What is The Story Expedition?
The Story Expedition is an ongoing exploration into a simple question:
What becomes possible when we participate in the story we were made for?
We have noticed that many of the struggles people experience—fear, striving, exhaustion, anxiety, conflict, loneliness, and disconnection—may not be personal failures. They may be predictable outcomes of living within a story that asks human beings to be their own source.
The Story Expedition is an invitation to explore whether another story is available.
Let's go see.
What We’ve Been Noticing
We have noticed that many people are exhausted from carrying responsibilities they were never meant to carry.
We have noticed that fear often decreases when belonging no longer depends on performance.
We have noticed that outcomes often reveal the assumptions we live by.
We have noticed that people often try to find life in places where it cannot be found.
We have noticed that what feels inevitable may simply be familiar.
The Story We Inherited
I am my own source.
There is not enough.
I must secure my own worth.
Being wrong is dangerous.
Control creates safety.
The Two Stories
The Story We Were Made For
God is my Source.
There is enough for today.
I am loved before I achieve.
Being wrong is part of learning.
Flourishing emerges through participation.
The Story Expedition exists because we are curious about what happens when people spend time living from the second story.
Come Explore With Us
Whether you prefer conversation, reflection, community, or a guided experience, we invite you to join us as we explore what becomes possible when we participate in the story we were made for.
The 100-Day Expedition
A guided experience for people who want to explore what becomes possible when life is sourced by God rather than performance, fear, or self-sufficiency.
The Podcast
Doug and Janet share stories, observations, questions, and discoveries from their own journey as they learn to live from a different story.
Join the conversation and explore alongside them.
Substack
Follow the ongoing conversation through weekly reflections, stories, and emerging discoveries from The Story Expedition.
Read, reflect, and share your own observations along the way.
Gatherings & Retreats
Experience the questions, conversations, and practices of The Story Expedition in community with others who are exploring what supports human flourishing.
Speaking & Conversations
Janet and Doug partner with churches, schools, nonprofits, and organizations to explore the stories that shape human behavior, relationships, and flourishing.
If you are curious about what becomes possible when we participate in the story we were made for, you are welcome here.
Let's go see.
Contact Janet.
janet@john15academy.com