Who We Are
Active Abundance leads intimate, small-group discipleship pilgrimages for women walking through some of the hardest seasons of life: grief, divorce, burnout, a faith that has gone quiet.
We bring women into God's creation, onto the trail, into His Word, and alongside others who understand, because the abundant life Jesus promised is not waiting on the far side of the wilderness. It is found right in the middle of it, walked out together.
We are not a getaway and we are not a fitness trip. We are a guide for the woman who is ready to meet God in the wild and come home changed.
Our Vision:
Loving women in wilderness seasons.
What Is a Wilderness Season?
If you have lived at all, you know what a wilderness season feels like. It is the stretch of road marked by grief, divorce, betrayal, burnout, illness, anxiety, or a loneliness you cannot quite name. The season where the life you planned and the life you are living no longer match, and you are not sure how to find your way through.
The wilderness is not where God abandons you. Again and again in Scripture, it is exactly where He meets His people, forms them, and leads them out. We believe the same is true for you. Healing does not come from escaping the wilderness. It comes from walking through it, with Jesus and with women who will walk beside you.
From Wilderness to Abundance
Lisa's Story:
Lisa Millman, our founder, never expected the wilderness to become part of her story. A woman of strong faith, she had built a life she believed was settled. Then came divorce, an experience she had once vowed would never touch her as a Christian, and with it anxiety, loneliness, grief, and betrayal. The life she had planned and the life she was living no longer matched.
For a long time, Lisa tried to outrun the wilderness through achievement. She built her own CPA firm, served six years on the Tennessee State Board of Accountancy after a gubernatorial appointment, and gave her time to nonprofits including the Junior League of Nashville and Grace Place. By every outward measure she had arrived. Inside, she was still searching for the freedom found only in Jesus. To the world she looked like she was in the promised land. In truth, she was still in the wilderness.
That began to change on the trail. In 2017 Lisa married her husband, Rob, and through him she discovered hiking and the outdoors. Somewhere in God's creation, moving through it on foot, she found her body, her mind, and her faith meeting in the same place. What she had been chasing through accomplishment, she began to find through surrender, on the trail, in the Word, in His presence. That season led her to train as a Revelation Wellness instructor in 2019, and the seeds of Active Abundance were sown.
Out of her own wilderness seasons, and the healing she found walking through them with God, Lisa founded Active Abundance. Her conviction is simple and hard won: a woman does not have to escape her wilderness to find abundant life. Through Jesus, she can walk through it and come out stronger, equipped, and free. Active Abundance exists to walk that road alongside her.
Today Lisa treasures her life with Rob, her sons Mayson and Clayton, her daughter Lyndsie, and her granddaughter Ellie. She loves to travel, read, hike, and spend time with the people she loves. Her hunger for God still leads the way. Her story is a testament to what He can do in a wilderness season, and a living reminder to every woman who finds herself in one: you are not alone, and there is abundant life ahead.
Our Methodology
Healing does not happen in a weekend or a workout. It happens in rhythm, in practices we return to again and again until they begin to reshape us. While walking with women through their hardest seasons, we have found that real and lasting change takes root in four places. We call this rhythm WILD, and it shapes every pilgrimage we lead:
W — Walk in Worship.
We move our bodies and lift our eyes, meeting God in the beauty of His creation and in the simple, steady act of putting one foot in front of the other.
I — Ignite Faith.
We make room for God to reawaken what the wilderness has worn thin, stirring up fresh hope, courage, and trust in Him.
L — Lean on Community.
We walk shoulder to shoulder with women who understand, because no one was ever meant to carry her season alone.
D — Dwell in God's Word.
We root every step in Scripture, standing on God's truth above our circumstances and our feelings.
Our Core Values
Word of God is Truth
We begin with Scripture. We believe God's Word is living and active, able to reach the deepest places in us (Hebrews 4:12). When our feelings shift and our circumstances shake us, we stand on what God has said. His Word holds the hope we need in the wilderness and the peace we need for the road ahead.
“For the word of God is living and effective and sharper than any double-edged sword, penetrating as far as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart”
Prayer
We believe in the power of prayer; we believe prayer changes things, and changes us. It is how we talk with God and how we learn to hear Him, pouring out our gratitude, our questions, our grief, and our requests, and finding comfort, strength, and nearness to Him in return. On the trail and at home, prayer is how we stay connected to the One who holds it all.
“Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”
Abundant Life
It is right there in our name. In John 10:10, Jesus said He came so that we could have life, and have it to the full. We believe abundant life is not about ease, success, or possessions. It is a deep, daily relationship with God that carries joy, meaning, and purpose even in the middle of hard seasons. And it is not reserved for a select few. It is offered to every woman who follows Him, one step at a time.
“A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.”
Active Life
We are Active Abundance for a reason. We believe healing is something we move toward, not something we sit and wait for. So we get up, get out, and put our faith into motion, in our bodies, in our relationships, and in our walk with God. An active life is an engaged life, one that keeps stepping forward even when the way is hard, trusting that God meets us in the moving.
“...let us lay aside every hindrance and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us.”
Wonder As We Wander
There is a holy kind of awe that meets us when we slow down and look up. As we wander through God's creation, and through life itself, we stay curious and open to wonder, letting what we see point us back to the One who made it. The wilderness is not only where we struggle. It is also where we remember how vast, how creative, and how near our God really is.
“I lift my eyes toward the mountains. Where will my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth.”