Frequently Asked Questions
General Inquiries
1. What schools and retreats are you offering in 2024?
We will be hosting two High School Camps in July. We are planning to host retreats this year and will be sharing more information in the weeks to come. Please check our website, Instagram, or sign up for our email newsletter to be notified with the latest information.
2. Do you offer anything for married couples?
While married couples are not eligible to apply for the 18 Inch Journey, we welcome married individuals to apply for our separate Men’s and Women’s Retreats. Unfortunately, we do not have the housing accommodations to host married couples for our longer schools, though it is our dream to one day build facilities that would make this possible.
3. I am interested in seeing the school and how it works. Can I come visit the grounds and ask your team questions about how you got started?
We are not currently scheduling visits to A Place for the Heart. Due to the projects, creative ventures, and discipleship schools our staff takes on and hosts throughout the year, we don’t have the availability to facilitate visits. The best way to connect with our community is to attend one of our retreats, schools, or worship gatherings. You can receive email updates about our upcoming events by joining our email list.
4. Can I be added to your waiting list if I didn’t submit an application for one of your events?
If you did not submit an application for a specific event, we are not able to add you to a waiting list. We build our waiting list for all of our events with individuals that submitted an app during the application window.
5. If I am not able to attend one of your events in person, do you have any resources that I can access online or from your store?
Yes, we do! We recognize that not everyone can attend our events in person, and have made as many of our resources available online and in our store as possible. If you would like to explore more of our resources and learn some of the tools we teach in our schools and intensives, please check out our Online Workshops, Music, the Jonathan and Melissa Helser Podcast, our Cultivate devotional books, and YouTube Channel.
18 Inch Journey School Related Questions
1. Can I apply to the school if I am an international student?
Yes! We are receiving applications from international students for both Phase One and Phase Two. We encourage you to look at travel and Visa requirements for your nation before applying.
2. Can I apply for the school if I am not an artist?
Absolutely. The majority of our students are not artists. While we have a high value for creativity, you do not need previous experience in visual art or music of any kind. What we do require is willingness—every student is asked to engage creativity and take creative risks through weekly art classes and collectives.
3. Why is your age range 21-30 for the school?
Our staff has spent many hours in meetings and prayer over the age range for our 18 Inch Journey students, and we believe that 21 to 30 year old's are the range that the Father has entrusted to us for this season of the school. We believe that this age range has enough life experience to know their own heart. Also it’s a great reflection of the current ages of our Cageless Birds staff. We are consistently seeking the heart of the Father for future schools and how to grow and expand. As our staff continues to mature, and our facilities continue to grow, we believe that the Father's dreams for the 18 Inch Journey will grow and expand as well.
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Please watch the video below to hear from our team about some commonly asked questions in regards to the 18 Inch Journey School!
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