Each day will bring new blessings as we seek the Lord in Galilee, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Jericho. Our trip will look something like this:

Day 1: June 10 (Tuesday)

• Depart from Atlanta.

Day 2: June 11 (Wednesday)

• Arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport (Tel Aviv). Drive directly to the retreat location in the Galilee and settle in.
• Evening Orientation and Evening prayer

Emmanuel School of Religion’s Institute for Excellence in Ministry was pleased to sponsor "Renewing God’s Call: A Pastoral Pilgrimage to the Holy Land" in 2007. This pastoral renewal experience was funded and made possible due to a generous grant to Emmanuel School of Religion from the CF Foundation, Inc.

Since the time of Constantine, pilgrims have traveled to the Holy Land to experience a renewed call to discipleship by walking the paths of Jesus. The purpose of our pilgrimage is to take a group of gifted, busy, weary, pastors who are hungry for renewal to the Holy Land that they might experience again the joy of Christ’s call to service and the fellowship of being with fellow servants of Christ. The philosophies that led early pilgrims will serve as  guiding principles for this program.

• In days of old, pilgrimages were made to places where Jesus and his disciples once walked .

Dr. Tom Jones (Program Director/Faculty) Professor of Christian Ministries and Director of Supervised Ministerial Experience Professor Tom Jones, veteran church planter and pastor for over twenty years, came to Emmanuel School of Religion in 1999 to multiply his efforts and influence and to reinforce Emmanuel's longstanding commitment to leadership development in the local church. Professor Jones is a widely sought after new church development coach, consultant, assessor, seminar leader and teacher, and mentor. He has trained pastors across several denominations. Dr. Jones has served as the primary leader of the Pastoral Pilgrimage Staff. He can be reached via our contact page or 423-461-1507.

Emmanuel School of Religion, Johnson City, TN is an ATS accredited graduate seminary of the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ with over 1,300 alumni/ae serving Christ around the world.  Emmanuel offers three degree programs: Master of Arts in Religion, Master of Divinity, and Doctor of Ministry.