Cultivating wholeness in new adults so they launch into the world thriving in purpose and responsibility
The 9-month experience
June 9, 2024 through March 22, 2025
The full experience is almost 10 months in length. New adults will leave the program more confident and practiced in managing life skills and more confident and practiced in what it means to love God and love our neighbor as ourselves.
In addition to the benefits of the 2 month experience, the 9-month experience will allow each participant to:
Launch with a faith that is their own
Develop and practice deeply rooted habits of discipleship and life skills
Establish long-lasting relationships with mentors, peers, and industry experts
The summer experience
June 9, 2024 through August 9, 2024
The summer experience is an abbreviated, 2 month experience , available for those who are not able to commit to the 9 month experience. Both cohorts will participate in the summer programming together.
The 2 month experience will allow each participant to:
Learn to live in community
Find their identity and calling in Christ
Learn and PRACTICE key life skills
Both experiences allow the participant to:
Earn wages by being employed in the community and learning to budget their way through the program.
Serve the community through volunteer opportunities.
Enjoy the mountain adventures right outside our back door!
The Gap at Sawmill Meadow was founded by Matt and Tammy Dorsett through a series of God directed events and outcomes as they approached the “empty nest” phase in life. After decades of leading Bible studies and small groups for children, teens and young adults as well as through experiences with their own children, Tammy and Matt were called to create opportunities for the next generation to be discipled intentionally and strategically in order to launch into adulthood confidently secure in their unique identity in Christ.
WHO WE ARE
We are a 9-month gap experience for new adults offering Christian discipleship and mentorship while living together in a renovated lodge in southern Colorado. Designed for those new adults who grew up knowing Jesus and currently feel trapped by expectations of what “should” come next, our vision is to cultivate wholeness for the mind, soul, body and heart that leads to transformed, confident, and abundant life today AND tomorrow.
Hear ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE GAP AT SAWMILL MEADOW
At the trailhead of launching into adulthood are questions and unknowns. The Gap at Sawmill Meadow might be an option to consider for any 18-23 year old who is stuck moving forward on the trail or unsure about their role in society. Hear from current gappers, the host couple, volunteers, mentors, pastors and industry experts about what The Gap at Sawmill Meadow is all about and how we cultivate an environment for new adults to be who they are.
WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BUFFALO?
The San Luis Valley in southern Colorado is home to many Buffalo or American Bison. A unique characteristic of the Buffalo is the response to approaching storms. Unlike most animals, and some humans too, the Buffalo intentionally face storms - think “challenges” - head-on. Not only do they face storms, they CHARGE them and they do it together. And the result? They are on the other side of the storm basking in the sunshine much sooner than animals who choose to hide in the storm, or worse, run from it. This is the “lean in” culture that we strive to live out every day at The Gap at Sawmill Meadow. LEAN IN to hard things. LEAN IN to new things. LEAN IN to challenges. LEAN IN to your purpose.