Simply put, a Wild at Heart BASIC is a men's retreat led by John Eledredge and his team in Colorado through powerful video session and facilitated locally by trusted allies.

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.

"A man needs a deeper understanding of his masculine heart—and why God made him just like that. What if those deep desires in our hearts are telling us the truth, revealing to us the lives we were meant to live? A man must know he is powerful; he must know he has what it takes. The way we handle the heart is everything. Basic is not a retreat about the “seven things a man ought to do to be a nicer guy.” It is a four-day quest into the recovery of a man’s masculine soul, the release of a man’s heart—his passions and his true nature—all given him by God."

John Eldgredge

Surrounded by nature and away from all distractions, the event centres around powerful video sessions, guided rhythm of engagement, reflection, and relationship.

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

Philip Kelsey – Philip has been tracking the Wild at Heart message for more than 10 years. He has lay ministry experience using this material both in mentoring men, and in prison ministry. A follower of Jesus since the late 1970s, he has found the Wild at Heart message so orientating for a calling in the marketplace.

Hunua Falls Presbyterian Camp, 203 Falls Road, Hunua. 

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

Location map link

ARRIVAL: Thursday 12th September from 5:30pm

DEPART: Sunday 15th lunch-time

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.

We don't want any man to be put off by the cost - so if you need to talk to one of our team about what is affordable for you, please do and we will try to help.

Also, if you would like to subsidise another man, please let us know.

Otherwise, costs are as follows: 

$290 per person (NZ dollars)

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

We encourage you to prayerfully be all in from day one. If something comes up after paying that prevents your attendance, we will do our best to refund the costs. 

Please confirm your attendance by…

Emailing: letskeeprising@gmail.com with the following details…

1. Full name and age

2. Email address

3. Contact phone number

4. How familiar you are with Wild at Heart? (eg this is all new to me / I've been tracking for years)

5. Dietary requirements

6. Emergency name and number

7. If you would be able to subsidise another man to attend

8. Send your payment in full to one of the below payment options...

👉 Via New Zealand:

• Acc name: Mr R K Porter

• Reference: WAH BASIC event 2024

• Acc Number: 06-0193-0967161-01

👉 Via Austrailia:

• Acc name: Mr R K Porter

• Reference: WAH BASIC event 2024

• Acc Number: 06-0193-0967161-01

• Residential address: 6 Eastglen Road, Glen Eden, Auckland 0602, New Zealand 

• Swift: ANZBNZ22