YOUR HEART IS WORTH
FIGHTING FOR

THE BECOMING A KING RETREAT (updated content)
9–12 October 2025

Retreat intro...

Feedback from the retreats

Jane Smith

"This is the real deal. As someone wary of Christian organisations due to past trauma.
Thank you for making me feel safe physically, relationally and doctrinally."

Attendee

"I have come away with a genuine first experience of what it means and feels like to have brothers."

Attendee

"What an amazing experience to have had the time and space to share my story and to be loved by some amazingly good men. I am amazed at how free I feel now."

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"I felt contained and safe from the beginning, which is quite massive for me. My primary internal message for my life has been "don't trust anyone."

Attendee

"It really lit a spark in me that had long died. Grateful."

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Retreat details...

What is a Becoming a King Retreat?

In short, It is a gateway to a quest to recover the path and process of masculine initiation (process, becoming, healing).

What if you had 3 days to spend in the wilderness with like-hearted men? A fellowship of men who want what you want and have to fight through similar battles to get it.

Our hope is that you will be able to step away from the frontlines of your life for 3 days and enter into a culture and environment that awakens your heart and your intimacy with God.

This event has been curated over decades by Become Good Soil (led by Morgan Snyder). It's the comprehensive apprenticeship track for Wild at Heart (led by John Eldredge).

Find out more...

https://becomegoodsoil.com/becoming-a-king/

What can I receive through a Becoming a King Retreat?

Every boy knows he was made to be powerful. As an acorn carries the blueprint of the oak tree, so the heart of every boy holds the possibility of becoming a wholehearted king (a wholehearted man) whose strength brings goodness to all under his care. Yet the news headlines often confirm what we know too well from our own stories: the anguished consequences of masculine power gone amiss.

Curated and distilled over two decades, the message of Becoming a King offers a path to restore the hearts of men in the image of our strong, present, wise, and loving God.

What would it be like to become the kind of man who has nothing to fear, nothing to hide, and nothing to prove? Join Morgan Snyder and other local men as we venture together to recover strength and restore our hearts.

Format of the event

Surrounded by nature, the event centres around powerful video sessions, interactive story groups, and a guided rhythm of engagement, reflection, and relationship.

Who will be facilitating the retreat?

Rob Porter – Rob is a facilitator (a guide) for Become Good Soil events around the globe and is a close partner with the Wild At Heart team in Colorado. Rob has been walking closely with men for over a decade and has recently founded Let’s Keep Rising, a global platform that is pursuing the hearts of men.

Philip Kelsey – Philip has been tracking the Wild at Heart message for more than 15 years and is also a facilitator for Become Good Soil (inc UK Intensive 2025 and The Grove, a men's deeper discipleship community). A follower of Jesus since the late 1978.

Location

Hunua Falls Presbyterian Camp, 203 Falls Road, Hunua 🔗

The camp is adjacent to the Hunua Regional Park, just south of Auckland.

Link to location in Google maps

Dates

Arrival from: 5:30 pm, Thursday 9th October 2025

Depart by: 2 pm, Sunday 12th October 2025

What will I need to bring?

Bring yourself, an open heart, something to write with, the scriptures and clothes you are comfortable in - there will be some free time and the opportunity to be outside including walking tracks in the Hunua Regional Park.

More specific details will be emailed to you closer to the event.

Costs

We've done our best to keep the registration fee as low as we can at $320 NZD, however, if the registration fee would prevent you from being able to attend, please contact us directly at letskeeprising@gmail.com, as we do not want finances to stand in any man's way of being able to attend.

Costs are as follows:

$320 per person

Included: This gets you everything you will need once you arrive - all meals, materials, facilities and a place to rest your head for 3 nights.

We are asking for the full amount to be paid upfront as spaces are limited and we need to make a financial commitment to the Hunua Camp in order to secure the booking. That said, if something comes up after paying that prevents your attendance, we will do our best to refund the costs.

We encourage you to prayerfully be all in from day one.