Why should I walk Camino? Will I even enjoy walking pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela? Here are the top 5 reasons people walk Camino de Santiago. Pilgrims have lots of reasons for walking Camino de Santiago. Spiritual Growth. Adventure. Connection to an international community. I explain some of those reasons so you can decide if you will walk Camino. I have guided more than 90 pilgrims, and here are my 5 top reasons to walk and 1 reason you should avoid it. Share in the comments why you chose to walk so others will learn from you. To support this channel, check out the Camino de Santiago shirts, water bottles, and more from our partner Poiema Designs: http://bit.ly/CaminoMerch You can purchase from this packing list of my recommended items for Camino de Santiago (Affiliate Link): https://amzn.to/3vwvcef More videos here on my channel or over at my website: https://jeremiahgibbs.com/tag/camino-de-santiago/

Christians are never told to go on pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela or anywhere else. But I think you should walk Camino de Santiago anyway. I explain Christian theology of pilgrimage and why some Christians don't like pilgrimage sites. I think Camino de Santiago is a powerful journey anyway. Check my channel for lots of videos on Camino de Santiago spirituality, gear, and planning helps. To support this channel, check out the Camino de Santiago shirts, water bottles, and more from our partner Poiema Designs: http://bit.ly/CaminoMerch You can purchase from this packing list of my recommended items for Camino de Santiago (Affiliate Link): https://amzn.to/3vwvcef See my website for more Camino related content: https://jeremiahgibbs.com/tag/camino-de-santiago/

There is a lot to think about when deciding whether to walk Camino de Santiago. I think that decision is an important part of your pilgrimage. In this episode I explain the first two steps you need to make on your way. Why do you want to go on Camino? Your motivation and intention tells you a lot about your pilgrimage. Check my channel for lots of videos on Camino de Santiago spirituality, gear, and planning helps. To support this channel, check out the Camino de Santiago shirts, water bottles, and more from our partner Poiema Designs: http://bit.ly/CaminoMerch You can purchase from this packing list of my recommended items for Camino de Santiago (Affiliate Link): https://amzn.to/3vwvcef See my website for more Camino related content: https://jeremiahgibbs.com/tag/camino-de-santiago/

New Camino pilgrims begin with the question: "What is a Spiritual Pilgrimage?" In this episode I give the basic things that make a spiritual pilgrimage, especially with an eye toward Camino de Santiago. I try to help pilgrims decide whether they will tell the pilgrim office in Santiago de Compostella that they have been on a spiritual walk. Check my channel for lots of videos on Camino de Santiago spirituality, gear, and planning helps. To support this channel, check out the Camino de Santiago shirts, water bottles, and more from our partner Poiema Designs: http://bit.ly/CaminoMerch You can purchase from this packing list of my recommended items for Camino de Santiago (Affiliate Link): https://amzn.to/3vwvcef See my website for more Camino related content: https://jeremiahgibbs.com/tag/camino-de-santiago/

Why did Martin Luther and other Reformers critique pilgrimages like Camino de Santiago so harshly? Why did they think Christians shouldn’t make this journey to Santiago de Compostela? In this video I analyze some of Martin Luther’s writings on pilgrimage to gain lessons for making pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in 2021. With Camino de Santiago making such a strong resurgence in the last 20 years, this is a good time to learn from Christian theologians of the past. His arguments probably won’t be very convincing for secular pilgrims. Check my channel for lots of videos on Camino de Santiago spirituality, gear, and planning helps. See my website for more Camino related content: https://jeremiahgibbs.com/tag/camino-de-santiago/ My research for this video began with Explorations in a Christian Theology of Pilgrimage, which you can find here (Affiliate Link): https://amzn.to/394ACnl To support this channel, check out the Camino de Santiago shirts, water bottles, and more from our partner Poiema Designs: http://bit.ly/CaminoMerch You can purchase from this packing list of my recommended items for Camino de Santiago (Affiliate Link): https://amzn.to/3vwvcef

This tour of the Camino de Santiago map will introduce you to the Camino Frances route to Santiago de Compostela. Using maps and Google Earth, I guide you through Camino de Santiago in Spain. In English this is the French Way of the Way of St James. This is the most popular Camino de Santiago route. Check my channel for lots of videos on Camino de Santiago spirituality, gear, and planning helps. To support this channel, check out the Camino de Santiago shirts, water bottles, and more from our partner Poiema Designs: http://bit.ly/CaminoMerch You can purchase from this packing list of my recommended items for Camino de Santiago (Affiliate Link): https://amzn.to/3vwvcef See my website for more Camino related content: https://jeremiahgibbs.com/tag/camino-de-santiago/

Walking is a great spiritual practice for your spiritual health and your mental health. Camino de Santiago has taught me to make walking a spiritual and prayer discipline no matter whether I am on pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela or not. This episode gives four reasons that walking is a great spiritual practice. Check my channel for lots of videos on Camino de Santiago spirituality, gear, and planning helps. See my website for more Camino related content: https://jeremiahgibbs.com/tag/camino-de-santiago/ To support this channel, check out the Camino de Santiago shirts, water bottles, and more from our partner Poiema Designs: http://bit.ly/CaminoMerch You can purchase from this packing list of my recommended items for Camino de Santiago (Affiliate Link): https://amzn.to/3vwvcef Amazon Links on this channel are Affiliate Links. If you click these links and purchase something on Amazon, I get paid a percentage of your purchase at no additional cost to you. This is a great way to support the channel without costing you anything.

Camino de Santiago pilgrims often talk of the amazing Camino families who make their journey so meaningful. For many, the community formed on Camino is the best aspect of the pilgrimage. In this episode, we utilize the lens of ritual studies to explain how Camino forms such deep relationships across time and space. For those who have had great Camino families, this explains why that happens quickly on the Way of St. James. Check my channel for lots of videos on Camino de Santiago spirituality, gear, and planning helps. See my website for more Camino related content: https://jeremiahgibbs.com/tag/camino-de-santiago/ To support this channel, check out the Camino de Santiago shirts, water bottles, and more from our partner Poiema Designs: http://bit.ly/CaminoMerch You can purchase from this packing list of my recommended items for Camino de Santiago (Affiliate Link): https://amzn.to/3vwvcef Amazon Links on this channel are Affiliate Links. If you click these links and purchase something on Amazon, I get paid a percentage of your purchase at no additional cost to you. This is a great way to support the channel without costing you anything.