growth

One afternoon, a group of camp workers in training for the summer program were taken to the front lawn and confronted with a challenge. Across the lawn were strewn large puzzle pieces. They were t... Read More

Every Christian can lay a foundation for brotherhood by participating in four construction phases: demolition, reconstruction, renovation and habitation. In which building phase is God calling you to ... Read More

A skit for 6-10 actors. In the skit, plants talk about the difficulties of growing. As they do, we see some similarities to the difficulties of growth that we face in our lives. Download this works... Read More

Adolescence: a time of change. How can we shepherd the adolescents in our care as we are cared for by our shepherd?

Alex Honnold is the first person to free-solo climb El Capitan, a 3,000-foot vertical cliff in Yosemite. National Geographic describes his practice routine: “He is obsessive about his trainin... Read More

"The best teacher is the learning teacher." If new teachers must learn all they need by trial and error, they're missing out on opportunities to invest in the long-term flourishing of the school, s... Read More

We often think about all the things a leader needs to do. We focus on efficiency and function. In this session we will look at what a leader ought to be. We will reflect on how, out of a character ba... Read More

Because we live in a fallen world, we’ve all been sinned against and wounded in many ways. From this we adopt perceptions about God that are untrue. In this session we will learn ways to receive the ... Read More

In our anticipation of going into voluntary service, we all desire to serve, bless, contribute, and be the best that we can be. In this session we will consider the blessings of being called to servic... Read More

Asia is within the 10/40 window and this window represents 2/3 of the world's population, 97% of the worlds least evangelized people, 85% of the world’s poor and is also the origin of Hinduism, Buddh... Read More