Monday, August 04, 2008
A Full Week with Ron and Debra Rienstra
This past week Monday we had a great talk from Ron and Debra Rienstra. They first had us think about and talk amongst ourselves about how our parents had divided up work, family time, housework, etc., and if, in our opinion, this was done well or if it could have been done differently. Then they had us think about what it will be like when we are adults, with jobs, possibly families, and other responsibilities. They had us draw a pie chart of how our time will be divided up between all of our activities per week. Ron and Deb then talked about how we will need to think about our priorities and what we will devote our time to in the future. They also talked about how if there are other people in our lives, such as a spouse and children, sacrifices will need to be made and what we may have seen as our “vocation” may be different.
It was great for all of us to talk and think about these things, in thinking about our futures. It was good to hear from Debra and Ron’s personal experiences in figuring these things out.
Besides cramming in as many fun activities as possible for their family, the Rienstras had a full week because of the one-on-ones they had with many of the LCI students.
For the Wednesday activity, almost 20 of the LCI-ers and the Rienstra family went to Water World in Denver. We spent the day there, swimming in the wave pool, sliding down the water slides, floating down the lazy river, and just enjoying the warm sunshine. Most of the group, after Water World, went to 16th Street in downtown Denver for dinner, shopping, etc. Others went and saw “The Dark Knight”, the new Batman movie in Imax. It was a great day!
Only a couple more weeks… hard to believe!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Jonathon Bascom: Extruding Leadership
Week Eight of the Calvin program brought along with it Professor Bascom’s talk on humbling yourself as a leader by being in a “desert.” Similar to Moses in the desert, said Bascom, God extrudes his leaders in a manner that we may not fully understand.
On Tuesday evening the Calvin group drove up to Meadow Creek Reservoir for its annual retreat. We were excited to have professor Bascom join us as we went canoeing, swimming and exploring. At five in the evening the guys and girls separated for dinner, reflection and sleeping. It rained nearly the whole night, but only enough to dampen our tents- not our spirits. In the morning we reconvened for some much needed breakfast by the reservoir. Overall, the retreat was a huge success.
-Dave and Melissa
Read on for a few Pictures, and also check the picasa site for extra retreat pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/snowmountainranch/CalvinLCIRetreat
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Bob Eames: Leading and Kayaking with Style
Bob Eames was back for another exciting week at Snow Mountain Ranch. On Monday evening Bob followed up his previous lecture by delivering a more in-depth analysis of leadership styles. We were encouraged to think more about our personal leadership styles and their interaction with other styles of leadership.
On Wednesday morning a group of the Calvin Staff drove to Grand Lake for some kayaking. We spent about two and a half hours exploring the waters, chasing ducks, jumping in the cold lake and just having a good time with each other and Bob Eames.
Enjoy some of the pictures from the kayaking adventures.