Friday, June 20, 2008
Something Different with Deb and Randy Buursma
For our third Monday night meeting Deb and Randy Buursma were our speakers. It was a very interactive meeting! First, we sat in a large circle and they had each of us run into the middle of the circle and tell about a time in our lives that we had been a leader. If that wasn’t enough to warm us up, then they had us separate into groups to discuss what it means to be an arrogant leader and what it means to be a humble leader, and then we had to do skits based on both type of leader. At the end, they reminded us that being a good leader includes being a good listener, knowing your limitations, and emptying yourself to fill yourself with God. They challenged us to remember these three things in the week to come. They definitely gave us plenty of enthusiasm and plenty to think about.
Before we had our small group meetings following the presentation, we were left with these words:
“In your relationships with one another, have the same attitude of mind Christ Jesus had: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness” (Philippians 2:5-7).
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Building Teams With Kevin Vande Streek
As the LCI moved into and through its second week, we were encouraged to understand the various elements involved in building a successful team. Kevin Vande Streek, coach for Calvin Men’s Basketball delivered an informative and interactive lesson on team building. As we led blindfolded team members, set goals and learned about how to get the best results from a group, we were also influenced to adapt these lessons to the workplace, our large group and our small group Bible Studies.
On Wedesday we, along with the Vande Streek Family, drove down the road to Hot Sulphur Springs resort for a night of relaxing in the natural hot tubs. We had sack dinners and spent several hours moving from pool to pool that ranged from 98- 112 degrees. Overall, it was a great chance to slow down our busy lives and become refreshed for the rest of the week. As always, our weeks are filled with other adventures and experiences that are too numerous to describe here.
As always, Read More for a few pictures of the week…
Friday, June 06, 2008
Week 1: Mary Hulst, Adams Falls, Ice Cream
Mary Hulst from Calvin Seminary followed the Sunday evening kickoff with our Monday evening large group meeting. She used the story of Elijah fleeing to the desert in 1 Kings: 19 to describe to us how to make the most out of our summer. She encouraged us to assess our various needs and goals for the LCI program and how the Lord will help us thrive this summer and with our lives. We fit those needs and goals under the headings of “physical care, spiritual attentiveness, and living in community.”
On Wednesday, most of the Calvin LCI group loaded up in our cars and drove to Grand Lake to hike Adams Falls. What the (0.6 mile) hike lacks in length, it makes up for in beauty. You can tell from the pictures just how amazing the falls are. After the hike, we all got some Ice Cream on Grand Lake’s Main Street. Read More for a few pictures.