviction in their pursuit of authentic Christ-centered spirituality.

The Sojourn community incorporates four rhythms into the movement of our life together: Focus, Detox, Discover, and Live.

FOCUS
We are learning that before He has called us to any organization, activity, affiliation, or theological persuasion, Christ has called us to Himself. He desires to be the nexus of our life, our first passionate pursuit, and the enduring magnificent obsession of our human experience. And we are rediscovering that all we longed for and found lacking in the church system flows freely and abundantly in an intimate relationship with Him nurtured by life-giving disciplines and authentic relationships with other sojourners. When we gather, we focus not on our disillusionment but on the person and the way of Jesus.

DETOX
We've come to recognize that there are toxins circulating throughout the body of Americanized Christianity. These toxins have poisoned our understanding of the nature of God, His Kingdom, the purpose of the church, and the life He intends for us to enjoy as His beloved ones. And our recognition of these toxins has sent us on our journey out of the system. We detox together by returning, with fresh eyes, refocused minds, and open hearts, to the scriptures He has given as a revelation of Himself to us.

DISCOVER
The pursuit of Christ is a journey of discovery. We've determined that our spiritual selves are not well served by sermonic presentations, doctrinal constructs, or denominational statements of faith that are seemingly disconnected from the breath and pulse of our daily lives. We discover the nature of God and His Kingdom, the way of Jesus, the meaning of church, and the purpose of our lives by walking close to the Spirit of God, asking questions, pressing against paradigms, and never settling for today's spiritual depth when deeper waters await us tomorrow.

LIVE
Leo Tolstoy once wrote, "Without knowing what I am and why I am here, life is impossible. The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity." The way of Jesus illustrates that life is most fully lived when it is lived in passionate pursuit of him and selfless love toward those around us. As we sojourn together we learn to fully live by learning to fully give of ourselves for the good of others. We find love by giving it, we find provision for our needs in meeting the needs of others, we experience forgiveness as we forgive, and we experience the fullness of God's Kingdom as we make it known to those around us.