During the first week of May I joined 450 men from 5 continents throughout the world near Fraser, Colorado. West of Denver in the Colorado Rockies, our conference center was above the 10,000 foot elevation mark. Despite being well into spring, we experienced snow every day.
Attending one of Ransomed Heart's Boot Camps is not an easy feat. You have to navigate their registration process just to get into their lottery. I did and I got selected, paid my fee within the short time limit to secure my space nearly 6 months before the event. Once there I learned that for every one man selected in the lottery to attend, four miss out. I knew beforehand that Boot Camp was something I really NEEDED to attend and that this Boot Camp in May was the one I should be at. When I set foot in the camp, which was more akin to a conference center, I DEFINITELY KNEW that this was a Divine appointment. I was destined to learn a lot over the next four days.
Ransomed Heart bills these "events" as follows:
To see thousands across the world set free, to help them come alive as whole and holy men and women of God, to show them how to live from their hearts in holiness in a world at war where our choices matter--this is the goal of Ransomed Heart events. Our events (Wild at Heart Boot Camp for men and Captivating for women) are unlike any other event you’ve attended--talk to someone who’s been there!
Over the years I've attended a multitude of corporate and personal development training events. Some lasted a day. Others were for an entire week with heavy pre-conference preparation. Several required intensive testing and post-conference coaching. All were very expensive with one approaching the $20,000 mark. They were worth it and served me well at the time. Wild at Heart Boot Camp was exactly as they billed it---unlike any other even I've ever participated in. Unequivocally, this was THE most powerful event I have ever been a part of!
Prior to attending, I spent a lot of time working through the Wild at Heart Field Manual. For me, this proved essential. Had I shown up at the Boot Camp without having done this, I don't think my experience would have been nearly as rich.
While atop the mountain so much happened for me in such a short time that it is challenging to point to just one or two highlights. For sure getting a deeper perspective and understanding of where we are in the larger story, what's really going on....orientation.....that's a biggie for me. To a large degree I already had a good read on orientation, but the power of their presentation put me in warp speed down the rabbit hole. I understand!
Two other things struck me (besides all of my personal learnings). One is the humility of the Ransomed Heart team. Not a fake or pious false humility. The other is how very real and vulnerable the presentation team was. They were there to deliver a message. They were not there to draw attention to themselves or create their own little following or dynasty. They shared from their heart and from their own experiences and they didn't couch everything in religious jargon.
Free and alive! Absolutely. POWERFUL! Words just don't seem to fit what I experienced.
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