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Create a Study Tour
If you can teach the Bible in a classroom, sanctuary, lecture hall or living room you can create a Study Tour that will bring the Land and Lessons of the Bible to life.
We'll equip your church, seminary, nonprofit, or educational institution to design, promote, and lead an in-depth Study Tour for 30 or more people with just 6 to 18 months lead-time.
Experience a GTI Study Tour for Yourself
Are you a pastor or ministry leader?
We offer discounted trips for you to experience the biblical Lands for yourself.
Ready to Create Your Study Tour?
Churches and Pastors
Schools and Teachers
Seminaries and Professors
How It Works
GTI Tours equips you to create your own Study Tour with our full-service, all inclusive Study Tour package. It provides pastors, professors, teachers and tour leaders with turnkey solutions that can be customized to meet the needs of anyone from a first-time tour leader to a seasoned professional.
When you partner with GTI Tours you get our complete Study Tour Package which includes everything below as well as all that we've learned over the last decade working with dozens of ministry partners running hundreds of Study Tours.
What's Included
All Expenses Covered
Our all inclusive tours mean you and your participants won’t have to juggle cash and haggle over prices. Your Travel Coordinator and Local Guide have prepaid and pre-tipped everything on your trip.
Customized Itinerary
Create your own itinerary or work with your Study Tour Mentor to customize one of our standard itineraries for Israel, Turkey, Jordan, Egypt, Greece, and Rome that facilitates a historical and spiritual teaching narrative.
Backpacks and Gear
We take care of everything so your participants can stay focused during your Study Tour, including providing them with a hydration backpack, study guide, flashlight, and plug adapter.
Online Registration
Just because you're creating a Study Tour doesn't mean you have to handle registration and payments. Our staff and the secure registration site handles all document and payment collections.
Study Tour Mentor
This seasoned Study Tour Leader will help you craft your itinerary, teach you best-practices, and answer any questions you have along the way about leading groups or teaching a particular site.
Travel Coordinator
This dedicated travel professional is available around the clock during your study tour ensuring a smooth and pleasant experience for everything from online registration to the final flight home.
Local Guide
GTI partners with the best local guides who understand history, culture, and more importantly, they understand our participants are not simply tourists, they’re people worth educating and investing in.
Online Tour Journal
We facilitate a near real-time audio/video/photo blog for your participants so friends and family can follow along and so you can promote your upcoming study tours to a broader audience.
Participant Dashboard
Here you will meet your fellow travelers, stay up-to-date on payments and trip announcements. The dashboard also serves as your portal to the Pre-trip Course and preparation materials.
Pre-trip Course
GTI provides all participants access to an online course that covers foundational concepts that will equip your followers to soak up and retain your teachings from the trip.
Printed Study Guide
The printed guide features biblical references of sites, maps, diagrams, timelines, as well as space to take notes from teachings and journal your reflections.
Post-trip Course
Once participants return from their trip, they will have access to our Post-trip Course. This study-devotional will help them review the sites and teachings from the trip, as well as offer reflections to assist in processing their experience. The study-devotion can be done as an individual or within the context of a small group.
What influences the cost?
A group study tour requires the coordination of hundreds of variables that influence the final per-person cost of a trip. The number of paid participants, number of days, season of travel, hotel selection, and distance from an international hub are just a few of variables that factor into the final cost. Your Study Tour Mentor can work with you to identify any cost saving options while ensuring your Study Tour provides participants a life-changing encounter with the Land and Lessons of the Bible.
Our Ministry Partners
We facilitate hundreds of Study Tours for dozens of churches, educational institutions, and tour leaders who we refer to as our Ministry Partners. Together we guide our participants through a life-changing encounter with the Lands of the Bible. Get to know a few of our featured Ministry Partners.
BEMA Discipleship
"BEMA" is a Hebrew word that refers to the elevated platform in the center of the synagogue where the people of God read the Text.
Visit BEMA Discipleship online
Master's International University of Divinity
MASTER'S IS AN INDEPENDENT DISTANCE EDUCATION DIVINITY SCHOOL FOUNDED FOR WORKING ADULT LEARNERS.
Visit Master's International University of Divinity online
The Acacia Project
The Acacia Project offers tools, information, and resources to help people better understand the Bible by teaching the context, culture, and history of the Text. The goal is to create people who live, breathe, and love God's Word.
