The Pursuit is a four-day, 24-7 worship, prayer, community and justice gathering. It's a weekend gaining a taste for eternity. A place to retreat and experience a raw and authentic encounter with God.
The Pursuit isn't a conference, it's a gathering. A community. A collective. A generation uniting to engage with God and be sent as Kingdom-bringers. It will be a place to belly laugh, cry, groan, lament and respond… possibly all at the same time.
You're involved: you get to add to, and join in, the fun. We're inviting those coming along to bring their instruments and join one of our campfire worship spots. There will alsbe space to busk and a place for you to bring your paints and pencils to create your own art in worship.
From the the moment we start the worship will be 24/4 (imagine 24/7 but only 4 days). Some moments we will be led by a full band, others by a local individual. The big deal is this, you can come and go for as long or short a time as you like. This is about creating space to pursue God and rest in his presence.
We are doing away with the aim to be perfect, instead we create space that is honest, real and authentic. We're not searching out the 'big names', although we recognise people only become known because God is moving through them, but we want grass roots, raw, people to inspire us – both young and old.
We have a strong focus on community life so our accommodation is less 'hotel' and more 'family''. You can book and pay per person and then tell us your sharing preferences for rooms and apartments. There are single rooms, twin rooms and a few triples, all grouped around shared bathroom facilities. If you want to meet new people, just leave the sharing preferences blank and we'll introduce you to others of the same gender. There's a dining hall where we can eat together, chat, laugh and encourage each other. There will also be a café and a bar to relax and make new friends.
Our speakers will be real people doing 'the stuff'. Think you have a story to tell? Then maybe you could share… Short, sharp talks – There's a venue where people will get to share their 12 minute idea, dream, vision or experience. Imagine a place high on passion, where local church stories, encouragement and inspiration can spread, be engaged with, and then taken home to impact your world. When there are talks we expect heckling. Dialogue is encouraged.
We're not going to be spending large sums of money on the worship venue. It's going to be fun, quirky and stripped back so that the focus is on the very thing we want to focus upon… Jesus. That spurs us into faith in action. We want to make all the links between worship, justice, and kingdom living. We desire to see action put to faith.
Cost and booking
Weekend tickets are £150 (or £180 with a donation), £125 for students/unwaged, £80 for children under 14. Day tickets are available for £35 (Sat or Sun) and £15 (Fri or Mon).
For more information or to book, please visit The Pursuit website.