It begins with the RETREAT.
Altar nurtures the inner lives of leaders through distinctive retreats that blend the beauty of the outdoors and the artistry of fly fishing for the purpose of discovery, clarity, renewal, and discerning next steps through guided teaching, reflection, and discussion.
Then ALTAR takes it steps further.
Your Altar retreat marks the beginning of your journey. The Altar Team provides resources for your continued soul care, wellbeing, and leadership development through transformational coaching, cohort opportunities, and spiritual direction to empower leaders to elevate their leadership impact.
WHY FLY FISHING?
Fly Fishing offers a great platform and metaphor that compliments our times of learning and reflection by providing adventure, teaching, serenity, and yes…humility.
Psalm 19 says, “The heavens declare the glory of God...”
As we say, trout live in beautiful places and creation has the power to unwind the soul, breathing new life within us. Even brain science is reporting the goodness of devoting time away in nature yielding heightened awareness, elimination of distractions, and increased focus.
When you stand in the coolness of a mountain stream or feel the power of a rapid from a drift boat, when you feel the unforced rhythms of grace in a fly rod when it shoots line forward, when you feel the tug on the end of your line, when you pause, look, listen and observe lifting your eyes up, something happens that words often struggle to articulate. It is poetry, beauty, adventure, and joy that anyone can learn to do–and Altar loves introducing people to and deepening these kinds of experiences in the lives of others.
Nothing Short of Awesome!
"This retreat was nothing short of awesome for me. Connecting with other leaders that face the same challenges as I do was very valuable. We learned from each other. We opened up to each other. We learned to focus on developing one’s soul. And the coaching we received was tremendously valuable. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking to hit the reset button and improve their relationship with God, while becoming a better leader."
– Aaron | Soul of a Leader
The Great Outdoors.
"Altar helped me get away to the beauty of the outdoors so I could get out of my hectic rhythms and hear from God. The retreat was not only fun, but created space for authentic conversations that allowed for transformation and gave us tools for how to assess the state of our souls so we can sustain healthy soul care beyond the retreat."
– Andy | Soul of a Pastor
