Our Story

The Refined Path is a ministry focused on the refinement of young adults to cultivate a lifestyle and heart posture of obsession with Jesus. We believe many young Christians in America are lukewarm in God’s eyes. They desire comfort, status, and things of the world more than Jesus.

To truly follow Jesus we cannot simply go to Church on Sundays, wear a cross necklace, and pray before dinner. We are called to walk daily with God, and to live out our days on Earth with eyes transfixed on Him. The ministry's primary avenue of discipleship is the Western Europe Backpacking Trip. 

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The Western Europe Backpacking trip is a 2 week personal growth experience in the summer. On this trip, team members will...

• Travel around Europe talking to strangers about Jesus.

• Abandon comfort and embrace uncertainty.

• Share their testimony with the team.

• Complete The Refined Path workbook.

• Hike in the Swiss Alps & other historic European Mountain Ranges.

• Engage in group discussions.

• Try new foods and visit Biblically historic sights.

• Pray and worship our Savior daily.

• Sleep outside in parks and train stations (and any place the Lord provides)

• Watch God provide

Our approach to short-term missions trips focuses internally on the spiritual development of the individual joining the adventure by fostering unity and vulnerability within the team in stretching environments. Externally, we create opportunities for evangelism and partner with locals to learn from them as we travel.