Why This Camp. Why This Book.

In 2019, Boot Camp Northwest was at its peak.

That spring, near the end of a Q&A, the idea came suddenly: baptize. We gave the men ten minutes’ notice. “Meet us at the pool if you want to get baptized.” Within fifteen minutes half the camp was in the water—many still fully clothed. Some ran for swimsuits; most were too eager to wait. Three of us stood in the pool, clothes and all, blessing and dunking for the next hour. Over a hundred men were baptized that day. It was the first time our ministry had ever done it. It felt like God was preparing us for something we couldn’t yet see.

That fall we ran a large camp based on Fathered by God. Then a few of us traveled to Colorado for Wild at Heart’s Homecoming conference—the first event built around John Eldredge’s brand-new book, Get Your Life Back.

We had no idea a pandemic was coming. The simple practices in that book—pausing, letting go, reconnecting with what is real and with God—became a lifeline through the years that followed.

Six years later the wider church has shifted toward deeper spiritual formation. After another recent Homecoming focused on hearing God’s voice and contemplative prayer, our team knew it was time to return to the beginning.

This September 18–20 we invite you into an advanced camp centered on Get Your Life Back. A weekend to practice the graces that restore the soul and draw us closer to Jesus.