PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Christian Surfers African Leadership Training (CSALT) is a 3 or 5 month course dedicated to equipping surfers and skaters to purposefully impact their local communities around the world.
Our program is based in Jeffreys Bay, home to the iconic Supertubes (arguably the top right-hand point break on the planet) and a vibrant surf and skate community for all skill levels.
Our program creates the opportunity for you to become a part of a flourishing faith community and to shape and be shaped by it.
We put loads of time aside for personal growth and experience, which means we run our program discipleship intensive.
As a family we talk about, and study the story of the Bible. Through this we discover the epic story in scripture. A story that we can and should be a part of. A story of adventure, pain, romance and passion – we’ll get to know the hero of the story – Jesus of Nazareth. We get to know Jesus as our Creator in ways that you would never expect. We determine our purpose in the story, what our Creator is calling us to be part of and even how to answer the toughest questions in life.
Our 3-month program consists of a training phase. The 5-month program is divided into both a training phase and a heart- and soul-filled practical phase. In the practical phase you will cement what you have learned through traveling our South African coastline and plugging into the extended CS family and associated organizations.
THE COURSE IS RUN BY SURFERS AND SKATERS, FOR SURFERS AND SKATERS.
So if the waves are 6ft and cooking, lectures just might have to happen later in the day.
DURING THE CSALT PROGRAM We create the space for your divine purpose to be discovered by digging into the following…
- LECTURES – On spiritual and personal formation
- SHARING – The Gospel of Jesus
- USE SURFING AND SKATING – To bring Jesus to underprivileged communities
- DISCIPLESHIP – Develop your Christ-like character through relationship with other believers
- ANSWER – Tough questions and establish a Biblical Worldview
- SERVE – At surf events and at local community projects
two intakes
TRIPS
During the 3-month program, you will embark on 2 trips along the South African coastline. For those participating in the 5-month program, there will be 3 trips along the same coastline. These expeditions focus on surfing, community service, and fostering connections within the broader CS community.
We hold to an evangelical statement of belief. The following is to be wholeheartedly accepted by all who would be affiliated with CS.
GOD
There is one God – creator and sustainer of the universe, eternally unified as three distinct Persons: Father, Son, and Spirit. All are equal, all are God.
FATHER
The initiator of all God’s plans, who is both loving and just.
SON
Jesus, God’s eternally existent Son, virgin-born into the world as fully God and fully human. He lived a sinless life, died on the cross as a once-for-all payment for our brokenness, and then rose physically from the dead triumphant over evil. Jesus will return to earth to bring God’s plan to completion.
SPIRIT
God’s Spirit lives within those who put their faith in Jesus’ death and resurrection, empowering them to grasp undeserved forgiveness, build up His Church, and reflect God’s glory to the world as we are transformed into His likeness.
BIBLE
God’s authoritative word, inspired by the Spirit, useful for teaching, correcting, and training in righteousness. It directs our thinking and action regarding all matters of spirituality, ethics and human relationships.
HUMANITY
We are all created in God’s image, yet all fall short of His perfection. We earn death and eternal separation from God through our sin. We cannot by our own efforts be reconciled to Him.
SALVATION
We are saved by grace through faith in Jesus’ death and resurrection. We are reconciled to Him when we trust in Jesus as Savior and Lord.
CHURCH
All people saved by God form the Church. We equip each other and glorify God through gathering together in holistic worship, covenant community, and transformational mission.
COMMISSION
Jesus commissions us, as ambassadors of His power and love, to make disciples of all nations.