Off the Grid ministry pushes ministers, their families out of comfort zones

When ministry wives traded their familiar routines for hiking boots and backpacks, they discovered more than mountain vistas along the Appalachian Trail.
Zoë Watkins, second from left, experiences the beauty of Hot Springs, North Carolina, with other ministers wives on the Off the Grid backpacking retreat.
(Photo courtesy of the Baptist and Reflector)

Off the Grid ministry pushes ministers, their families out of comfort zones

When ministry wives traded their familiar routines for hiking boots and backpacks, they discovered more than mountain vistas along the Appalachian Trail.

Off the Grid, a ministry within the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, is designed to push ministers and their families beyond comfort zones while providing respite. The program hosted a three-day retreat Sept. 8-10 where a small group of ministers’ wives tackled challenging terrain, made deeper friendships, and found renewal in the wilderness.

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Baptist and Reflector writer Zoë Watkins joined the 16-mile backpacking trip, experiencing firsthand the physical demands and spiritual rewards that define the Off the Grid program.

To learn more about Off the Grid, visit www.tnbaptist.org/off-the-grid.

EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written and originally published by the Baptist and Reflector. 

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