Sojourner Hub for ALICT
Welcome
Welcome Letter
Dear Sojourner,
We will never grow tired of thanking you for your heart to serve alongside us. And just as the Apostle Paul wrote so beautifully, we make his words our own:
“I’m speaking to you out of deep gratitude for all that God has given me, and especially as I have responsibilities in relation to you. Living then, as every one of you does, in pure grace, it’s important that you not misinterpret yourselves as people who are bringing this goodness to God. No, God brings it all to you. The only accurate way to understand ourselves is by what God is and by what he does for us, not by what we are and what we do for him.
In this way, we are like the various parts of a human body. Each part gets its meaning from the body as a whole, not the other way around. The body we’re talking about is Christ’s body of chosen people. Each of us finds our meaning and function as a part of his body.” (Romans 12:4–8 MSG)
In this way, you arrive carrying a deeply important role within the body.
This hub is part of a broader formation platform and process. Here, we hope to gather everything you may need throughout the journey — information, documents, manuals, and practical guidance — while also creating a space where you can ask questions and stay connected with us.
We are grateful to walk this journey with you. Please never hesitate to reach out if you need anything.
With appreciation,
Nicolaas Horn & Team
Word for the Journey
Welcome to the Sojourner Hub — a space created to support, guide, and equip you throughout the ALICT journey.
Here you will find practical information, learning resources, formation tools, schedules, and spaces for reflection and connection. But more than that, this space exists to remind you that you are not simply assisting a programme.
You are part of a transformational journey.
As Sojourners, you walk alongside participants with presence, discernment, encouragement, and care — helping create spaces where growth, reflection, and transformation can take place.
We are deeply grateful to walk this journey with you.
[ Begin the Journey ]
Before you Arrive
Preparing for the journey
This section was created to help you prepare practically and confidently for your travel and arrival in South Africa.
Here you will find important travel guidance, logistical information, and practical recommendations to support your journey before the programme begins.
Travel Instructions and Tips
Important travel guidance regarding:
- travel documents
luggage and airport check-in - transit connections
- arrival procedures in South Africa
- airport pick-up information
- emergency contacts and communication
Contracts & Administrative Documents
Important programme documents, agreements, and administrative forms required prior to arrival.
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Formation Journey
Walking the Journey Together
Throughout the programme, Sojourners actively walk alongside participants through several relational and formational spaces integrated into the ALICT journey.
Before arrival, Sojourners are also invited to engage with foundational preparation resources designed to support their role throughout the programme experience.
PREPARATION BEFORE ARRIVAL
Side by Side
Foundational Reflection for the Sojourner Journey
Side by Side serves as an important foundational reflection for the Sojourner journey.
The book invites Sojourners to reflect on presence, encouragement, discernment, listening, and the ministry of walking alongside others throughout transformational processes.
Assessor Course
Practical Preparation for the Sojourner Role
The Assessor Course provides practical guidance and support for the Sojourner journey, helping develop skills related to accompaniment, observation, discernment, and participant support throughout the programme.
Conversations with Annei
As part of the preparation journey, Sojourners are invited to schedule an intentional one-on-one conversation with Annei during June.
These conversations are designed to create early spaces for connection, support, guidance, and relationship-building before the programme begins, while also providing an opportunity to ask questions and engage more intentionally with the journey ahead.
DURING THE PROGRAMME
Spaces of Engagement
This section highlights the key spaces where Sojourners actively engage with participants throughout the programme.
Rather than a theoretical role, these spaces represent where the Sojourner’s presence, attention, and intentionality are most expressed.
Themes
Reflective Facilitation Spaces
Throughout the programme, participants engage with Themes as reflective lenses woven across the learning journey.
Within Small Groups, participants gradually develop facilitation skills through conversations, reflections, and group engagement around the Themes.
Sojourners accompany these spaces by observing growth, participation, relational dynamics, and the development of competencies throughout the programme experience.
Transformational Small Groups
Reflective Facilitation Spaces
Throughout the programme, participants engage with Themes as reflective lenses woven across the learning journey.
Within Small Groups, participants gradually develop facilitation skills through conversations, reflections, and group engagement around the Themes.
Sojourners accompany these spaces by observing growth, participation, relational dynamics, and the development of competencies throughout the programme experience.
Integrated Plan Journey
Connecting Reflection, Vision, and Action
Throughout the programme, participants engage in an ongoing process of reflection, planning, discernment, and practical integration through the Integrated Plan Journey. Sojourners accompany and support participants throughout this process, helping encourage reflection, accountability, integration, and intentional movement toward practical action and transformational engagement.
One on One Moments
Walking Alongside Participants
One-on-One Moments create intentional spaces for personal conversation, reflection, encouragement, and accompaniment throughout the programme.
Sojourners are encouraged to establish regular one-on-one rhythms with each participant in their Small Group in order to intentionally know, support, and walk alongside their individual journeys throughout the programme.
Through listening, presence, and discernment, these conversations help Sojourners gain deeper insights into participants’ experiences, growth, challenges, and the ongoing development of their Integrated Plans.
Sojourner Manual
Guidance and Programme Resources
The Sojourner Manual brings together important guidance, programme information, practical tools, and supporting resources designed to accompany Sojourners throughout the ALICT journey.
The manual is available both as a full document and as individual session chapters for easier access throughout the programme.
Complete Sojourner Manual
Access the full Sojourner Manual containing programme guidance, expectations, resources, and supporting documents for the journey.
Session-Based Chapters
The manual is also available in individual sections to support easier navigation and access throughout the programme journey.
CLOSING SECTION
Reflection & Connection
As the journey continues, we encourage Sojourners to remain connected, reflective, and intentional in the way they walk alongside participants throughout the programme. This space also exists to support ongoing conversation, encouragement, and shared learning throughout the journey.
Participant Testimony Video
Participants share reflections on how their Sojourners supported, encouraged, challenged, and walked alongside them throughout the ALICT journey. These testimonies reveal the significant role relational accompaniment plays in creating spaces for growth, reflection, healing, and transformation.
QUESTIONS AND SUPPORT
We are here to help
If you have questions, need support, or would like guidance at any point during the programme, please feel free to reach out to the team.