For pastors and ministry leaders
It costs you nothing to lead
You invite your people. We handle the itinerary, the pricing, the hotels, the flights, the registrations and the payments.
Five things worth knowing before you read anything else.
No deposit, no financial guarantee, and no invoice if the group comes in under target.
Your place is earned by the group you bring, and it comes from our suppliers rather than from what your travelers pay.
If the group does not reach its minimum, final payments are never collected and deposits are returned.
Itinerary, pricing, hotels, flights, guides, registrations and payments.
We can build a fundraising amount into the price, and it comes back to your church or ministry. Doing it at all is your call.
Most of the pastors we travel with had never organized a trip before their first expedition. This is what the process looks like.
A destination, a rough month, or only a sense that your church would like to go. We tell you honestly what is realistic for your group size and budget before you commit to anything.
You know your people. If your group wants to worship at the Garden Tomb, be baptized in the Jordan, or travel at a pace that works for older travelers, we build it that way. You approve it before anything is booked.
That includes your complimentary places, which are earned by the group you bring and come from our suppliers. You know exactly what you are working with before you announce anything.
A flyer, a trip page and a registration and payment portal for your travelers. However you reach your people, from the pulpit, the bulletin, email, social media or the radio, we give you what you need.
Registrations, questions, rooming lists, payment plans, passport questions and the phone calls. Your job is to invite people. Ours is everything after that.
Your group is accompanied by a Christian Expedition tour director and licensed local guides. If something goes wrong, it is ours to solve, not yours.
Inviting your people.
That is the whole list. Promotion is the part that decides whether the trip happens, and it is the part only you can do.
No money moves through the church. Each traveler books with us directly and pays us directly.
“Our church has absolutely enjoyed every aspect of planning travel with Christian Expedition! Their team makes the process of taking our church to see incredible locations from the Bible easy and stress free! Having taken multiple trips with Christian Expedition, I cannot more highly recommend their service and dedication to giving you the best experience possible.”
Pastor Josh LuechtCalvary Chapel Palm City
“Our concerns always revolve around good communication leading up to the trip and Trey and his team were exceptional. Every time a new question came up they were right there with an immediate response. They really take care of you and do their best to create the experience you’re dreaming about.”
Pastors Mike & Holly WehdeFounding Pastors, Lifecoast Church
“Over the past few years Calvary Vero has been working alongside Christian Expeditions Tours. Trey and his team have done a fabulous job organizing, managing and overseeing our trips to Israel and Greece.”
Pastor Jim GallagherSenior Pastor, Calvary Chapel Vero Beach
Travel the route yourself before you lead it. If you then lead a group of 20 or more within 18 months, you travel free and we refund what you paid.
Israel, Greece and Turkey, Italy, the Reformation in Europe and more, each built around your church.
See what other churches are planning, with real itineraries and prices.
Nothing. You travel free, the place is earned by the group you bring, and there is no deposit or financial guarantee from you.
No money is lost, by you or your travelers. We do everything we can to make the trip happen, and if it cannot, deposits are returned.
The earlier the better. Most groups start eight to thirteen months out, and waiting is the most common mistake we see.
Most of our groups are between 20 and 50 travelers, and we can arrange smaller groups as well. Tell us your size and we will build for it.
That is where most of the pastors we travel with started. We walk you through every step, and you can call and talk it through before committing to anything.
Yes. Our pastors’ familiarization trips let you travel the route first, and the cost is refunded if you go on to lead a group of 20 or more within 18 months.
Yes. A fundraising amount can be built into the price of the trip to support your church or ministry.
Churches, ministries, schools and radio stations plan their expeditions with Christian Expedition.
Tell us about your group and we will be in touch.
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm Eastern.
(877) 234-3002
groups@christianexpedition.com
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for travelers currently abroad with a travel-related emergency.
(877) 234-3002 ext. 9
emergency@christianexpedition.com