Chapter Focus Week Recap

How can I really sum up last week? 6 days of great training, excellent opportunities to connect with students, getting a deeper understanding of what it means to work on campus, solid teaching from Acts, 19 hours in a car....all in all, quite great.

Nick (Hamline student) and I set off on Saturday morning for the drive to Cedarville, Michigan, and 9 1/2 uneventful hours later, we were in the thick of it. Over 200 students from 11 colleges gathered for the week, with 100 of those students ready for some intensive training in how to lead Small Groups on campus in the Fall. I was helping out with this elective, primarily by working with smaller groups of students as they prepared Bible studies and giving feedback to students who led groups at some point during the week. I also got to lead some of the worship for the week. True to InterVarsity's form, there was a solid scriptural basis for everything done during the week, and it was amazing watching students grow in their appreciation for the Bible and all that can be learned from it. That basis also appeared to bring a deeper understanding of God's call to serve on campus...seeing that many lives changed is always a huge encouragement.

All in all, being able to play a small part of what God is doing in the lives of each of those students (and in turn on their campuses) was an amazing blessing. That's probably the best I can do in my attempt to briefly sum up the week...if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. Thank you so much for your prayers during the week.