Since 2021, Enter the Lion has hosted over 23 free retreats and offered online studies, discipleship, and resources to help men across the country follow Jesus and find healing in Christ.

We’ve seen God move in powerful ways:

  • Men giving their lives to Christ

  • Marriages being restored

  • Fathers rising up to lead their families

  • Men joining churches, starting Bible studies, and reaching others in their communities

By God’s grace, what started as one small Bible study in Annapolis, Maryland, has grown into a nationwide ministry reaching warriors and first responders across the country.

But we can’t do this alone.

Every retreat, every resource, every conversation, we keep it all free, because we never want cost to keep someone from what Christ has for them. On average, it costs around $1,300 per warrior to cover travel, lodging, meals, and retreat materials.

Right now, we’re working to expand our retreat schedule for next year and develop new Crisis Response Retreats—designed to be offered within 30 days of a critical incident. The need is growing, and we want to be ready to meet it.

That’s where you come in.

Your support helps make all of this possible. It allows us to keep pouring into men, hosting retreats, and following the call God has placed on this ministry.

Thank you for standing with us.

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Sponsor a Hero

$50 – Equip a Hero

Provide retreat materials for one guest, including:

  • Retreat binder

  • ETL patch

  • Stickers

  • Printed resources and handouts

$100 – Feed a Hero

Cover meals, drinks, and snacks for one guest throughout the retreat weekend.

$400 – Restore a Hero

Provide four individual pastoral counseling sessions following the retreat, ensuring continued support and aftercare.

$500 – Send a Hero

Cover the average airfare and travel expenses for one guest to attend a retreat.

$800 – Sponsor a Hero

Provide the average cost for one warrior to attend an ETL retreat.

$1,300 – Send and Restore a Hero

Cover the full retreat experience and travel costs for one guest.

Leadership Giving

$5,000 – Shield Sponsor

Help send multiple warriors to retreat and provide continued care through counseling and discipleship. Your gift helps underwrite a significant portion of an entire retreat weekend.

Recognition Includes:

  • ETL Challenge Coin and Patch

  • Recognition in our annual report and website (optional)

$10,000 – Shepherd Sponsor

Provide the resources necessary to sustain an entire season of ministry. Your generosity helps fund retreat scholarships, travel assistance, aftercare counseling, discipleship resources, and ongoing community for first responders, military personnel, and veterans.

Recognition Includes:

  • All Band of Shield Sponsor benefits

  • Personalized thank-you gift

  • Annual ministry update call with the ETL team

  • Receive stories and photos from the specific retreat you sponsored

  • Recognition on the ETL website (optional)

$20,000 – Legacy Sponsor

Become a cornerstone partner in the mission of restoring identity, hope, and wholeness in those who run toward darkness. Your gift provides the resources necessary to impact dozens of first responders, military personnel, and veterans through retreats, travel scholarships, aftercare, and ongoing discipleship.

Recognition Includes:

  • All Shepherd Sponsor benefits

  • Exclusive handcrafted ETL commemorative gift

  • Plaque displayed in a cabin or common area (optional)

  • Lifetime recognition as a Lionhearted Legacy Partner (optional)

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Enter the Lion is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so all gifts are tax-deductible. But more importantly—your gift makes an eternal impact.

Federal Tax ID Number: 87-3847176