Partners in Purpose
Our Strategic Partners
Balanced Life Ministry cannot do this work alone. Every life changed, every family restored, and every opportunity created is possible because of faithful partners who share our vision.
The Businesses Behind the Mission
Each One Part of the Mission
These aren't separate organizations that happen to donate. They are the mission engine — each one hiring directly from the Transition Homes, training residents in real trades, and channeling revenue back into the work.
Good Food. Honest Hospitality. A Front Porch for the Community.
The Outpost exists to welcome every traveler like family — good food, honest hospitality, and a front porch for the community — while funding the discipleship and Transition Homes ministry it was built to support.
The flagship general store and gathering place at Pickwick Lake, operating since 2011, and the original profit center funding the ministry's work.
Deeply Rooted in the Community.
Outpost Outdoors exists to help families get outside and enjoy God's creation — through lawn care, land management, and outdoor adventure — while creating service jobs that fund the mission of Balanced Life Ministry.
Lawn care, land clearing, grounds management, plus camper and SxS/UTV rentals at Rainbow Falls (4,500 acres, 500+ miles of trails). Launched December 2023.
Windsong Venue
Where Every Celebration Becomes a Memory.
Windsong Venue exists to host life's most meaningful moments — weddings, reunions, and celebrations — in a beautiful lakeside setting, while providing steady employment and funding the ministry's work.
A lakeside event venue on Pickwick Lake.
The Pier
A Place on the Water to Gather and Belong.
The Pier exists to give this community and its visitors a place on the water to gather, eat well, and belong — while helping fund the discipleship and housing ministry of Balanced Life Ministry.
A lakeside dining destination, open Thursday through Saturday.
Country Squire Steak & Fish
Steak & Fish, Served with Southern Hospitality.
Country Squire exists to serve a great meal with genuine Southern hospitality, providing steady work and real opportunity for those rebuilding their lives through Balanced Life Ministry.
A Pickwick-area steak and fish restaurant.
Heritage House
Restoring Lives, One Home at a Time.
Heritage House exists to provide quality housing and a stable foundation for individuals rebuilding their lives — offering a safe, structured environment where transformation can take root.
A housing ministry partner supporting the Transition Homes program.
MissionCraft Woodworking
Handcrafted with Purpose.
MissionCraft Woodworking exists to build quality, handcrafted work with our hands and our hearts — giving residents in the Transition Homes a trade, a paycheck, and a sense of purpose.
A woodworking business supporting the mission through craftsmanship.
Creation Printing & Embroidery
Print with Purpose.
Creation Printing & Embroidery exists to print and stitch with purpose — quality work, done with excellence, that builds skills, provides real jobs, and funds the mission of Balanced Life Ministry.
A printing and embroidery business built to "Print with Purpose" in partnership with Balanced Life Ministry.
Our Partners
Strategic Partners
Our Strategic Partners are more than supporters — they're part of the mission. By engaging in housing, employment, and discipleship programs, these partners walk hand-in-hand with Balanced Life Ministry to address the full spectrum of need.
Small Acts, Eternal Impact
What We Stand On
Shared Core Values
Every partner business operates under the same set of values — because every plate served, every print job completed, and every trail ridden is part of the same mission.
Excellence as Worship
Colossians 3:23
We do good work because it belongs to God.
Second Chances Are Sacred
We hire, train, and stand behind people the world has counted out.
Hospitality Like Family
Every guest, every customer, every teammate is treated like they belong at our table.
Integrity in All We Do
What we say is what we do — our word is our bond, on the clock and off.
All Things Are Possible in Christ
Philippians 4:13
Not confidence in a program or a business model, but in what Christ can do in a single heart.
What's Next
The Pickwick Lake Master Development Plan
The Outpost's twelve-year track record has positioned this ministry to build further. Each phase is designed to fund and fuel the next — extending the same mission that began with a handful of Bible studies in 2010.
The Course of Life
A biblically-themed miniature golf attraction.
Prospector Lodge
A 41-room lodge serving guests, retreats, and ministry partners.
The Refuge at Pickwick Lake
A 68,567-acre development for recreation, retreats, and ministry housing — including the Refuge Chapel (dedicated to Colby Harrison) and The Refuge Lodge (dedicated to Grant Johnson).
Learn more at pickwickoutpost.com and outpostoutdoors.net.
Small Acts, Eternal Impact
Join the Mission
Hope grows when we serve together. By volunteering your time or giving a financial gift, you help provide shelter, jobs, community, and the message of Christ to those who need it most.
Partner with our mission today.
Your support fuels lasting transformation in our community.