Leadership Training 2007 kicks off!

May 19th, we kicked off Leadership Training 2007. This is the day that students arrived at both the Virginia Beach and Wilmington, NC LT programs. The following week, more students checked in at Estes Park, CO. And finally, June 11th, the LT program in Columbus, OH will be kicked off. In all, there will be almost 220 students from 14 colleges and universities investing 8-12 weeks of their summer to grow deeper in their faith and learn how to effectively share it with others.

Overall, the mission of the LT programs are to make fully devoted followers of Christ out of college students.

Each LT, although nationally coordinated (by the National LT Director, and yours truly), is locally programmed. Here are the focuses, themes, or goals at the different locations (along with the Universities represented there):

Wilmington, NC - Focus: Helping the students develop a missional lifestyle.  They've thought through what they would do if they had 10 weeks to train a missionary. [Virginia Tech & Ball State]

Virginia Beach, VA - Theme: A Heroic Generation: Truth, Justice and the Biblical Way. The main underlying theme is a challenge to live out a biblical life.  They are mapping out challenges that push participants to elevate the Bible to a higher place in all that they do. [Univ. of Michigan, Michigan State, Univ. of Maryland]

Estes Park, CO - Goals:

1. We want students to learn to submit to the Master in every area of their life.  Stewardship of all time, all resources, relationships and gifts.
2. We want students to walk in dynamic grace oriented relationship with their King.  We will teach this relationship in all we do!
3. We want students to live in cooperation with God for their entire life.  We must prepare them for a lifetime of service to our King.
4. We want students to learn to share their faith as a lifestyle.  They must learn the message and how to share it!  Evangelism training and practice is a must.
5. Training in the spiritual disciplines is key.  We will teach these practices and give opportunity to exercise them as well.
6. We want to teach and uphold the Great Commission as beautifully as we can!

[Univ. of Missouri, Texas A&M, Univ. of Texas, Illinois State, Univ. of Illinois, Univ. of Wisconsin, Bowling Green State Univ.]

Columbus, OH - Focus: Personal growth, mentoring, developing ministry skills, and evangelism, while growing deeper with God and with one another. [Ohio State, Otterbein College]

Please join us as we pray that God would do amazing things both in and through these students this summer!