Leadership Advance

Every year Calvary hosts a leadership development weekend, which we call Leadership Advance, for (mostly) 18-25 year olds. It's a great tool that features some fabulous communicators, the DISC personality profile, the Gallup Strengthsfinder tool, and a small group project that is actually funded and expected to be pulled off. There are about 70 participants for this year's LA, which is more than we've ever had. My wife and I are coaching a group of high school seniors as they work through the weekend. One of the highlights every year we do this is the end of the event, when we get to sit down with each team member one on one to debrief, reflect on what they learn about themselves, and speak words of hope, challenge, and blessing into each life.

I am praying that God uses this time to reveal himself to our students in a deeper way, that they begin to understand how uniquely God has shaped them, and that they will awaken to see how God can use them in their world--right here and now.