The Pursuit Collective (2025)

01/11/2024

We're stoked to announce our upcoming trip to San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. This December (10th-16th), we're hosting a surf contest in partnership with the local community! Led by our brother Jake Kinney (), the heart of this event will be aimed at celebrating surf culture while simultaneously sharing the love of Jesus with the local surf community. This contest will be an amazing opportunity to connect further with local talent, build relationships, and continue to spread the message of hope to the community. Praise the Lord that in response to our Latin American team's constant outpouring of love, we're witnessing remarkable growth and transformation in the area. If you're passionate about surfing and sharing your faith, we'd love to invite you to join us and participate in this incredible experience! 🌊🏄‍♂️🤙

For more information about this trip comment "Surf" below or visit RideNature.Org/Trips

25/10/2024

Through The Lens: France! Earlier this summer we were fortunate enough to send a team across the pond to spend some time in Paris during this summer's Olympics! The Lord was surely at work and we were so stoked to take part in a slice of it. We hope you enjoy the snippet of the article below.

As always, to read the entire Through The Lens: France Recap, comment "Paris" in the comment section below to receive a link to the full article or visit PursuitCollective.com. 🛹🤙

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What a privilege it was getting to meet up with the crew of Christian Skaters traveling to Paris during the Olympics! It’s been incredible seeing how the addition of skateboarding to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics’ list of events has impacted the entire skate community, with a new generation of skaters rising over the past few years. With the Olympics being such an influential event for skateboarding, our heart was to go throughout the city and utilize every opportunity the Lord placed before us to share the Good News of Christ with the locals and tourists that we knew would be flocking the pristine skate spots of Paris.

This trip was unique in that we didn’t have a person of contact to connect with in-country. Nevertheless, with such a globalized event, we felt we couldn’t pass up this opportunity to evangelize to the large influx of people from all over the world coming to watch the Summer Games. As the trip was more open-ended, we spent our mornings together with the team in the Word and prayer, asking the Holy Spirit to guide us to which spots to go to and to prepare the hearts of the people we would meet.

I was constantly reminded of the story of Phillip in Acts 8, how God tells Phillip to go out into the desert but doesn’t yet explain what he is to do...

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Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, because of your generosity, prayers, and continued support we are able to sustainably carry out the work that we lead. 🙏🌏
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Trading in the endless pursuits for one that leads to hope and life, together we become The Pursuit Collective.

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02/10/2024

Traveling to Morocco was truly a surreal experience. With such a high Muslim population and strict laws against evangelism, it was difficult for us to envision what this trip would look like. Knowing that we had some incredibly faithful ministry partners already established in the country, we decided that our efforts would be best served if we laid some foundations for additional ministry to flourish after we were gone.

Our friends and co-laborers with Christ, Yasin, and Abi welcomed us with open arms. Together, they lead a YoungLife group in Fez, Morocco, where they spiritually pour into the youth in their city. Six years ago, we had the opportunity to bring some skateboards to them to be utilized as tools for ministry. This time, we had the privilege of building a mini ramp for the kids to skate on the YoungLife compound. Unfortunately, this project was more difficult than we had initially anticipated due to the lack of access to quality wood and steel in Fez. But, with some patience, creativity, and flexibility, we devised a plan to build the mini ramp!

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To read the entire Through The Lens: Morocco Recap, comment “Morocco” in the comments below to receive a link to the article or visit PursuitCollective.com.

Thank you all so much enough for your prayers and continued support as we bring the Good News of the Gospel to the ends of the earth! 🌍

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08/08/2024

Earlier this summer, our family had the opportunity to lead a group of discipleship students on a quick trip down to Mazatlan, Mexico, to minister to the local surf and skate communities. Typically, whenever we set out on mission trips, we hope to reach, serve, and inspire the local communities we visit to the best of our abilities. Praise the Lord; we had the opportunity to witness all of that unfold in just a few short days. This trip to Mazatlan was unique as it brought our current discipleship students overseas to apply the tools and training they learned during their time in the program. The impact of their training was evident as they grew in confidence in their testimonies and their giftings to evangelize, teach skating and surfing, and build community in real-time. It truly was a radical and beautiful experience!

