Next Steps

Fueling Transformation in 2026

October 2025

This year has been extraordinary. Because of your generosity, more than 2,000 men and women took courageous steps toward healing and wholeness at Crucible retreats. Behind each number is a face, a family, a future forever changed.

I want to share one story with you:

“After twelve years of no contact with my adult son, I put my newfound courage into practice and wrote a lengthy apology. We are not where we want to be yet, but we are now talking. I would not have any relationship with my son if it weren’t for Crucible.” – Philip

Stories like Philip’s are only possible because of Redwoods’ prayers, presence, and financial partnership. Together, we are fueling Christ-like change through experiences of radical honesty and grace.

As we step into 2026, the call is clear: expand our reach for life transformation. Every $193 funds the gap between the registration fee and actual retreat costs for someone ready to encounter God’s healing work. Even $100 helps cover essential retreat supplies, retreats in new communities, and outreach to new referrers. Together, we make this possible.

Your generosity — no matter the size — joins with hundreds of others to make transformation possible.

Would you prayerfully consider a year-end gift so that more lives, families, and communities will be changed in the year ahead? Together, we are creating a world where people live with integrity, grace, and courage, fulfilling their God-given purpose.

Give today at thecrucibleproject.org/donate and make transformation possible for someone waiting to take that first courageous step. If you want to have a conversation about your generosity, reach out.

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Become Part of Crucible’s Future

September 2025

Volunteer: Your Time, Gifts, and Presence

Staff a Weekend or Serve Locally

After attending (or completing) a Crucible retreat, you’re invited to return as volunteer staff—whether for a men’s or women’s retreat, second-level weekend, groups, or your region’s community events.

Everything from facilitating exercises and leading discussion groups to logistical support is powered by volunteers. You might serve on regional leadership teams, manage materials, help coordinate meals, or assist with administrative tasks. Every volunteer is crucial to achieving the mission.

Grow as a Leader

Crucible intentionally cultivates leadership through training and mentorship. Many volunteer roles pave the way to deeper involvement—food coordinators, retreat “carpet” facilitators, group leaders, or regional coordinators—often after shadowing and training.

Access Training Opportunities

If you're called to lead more formally—as a coach or retreat leader—you can engage Crucible’s Leadership Track. Formal and informal trainings develop safe and high-quality leaders. Learn more.

Volunteer in the Back Office

Every skill needed to run a business is also needed outside of weekends in the back office of Crucible. Want to learn more? Let us know.

Financial Partnership: Supporting Sustainability & Accessibility

Give Generously

Crucible relies on donations to cover the real cost of retreats—beyond participant fees. In FY 2025, we served nearly 2,093 souls, awarded $54,504 in financial assistance, and benefited from 1,151 volunteers and 279 donors—driving an increase in retreats, participants served, volunteers, donors, and donations year-over-year.

Invest in Future Growth

Crucible is a global, volunteer-driven leader in Christ-centered soul work. Key financial goals include expanding retreats, building accessible global offerings, enhancing communications, and ensuring governance and operational excellence as we move toward 2030 goals.

Legacy & Campaign Giving

Beyond regular giving, Crucible invites Redwoods to engage in legacy giving—through endowments, gifts of securities, IRAs, estate planning, or regular campaigns. Crucible also regularly delivers donor accountability via annual reports and is certified by Excellence in Giving and the Evangelical Council on Financial Accountability.

Advocate Where You Live, Work, Learn, Worship, and Play

Transform Your Workplace

Make sure your workplace knows about Crucible’s impact on you. As you live out of your best self, you will influence others to step into this work—or one like it.

Equip Your Church or Educational Community

You don’t need to be a Crucible Leader to introduce it to your church or school. Share Crucible stories or podcasts, talk to leaders about its impact, and explore opportunities for your institution to partner with Crucible.

Create Community Wherever You Play

Whether you're part of hobby groups, sports teams, nonprofits, or local circles, share the vision of soul work beyond the weekend. Meet people where they are and help build spaces of support, honesty, and grace in your everyday environments.

Bringing It All Together

Realm | How You Can Engage

• Live | Volunteer for retreats, participate in training, foster “Redwood” communities.

• Work | Advocate for leadership soul work; integrate Crucible principles into your workplace.

• Learn | Promote retreats in church, school, or campus; encourage institutional partnerships.

• Play | Share transformational stories; build spaces of authenticity and grace.

• Give | Support through donations, legacy giving, or funding retreats for others.

Becoming part of Crucible’s future means living differently. It’s about giving your time, your resources, and your influence to expand spaces where Christ-like transformation happens deeply and lastingly.

Whether you're hearing a call to volunteer, give generously, train passionately, or advocate boldly—you are invited. Through your involvement, you help shape a future where integrity, grace, and courage resonate across lives, workplaces, churches, schools, and communities worldwide. Let us know if you want to talk more about how you can become a part of Crucible’s future.

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