Having attended BASECAMP for over 20 years, Jason shares how the event has become a treasured space where men gather to depend on the grace and goodness of God. In this story, he reveals how BASECAMP consistently challenges and refreshes his faith, and why he continues to return year after year.
1. Can you please introduce yourself?
Hello, my name is Jason Perini. I am 41 and attend Bulli Anglican Church. I have been attending men’s events at KCC for over 20 years and BASECAMP since it began. A few men from my church all travel up to BASECAMP City together, it’s always a meaningful day for me.
2. Why did you start attending and what keeps you coming back?
I started attending BASECAMP because I need it.
Like most of us, life can weigh me down and BASECAMP is a God given gift to help lift me up. Each year, I marvel at all these men coming together. We collectively depend on the grace and goodness of God to direct us towards humility, praise, and love for Jesus and each other.
I am grateful to L-T and his team that they keep making BASECAMP such a valuable ministry to men.
3. Tell us a BASECAMP highlight!
For me, the highlights are never one thing, but the combination of things together that make BASECAMP what it is.
I once heard a story about a musician that got frustrated with playing the piano because he wanted to find the notes in between the notes the piano offered. He could sense there was more music in the piano that he could get at, so he started playing the fiddle because it offered him more notes, more music. I have no idea about music, pianos or fiddles but for me, BASECAMP reminds me there are more notes, more music to my Christian life that I often get access to in my local church context.
It’s of great personal joy to me that BASECAMP steers away from cliches and surface level faith.
The whole day – from the teaching, singing, interviews and everything in between, is trying to draw me closer to God and my brothers. That’s a rare gift in my experience, and one I treasure.
4. How has BASECAMP challenged and encouraged your faith?
BASECAMP challenges and encourages me to go deeper in my relationship with my Heavenly Father. It challenges me to pay attention to the layers and complexities of being a man in 2025. It reminds me of the wonder and security found in knowing Jesus as Lord, Saviour, and Brother, the Holy Spirit as Comforter and Guide, and experiencing God as a loving, tender, and strong Father.
5. Why would you recommend BASECAMP to others?
I would recommend BASECAMP to all men at any season of life.
If you’re in a season of feeling ‘on fire’ for God in your faith, I believe it will fan that flame.
If you’re in a season of feeling ‘stale, dry and flat’ in your faith, I believe it will give fresh air and refreshment.
Wise Up With Jesus at BASECAMP 2025
There are a multitude of men, especially young men, looking for something that works. This is why Jordan Peterson has more than 8,000,000 followers, Joe Rogan has 14,500,000 listeners and Andrew Tate has more than 9,000,000 disciples.
These men offer something that ‘works’. Get rich. Get a woman. Get fit. And in Peterson’s case, 12 Rules for Life that will take you from an anxious, lost boy to a confident, productive man. They offer something that works, and men (especially young men) are running towards them.
Yet, in Jesus, we have what really works. A Savior that never disappoints. A well that never runs dry. A truth that sets the captives free. A wisdom for life that never fails. This is why the theme for BASECAMP is ‘Wise up with Jesus’ — Strength & purpose through Jesus’ wisdom. Join us to find wisdom for your life that really works!
Choose the BASECAMP format that works for you:
- a six-hour recharge in Sydney;
- an overnight weekend retreat in the Mountains; or
- join us online from wherever you are!