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To read the entire Through The Lens: Mexico recap, comment "Mazatlan" in the comments below to receive a link to the article or visit PursuitCollective.com. We say this often, but we truly can't thank you all enough for your prayers and continued support as we bring the Good News of the Gospel to the ends of the earth!

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Trading in the endless pursuits for one that leads to hope and life, together we become The Pursuit Collective.

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01/08/2024

Episode 13 is here, and we are so incredibly stoked to introduce to you our long-time friend and dear brother, Lane Terzieff ()! Lane is a true revolutionary: the kind who believes that through the white noise of a chaotic modern world, God has called his followers into Activism and Adventure. “Being a Christian is the least boring thing on the planet,” Lane says frankly. “And maybe sometimes going into the mission field may have to look more like an action movie.”

….This speaker, missionary, and artist is no stranger to action. The son of a cowboy and a hippie, Lane Terzieff left his native Wyoming as a teenager, embarking on a journey to learn everything he could about music, film, business, public service, and what it looks like to be a faith-full human. That journey has led him through over 30 countries, using everything from bringing skateboards into North Korea to sneaking onto the red carpet to talk about his faith with people like Kanye West and Katy Perry. There’s nothing Lane won’t try when it comes to creating new ways to reach kids with hope, whether it includes stunts (he was a stuntman on Sharknado 3 and Z Nation), action sports, or wild genre-bending dance music. Lane has served refugees in Ukraine, Syria, Myanmar, Ethiopia and beyond.

“Whether it’s in your neighborhood or across the world, do something crazy like the people of the Bible did. Get fed up enough with the state of the world around you that you go out with love and change it.”

To keep up with all of the incredible work being carried out by Lane and his crew make sure to follow

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We hope you are as encouraged by Lane’s unending faith, boldness and love for humanity as we are. Pour a cup of coffee, sit back, and press play. ☕️▶️🤘🏽

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Trading in the endless pursuits for one that leads to hope and life, together we become The Pursuit Collective.

21/06/2024

In honor of , we wanted to highlight a story from Volume IV of The Pursuit Collective Journal titled “Skating for Redemption.” Last year, we sent a team led by Jesus Martinez ( ) down to Havana, Cuba, to begin pouring into and cultivating relationships with local skate community. What started as a single trip has since blossomed into many subsequent trips, and those who were once “strangers” are now brothers and sisters in Christ! We are so humbled by trips like these and the eternal foundations being laid because of them. Even after countless trips across the globe, it never ceases to amaze us how powerful a little piece of wood and some wheels paired with an intentional heart filled with the Holy Spirit can be.

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“The legacy being written is not just about skateboarding; it’s a testament to the resilience of the human soul and the power of faith to transform lives. Through skateboarding and the Gospel, they are not only navigating the streets of Havana but also paving a way towards eternity for themselves and those around them.”

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To read the entire story from our time in Havana last year, you can purchase a copy of Volume IV via the product 🔗 in the post above or visit TheHouseOfRideNature.com.

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Trading in the path of endless pursuits for on me that leads to hope and life, together we become The Pursuit Collective.

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14/06/2024

We’re reminiscing over some monochromatic memories from our time in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, this past August for the ACTS European Gathering. We’re so stoked about what the Lord is doing in Sarajevo and are truly honored to have brothers and sisters in the faith all across the globe faithfully planting seeds that we pray will bear fruit for many generations to come!

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If you desire to witness firsthand the work being done in Bosnia, please reach out and let us know. Our hope is to return with a team this fall. You can find more details about this potential trip at RideNature.Org/TripSchedule.

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To learn more about our time in Sarajevos last August, you can read the entire story in Volume IV of The Pursuit Collective Journal titled “Tipping The Scale.” To purchase a copy, click the product 🔗 in the post above or visit TheHouseOfRideNature.com.

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Trading in the path of endless pursuits for on me that leads to hope and life, together we become The Pursuit Collective.

