PRAXIS Ottawa

Applications for the PRAXIS mission trip are now closed.

Why go on the PRAXIS mission trip?

PRAXIS is an opportunity to practise being a whole person who lives an integrated life.

You’ll experience a balance of actively engaging with spiritual development, meaningful missional engagement, and growth in community.

You’ll have ongoing opportunities to intentionally reflect and process with peers and P2C-Students staff.

And you’ll be equipped to show and share the gospel in unique contexts.

In Ottawa, you’ll come alongside local partners who are showing and sharing who Jesus is to a variety of subcultures. Because you’re learning in a Canadian context, you can easily translate your experiences to your own city after PRAXIS.

PRAXIS is for those who want:

• More in their spiritual journey
• To live missionally through hands-on experiences of compassionate care and gospel witness 
• To live in a community on mission

What happens on PRAXIS?

A typical weekly schedule will include three main components:

Being with God

You’ll build healthy spiritual routines to enrich your faith and be intentionally attentive to God. You’ll experience spiritual practices like stillness, play, and daily Examen.

These spiritual rhythms are integrated with missional activities, so you can learn to both show and talk about the good news of Jesus.

Growing in unforgettable community

You’ll be part of fostering an environment of trust and community. In that community, you will grow in your personal development, care, character, and contextualization of the gospel, for yourself and for others.

You’ll also grow as a leader, as you take opportunities to guide your teammates in worship, prayer, meals, missional activities, Bible studies, and team building.

Living missionally

Partner with local organizations serving vulnerable populations in your host city, bringing the good news of the gospel and helping hands to those in need.

Living missionally happens in every part of our lives. These opportunities will broaden your understanding of God’s redemptive work. They will allow you to wrestle with the fullness of God’s mission, the holistic and embodied nature of living as a witness, and the contextualization that’s needed in evangelism.

In past trips, this has looked like:

• Helping newcomers to Canada
• Witnessing to neighbours
• Caring for creation
• Engaging in Indigenous–settler reconciliation
• Serving at-risk youth

Note: Trip cost includes housing, food, and mission trip activities. Participants will have the option to raise additional funds to cover their travel to Ottawa.

3 things to highlight about PRAXIS

Time with God: You’ll have time to simply be with God, exploring new types of prayer, reflecting on your life story, and establishing healthy spiritual rhythms. 

Unforgettable community: You’ll live as a community, practising spiritual friendships, growing in integrity, and learning life skills as you serve and lead your teammates.

Missional living: You’ll live out—and not just know about—the good news of Jesus. As you partner with local organizations, you’ll become aware of the breadth of God’s redemptive work in Canadian cities.

Note on applying: To protect the privacy of your personal information, our online project application tool (the “PAT”) now uses two-factor authentication from Okta. You’ll find instructions on how to use and troubleshoot Okta when you apply.