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\"\"Epic is a discipleship and mentoring ministry based in Queen Creek Arizona.\u00a0 <\/span>We are currently serving those in full-time ministry and have just recently begun working with military and first responders.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

For ten years we served as an outreach and discipleship ministry on the ASU Polytechnic campus.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>During the COVID shutdown,\u00a0 <\/span>our advisory team asked us to take a sabbatical and consider what the next ten years would be our focus.<\/p>\n

After much prayer and counsel, we shifted our ten years of “campus ministry, and twenty years of pastoral service in the Phoenix area to focus on discipling\u00a0<\/span>pastors and church leaders.\u00a0 <\/span>We have now been invited to partner with another ministry that serves both military, first responders and their families.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

We invite men to an intensive three-day \u201cgetaway\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Each retreat is hosted at one of our four host locations.\u00a0 <\/span>Six men and two mentors are invited to attend.<\/p>\n

After the retreat, we invite each of the attendees to three weeks of\u00a0 <\/span>“one one-on-one” mentoring sessions.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>If they so choose to continue,\u00a0 <\/span>they join a small group of “like-minded” men for three months of discipleship.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

We also minister to their wives and children by inviting them to one of the three ranches in the Phoenix and Prescott areas.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>They join our community through regular worship nights,\u00a0 <\/span>shared meals, and ranch work projects.\u00a0 <\/span>Their\u00a0<\/span>children are given the opportunity for weekly\u00a0<\/span>one-on-one mentoring and care for a horse in a ranch environment.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Twice a year marriage and women retreats are also available for those in the community.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

We currently minister with a network of the following ministries:<\/p>\n