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25/04/2024

If you’ve seen Episode 16, “Brazil,” from the series, we highly recommend you check out the fourth story in the newest edition of The Pursuit Collective Journal, “Sponsored by God.” not only expands further on how his and friendship came to be but also shares a glimpse into his own journey to faith and what it was like navigating such a journey while also pursuing a professional career in skateboarding.

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To purchase your own copy of Volume IV click the product link above, or visit www.TheHouseOfRideNature.com. As always, if you’re a SWFL local swing on down to to enjoy a cup of coffee and snag a copy yourself!

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Trading in the path endless pursuits for one that leads to hope and life, together we become The Pursuit Collective.

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06/04/2024

It blows our mind when we reflect on the fact that within the first three months of 2024, the Lord has paved the way, and provided the means for us to equip and send teams to serve alongside ministries in Puerto Rico, Türkiye, Canada, Nicaragua, Japan, Peru, Philippines, Brazil, and Mexico! It’s with a grateful heart that we share our next “Through The Lens” recap from our most recent trip down to Peru.

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“Together, with their servant hearts and unending love for the Lord, they have proven to make an incredible team of leaders. Especially for a trip like the one we were soon to embark on.
Our team consisted of people from all over the Americas (Florida, Costa Rica, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Colombia, Texas, and Michigan), and it was through our diversity that God graced us with unity, cooperation, and friendship. Our first day was spent meeting and reuniting with , his family (who has grown one member bigger since our last visit), and some of the staff from . That Sunday, Carlitos walked into church with a trail of wide-eyed gringos behind him. Fortunately for us, even though most of our team didn’t speak Spanish and couldn’t understand the words in the worship songs or the sermon, our God doesn’t need language to make His presence known or for us to respond in praise. Sometimes, we stumbled over the lyrics on the screen, but mostly, we just closed our eyes and lifted our hands, and this was the posture that would remain amongst our group for the rest of the week!“

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To read the entire Through The Lens: Peru recap, click the 🔗 in our bio or hop on over to PursuitCollective.com. Thank you again for all of your prayers and continued support as we bring the Good News of the Gospel to the ends of the earth!

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01/04/2024

We’re back! As we’re sure you’ve noticed, we took a little bit of a hiatus in 2023, but we couldn’t be more stoked to be here and back at it in 2024! There has been so much going on, including the release of Volume IV of The Pursuit Collective Journal. The Lord is undeniably moving through so many people all across the globe; we look forward to sitting down throughout the year to highlight some of these truly rad individuals and the work being done in and through their lives.

With that being said, our guest for episode 12 is one of these rad individuals. A dear, dear friend and brother of ours, not to mention one of the godfathers of BMX, ! In fact, to further the point, we’re quite confident in saying there isn’t a major BMX publication that hasn’t featured Vic at one point or another over the past two decades of his career. But Vic is more than just a godfather to BMX. As you’ll quickly find out, Vic’s love for life and sharing the name of Jesus is undeniable.

At 22, Vic committed his life to Christ after an attempt to prove to his friends that God didn’t exist. The result of such was quite the opposite. Vic has since gone on to utilize his love for Action Sports and influence within the culture as a unique opportunity to share the name of Christ with people all across the world. Whether it’s demos at a school, a prison in a foreign country, or the streets of Trenchtown, Jamaica, Vic and his crew from , his non-profit ministry, are out on the road, impacting the world by preaching the Good News of the Gospel to the ends of the earth!

We hope you dig this episode as much as we did. Grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and press play. ☕️🎧🤙🏽

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To purchase a copy of Volume IV of The Pursuit Collective Journal, click the product link above, or visit TheHouseOfRideNature.com.

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Trading in endless pursuits for one that leads to hope and life, together we become The Pursuit Collective.

27/03/2024

We’re stoked to share a bit more of a look into the second story in Volume IV of The Pursuit Collective Journal, titled, “Belonging Before Believing.”

