Our Story

In 2003, Ed met Brent on a basketball court at the University of Michigan and they started a life-long friendship. Ed became a believer, a disciple, and eventually a servant-leader. But even though both of them loved hiking in the mountains it was not until 2018 when they did their first LeaderTrek in Wyoming; then in 2019 in Colorado with 4 men; and in 2020 in Montana with 7 men; and in 2021 in Montana with 9 men.

By September 2021, Brent, Ed, and Jia (Ed's friend who did the LeaderTrek in 2020) had a sense God wanted to do something more than an annual men's LeaderTrek.

So they went to Arizona and did a weekend trek in the mountains together to seek God about the future direction.

The Lord helped them envision a future ministry where boys become real men and men become leaders at home, in the church and the world. They gave this new endeavor a name, “山前团契” Trailhead Fellowship.

Trailhead Fellowship is truly a fellowship of people committed to building leaders in ethnic churches in North America. It is not an organization; it is a fellowship — a movement of Chinese men and women who want to be changed by God and used by God.
 
We are part of the leader development ministry of LeaderSource whose mission is to equip churches to build healthy leaders around the world is a faith-mission that is supported financially by gifts from individuals, churches and Christian foundations.

For information check out our organizational website and resources at: www.LeaderSource.org

Our beliefs align with the World Evangelical Alliance and the Lausanne Covenant statements of faith and mission.

The Holy Scriptures as originally given by God, divinely inspired, infallible, entirely trustworthy; and the supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.

One God, eternally existent in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit

Our Lord Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh, His virgin birth, His sinless human life, His divine miracles, His vicarious and atoning death, His bodily resurrection, His ascension, His mediatorial work, and his personal return in power and glory.

The Salvation of lost and sinful man through the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ by faith apart from works, and regeneration by the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the believer is enabled to live a holy life, to witness and work for the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Unity of the Spirit of all true believers, the Church, the Body of Christ.

The Resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.

Lead each one into the marvelous love of God

Be healthy disciples
Build many

God, who are you?
Father, who am I?
Lord, what do you want me to do? 

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