Helping Christians Walk With God—One Faithful Step at a Time
Ministry Overview
Outdoor Crusade is a Christian discipleship ministry created to help believers step away from distraction, reconnect with God, and establish healthier patterns of faithful living.
The ministry uses Scripture, prayer, reflection, practical action, and intentional time in God’s creation to help participants slow down and become more attentive to their daily walk with Christ.
Our Founder’s Story
Outdoor Crusade was founded by Jody Blackwelder from Mocksville, North Carolina.
For years, Jody struggled with unhealthy patterns, weight gain, discouragement, and the frustration of knowing he needed to change without knowing how to make that change last. He had tried focusing on outcomes, motivation, and willpower, but eventually realized that lasting change needed to begin deeper—with his relationship with God and the way he was thinking.
Through Scripture, prayer, honest reflection, and time away from constant distraction, Jody began taking small daily actions toward a healthier and more faithful life. The process was not instant or perfect. It was a daily decision to keep walking with God.
The Outdoor Crusade 40-Day Reset Journey grew from that experience. Jody created it to share the biblical principles and practical actions that helped him begin changing his own life.
Outdoor Crusade does not claim that every person will have the same experience or outcome. The ministry simply offers a free discipleship resource and invites believers to seek God, listen to His Word, and take their own next faithful step.
Our Mission
Helping Christians step away from distraction, reconnect with God, and develop lifelong habits of faithful living through biblical discipleship experienced in God’s creation.
The Foundation of the Journey
Rooted in Scripture
God’s Word is our foundation and final authority for faith and life. Every part of the journey is designed to lead participants back to biblical truth and a closer daily walk with Christ, rather than to any program, personality, or place.
Renewed Through God’s Creation
Creation is not the object of our worship; it is a setting that helps us slow down, quiet the noise, and become more intentional about prayer, reflection, and gratitude to the Creator who made it.
Strengthened Through Faithful Living
Lasting change grows through daily faithfulness. Prayer, Scripture, honest reflection, and small practical actions help us live out what we believe, one step at a time.
Scripture and Research
Scripture is the ministry’s foundation and final authority. Research about healthy habits, time in nature, attention, and behavior change may support the ministry’s practical approach, but research is never presented as equal to or above Scripture.
We say “research suggests” and “established research has found,” and we point people first and finally to God’s Word and the work of the Holy Spirit.
The Local Church
Outdoor Crusade is a parachurch discipleship ministry designed to serve believers and support the work of faithful local churches.
It is not a church and does not seek to replace biblical preaching, worship, baptism, the Lord’s Supper, pastoral care, Christian fellowship, or accountable participation in a local congregation.