Blog Category: Wonder Voyage Ethos

Wonder Voyage specializes in service projects that are a step beyond the norm. We call this Sacred Service. Legacy Director Jamie Richardson dives into what that means and what it looks like when your team takes on The Job Nobody Wants.

One of the amazing aspects of going on a pilgrimage or mission trip is that you get to define your team's quest. Rather than sitting back and being a passive observer, you can be an integral part of the story. Legacy Voyages Director Jamie Richardson shares the value of defining the quest and how to make it a team activity.

Wonder Voyage Executive Director Shawn Small explains what the term "thin places" means through a personal story of his own experience in Ireland.

Have you noticed the buzz around the idea of wonder lately? Legacy Voyages Director Jamie Richardson dives into what exactly wonder is, and how we can help our teams connect with wonder while on pilgrimage.

Lectio Divina is a practice of meditating on scripture. Wonder Voyage utilizes Lectio on pilgrimages, and it is also included in "The Way of Wonder" curriculum. Executive Director Shawn Small shares the history of the practice and how your team can make it part of your spiritual journey.

Heart preparation is an essential piece of the pilgrimage puzzle. The first unit in the "Way of Wonder" curriculum tackles that preparation. This week, Legacy Voyages Director Jamie Richardson shares how you can receive a free copy of the curriculum.

Executive Director Shawn Small shares an often-overlooked story in the Old Testament that serves as the cornerstone of what he looks for in a Wonder Voyage Guide.

Becoming religious tourists is a trap a lot of pilgrimage and mission teams fall into. In this post, Wonder Voyage Executive Director Shawn Small shares how he discovered what separates great teams from religious tourists and what he has done to help more teams get more from their trips.

Executive Director Shawn Small shares how COVID changed the perspective of this summer's pilgrims and equipped them to experience the sublime in a beautiful new way.

Fostering connections is an essential part of a Wonder Voyage experience. This week, we learn how Wonder Voyage Guide and Board Member Brent Richardson used stories and pass the candle to re-connect a team on a recent pilgrimage in Montana.