Visit The Acacia Project online
Legacy Milestones
According to a recent survey by George Barna, most parents in America believe that it is their responsibility to instill spiritual truth in the life of their children.
Visit Legacy Milestones online
Grace Bible Church Houston
GBC exists to glorify God by making disciples who transform the world. We understand discipleship as an intentional, relational process by which people are equipped and sent out for God’s Kingdom work.
Visit Grace Bible Church Houston online
Church in the City
We are a local church family that gathers in the Wicker Park / West Town area of Chicago. Our desire is to transform cities by proclaiming and releasing the love of Jesus.
Visit Church in the City online
International Ministerial Fellowship
International Ministerial Fellowship is an association of evangelical Christian churches, ministers and lay workers with an emphasis on the centrality of Christ and the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit which offers fellowship, multiple members’ resources including appropriate ministerial credentials, ecclesiastical endorsement and the service of a Missions Sending Agency.
Visit International Ministerial Fellowship online
Moody Bible Institute
Long considered the gold standard of Bible-based education, Moody Bible Institute has been preparing students for ministry since 1886, with a combination of biblical knowledge and practical training.
Visit Moody Bible Institute online
Hume Lake Christian Camps
Hume Lake Christian Camps is a year-round youth camp and adult retreat center providing epic, high-energy, life-changing programs for churches, schools, teams and groups.
Visit Hume Lake Christian Camps online
The Church at Rocky Peak
Whether you're just checking out church for the first time, or you’ve been a follower of Jesus for a long time, we’re glad you found us – and we hope you come and visit us soon.
Visit The Church at Rocky Peak online
The Well Community Church
The Well is a multi-site church, which means we are one church in many locations. Each Well Campus feels very different, but all share one faith, one purpose, one biblical teaching.
Visit The Well Community Church online
Strategic Renewal
Strategic Renewal is a para-Church ministry that exists to serve the local church and is characterized by an extraordinary commitment to the priority of prayer and the ministry of the word.
Walking the Text
Along with leading biblical study trips, Brad serves as the Teaching Pastor at Central Wesleyan Church (Holland, MI).
Visit Walking the Text online
North Pointe Christian School
NorthPointe Christian School is a 41 year old independent Christian school serving over 740 students ranging from 3 year old Preschool through 12 grade. Programs are available for full-time and part-time students.
Visit North Pointe Christian School online
The Forge
The Forge is an 8-month resident discipleship program designed to develop followers and prepare leaders for a lifetime of good works.
Visit The Forge online
Joshua Wilderness Institute
Our mission statement at Joshua, “Transforming the Life Effectiveness of God’s People” is simple. But the process by which this mission is realized is anything but.
Visit Joshua Wilderness Institute online
Indiana Wesleyan University
Indiana Wesleyan University is an evangelical Christian comprehensive university that is committed to liberal arts and professional education. U.
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Frisco Bible Church
Nothing is more important than your relationship with Jesus Christ. Everything we do is in response to what He has done.
Visit Frisco Bible Church online
Cornerstone University
CU is a Christ-centered university with a passion for global influence through the transforming power of the gospel.
Visit Cornerstone University online
Under the Fig Tree
George DeJong has served as Senior Pastor of Holland Heights Church in Holland, Michigan since the summer of 1990. In 1998 God ignited a great passion in George as He led him to journey the land of Israel, walking in the footsteps of his Rabbi, Jesus.
Visit Under the Fig Tree online
That the World May Know Ministries
Ray VanderLaan is the founder of That the World May Know Ministries and host of the video series That the World May Know. He is a published author and teaches Bible at Holland Christian Schools in Holland, Michigan.
Visit That the World May Know Ministries online
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I create my own itinerary?
Absolutely! When you partner with GTI to create a group study tour you’ll have the opportunity to talk with one of our Study Tour Mentors and work out a tentative itinerary that meets your needs and is informed by the experience of a seasoned leader. Time of year, physical capabilities of the group, and tour duration are just a few of the variable we’ll help you understand as you craft an itinerary that will bring Scripture to life while walking in the Land.
What are a study tour leader’s responsibilities?
We’re willing to take as much off your plate as you would like to give up. We handle secure online registration for your participants as well as all payment, travel, and lodging details. We work with the guides, hotels, and airlines and even provide your participants with a robust Study Tour Preparation Guide.