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“There is a famous Japanese proverb that says, “The nail that sticks out will be hammered down” - Deru kui wa utareru (出る杭は打たれる). You will often hear this proverb being used to express how difficult it is to be different in Japan and that any detour from the norm will be met with resistance and even persecution. In the past, not many things have stuck out more within Japanese society than an action sports athlete. However, that tide is changing, and the Japanese are embracing action sports more than ever due to their world domination in skateboarding, surfing, and snowboarding at Olympic levels. This newfound cultural embrace has proved to be the catalyst that would open the door for us to travel to Japan to serve, encourage, and love on skaters, surfers, skiers, and snowboarders alike.

When presenting the Gospel in honor-shame cultures, a believer’s relational bridge with unbelievers must be honor. This way, engaging people aligns with the message we proclaim of God’s unconditional and sacrificial love in word and deed. It is our prayer that through relationships like that of Minori and others using action sports to reach the Japanese, we can invest time, energy, and focus in makin God known among the beautiful, rad, and talented people of Japan while simultaneously equipping them with how to do that within their communities best.”

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To purchase a copy of Volume IV click the product link above, or visit www.TheHouseOfRideNature.com. As always, if you’re a SWFL local swing on down to to grab a copy in person and enjoy a cuppa while you check it out! ☕️

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Trading in the path of endless pursuits for the one that leads to hope and life, together we become The Pursuit Collective.

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26/03/2024

“There is undoubtedly something very special about gathering with like-minded leaders to fellowship, worship, and encourage one another. This very thing is the mission of the ACTS Network. Founded in 2014, ACTS is an action sports ministry network that provides opportunities to gather leaders, validate their callings, grow one another, and share resources. Since nearly the inception of this group, we have been honored to serve both as advocates for this vision and as volunteer leaders to help cultivate and facilitate opportunities for regional and global gatherings to take place. Every other year, there are regional gatherings, and during the off years, there is a global summit where leaders from around the world travel to learn from one another and spur each other on to continue fighting the good fight. For the 2024 Global Summit, we strategically chose Yokohama, Japan, as the location.”

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The harvest is so, so plentiful, but the workers are few. Currently, there are less than a dozen action sports ministry leaders in Japan. Please join us in praying for more leaders to be called, trained, and sent to Japan.

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To read the entire Through The Lens: Japan recap, click the link in our bio or visit www.PursuitCollective.com and as always, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much for continuing to pray and support us in our mission to bring the Good News of The Gospel to the ENDS.

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22/03/2024

We’re stoked to share a glimpse into the second story in Volume IV titled “Belonging Before Believing” written by ‘s Director of Discipleship, Julio Marin.

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This story is so cool for a variety of reasons and a true testament to the ways in which God uses our past trials to grow, shape, and equip us for the callings of our tomorrows. Julio touches on his struggles with isolation as a child, how the Lord broke his heart for the Japanese people, and the vital importance of understanding cultural context when it comes to sharing the Gospel with unreached people groups.

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We hope you enjoy this one as much as we did. To purchase a copy of Volume IV online, click the link in our bio or go to www.TheHouseOfRideNature.com. And as always, if you’re a SWFL local, cruise on down to to skate the mini and pick up a copy in person!

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15/03/2024

“We recently traveled to our Latin American Headquarters in San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua, to build a concrete mini ramp on our property to provide additional means of engaging and interacting with the local youth and the greater community as a whole. We count it a blessing each time we have the opportunity to reunite with our Nicaruagian ohana, and this trip was no different. Our crew arrived curious and excited to see how this project would come to fruition.”

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The Lords favor was evident in every aspect of this endeavor, and we are so grateful to have reunited with our brothers and sisters in Nica once again. Please join us in praying for the citizens of Nicaragua and, even more specifically, the people of San Juan del Sur. Our prayers is that this feature will provide a space to bring community together, that it will be a place where people hear the name of Jesus for the first time, and that it will be a ramp where lives are transformed into new creations for many years to come!

