I think (and by that I mean I’m 90% certain) I mentioned that I was chosen for leadership at the end of last semester. I was kind of surprised to receive a leadership role going into my sophomore semester, but obviously stoked as well. The role I was given is a Christian ministry leader, which helps facilitate daily cleaning tasks on campus. It sounds like I just got promoted to school janitor, and in some respects that might be true, but Christian life is about service that brings glory to God. With that perspective, I’m honored to be chosen as a leader.
As a student leader, I was required to return to campus a couple weeks early for training. Wow. I don’t know if I can accurately express all the things God taught/reminded me of over the course of the last week. We took part in seminars, small group sessions, and team building activities and each portion taught me so much. But I think God used the free times and personal relationships to hammer home two key concepts from the training. First: humility is a daily decision to rely on God’s power; the moment I think I have achieved something because of my own merit, I am poised for personal and leadership failure. I need to be ready and willing to follow God and learn from others. Second: my actions and speech must be consistent with each other. Integrity is vital for leadership, relationship building, and a successful Christian life.
Now training is done. Freshman are arriving and classes commence on Wednesday. Just a glance at my course schedule for the next few months gives me goosebumps in both anticipation and apprehension. We’re starting off big—Life of Christ, Prophets, Hermeneutics II, and Psalms right off the bat. Like every other transition in my life, I’m shaking in my boots...but really, I wouldn’t want it any other way.
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