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To read the entire trip recap from Nicaragua click the link in our bio or hop on over to www.pursuitcollective.com

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12/03/2024

One of the things we love so much about the heart behind the first story in Volume IV titled “The Eternal Wave” is just that… the heart! There are countless reasons why our time in Lima last spring was so impactful, but one that truly stands out was the intentionality to peel back our hearts and lean into what it means to truly live in community and brotherhood. In doing so, we awaken to how it can transform our lives and free us to serve better and love deeper those whom God calls us to.

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“For us, this began at 5:00am on the first morning with our “Onion Peel Backs” as they would soon be dubbed. No, this wasn’t nine guys in the kitchen literally cutting through onions; this was nine guys sitting nervously together with sleep still in their eyes alongside a man they didn’t yet know as he asked them hard questions with the intent to peel back their hearts as a chef with an onion. As you’ve probably experienced, peeling an onion is easy with the first paper-like layer, but as you peel layer by layer, it starts to resist and actually sting. There is an aroma that grows in strength and a mist that can burn, but there is also a savory flavor that can only be found in the midst of that onion, well below the surface.”

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To purchase a copy of Volume IV of The Pursuit Collective Journal click the link in our bio, visit www.thehouseofridenature.com, or swing on down to to snag a copy and a cup of coffee to go along with it!

** Friendly reminder: the first 100 copies sold will receive a free Upside-Down Kingdom notebook for you to take with you on the road wherever your travels may lead you!

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Also, be on the lookout for a “Through The Lens: Trip Recap”coming soon, as we just had a team return home from a fruitful week with our familia!

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08/03/2024

“David and Monica moved with their family from the United States to Türkiye in 2012 with the call to establish a church that worships Jesus, loves its community, and lays a foundation for elders to rise up and lead the church long after their time comes. God has since grown that seed planted nearly twelve years ago in Fethiye, Türkiye, into a vibrant, multi-generational, multi-national community presence! By His grace, they’ve been able to not only purchase a home for the church (Fethiye Halk Killisesi) to meet publicly but also to transform their downstairs space into a fully functioning coffee shop (FHK Coffee) where all profits are donated to helping those in need locally. Aside from helping the underprivileged in Fethiye, FHK coffee also provides a safe space for natural conversations about faith, life, and Jesus to sprout. The prayer is that out of these conversations, genuine, long-lasting relationships will begin to take form and flourish - resulting in a deep-rooted community of faithful believers eager and willing to serve their country through the teachings of Christ.”

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To read the entire trip recap from our time in Türkiye, visit the link in our bio or go to www.pursuitcollective.com.

Also, please consider giving .coffee a follow so that you can stay up to date on all that is taking place in Fethiye - and join us in praying for David and Monica as they currently face uncertainty about how much longer they will be able to remain in the country they have grown to love due to ever tightening governmental policies.

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28/02/2024

The opening story in Vol. IV titled “The Eternal Wave” is a peek into the spirit and life of a trip down to Peru, in March of 2023 - and one that is, in many was, only just beginning.

“This past spring, nine of us set out on a trip to Lima, Peru, to link arms with our friend Carlos Cabinates of Eternal Wave Surf School. As owner of Eternal Wave, Carlos has set his sights on utilizing every available resource to share the love of Jesus with those around him. The heart behind our journey was to help lead surf and skate outreach events built upon the intentional expression of the Gospel so that Carlos could witness how naturally it can be shared. In the weeks prior, as we sat around our meeting rooms and held Zoom calls to coordinate the trip, we did not recognize at the time how impactful the experience of serving others through the peeling back of our hearts would prove to be.”

It doesn’t take much time spent with and the family to recognize that the Lord is moving within them and preparing them to do just that!

Stay tuned for more photos and insights about this story and the ways in which it is continuing to unfold in the days to come.

To purchase a copy of Vol. IV visit www.thehouseofridenature.com or click the product link in the above photos. If you are a Fort Myers local, swing on down to The House of Ride Nature to purchase a copy in person and enjoy a cup of coffee as you crack it open.

*Friendly reminder: The first 100 copies sold will receive free shipping and a complementary “Upside-Down Kingdom” notebook.

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