Module 8

Because my life is a role model to other students, I am committed to...
investing into their lives. For the last blog post I shared my thoughts on what it means to be a leader and I could see myself discussing the same ideas in this section. Nevertheless, I think that the title "role model" never crossed my mind consciously, but I'm sure that I have been acting on that role subconsciously. If I thought about being the best role model possible I probably would stress myself out and hone in on all my mistakes. Instead, I spend my time with students focusing on them. I want to be knowledgeable and Spirit-lead and hold an overall positive and joyous attitude for the life Christ has allowed me to live.


Seeing a new movement planted and growing makes me think of...
Milan! I am excited to experience the trials and triumphs of a pioneering team this summer over in Italy. Ryan, Cenia, Ross, the 8 students and I will be sowing on rock-hard ground, so we will really be relying on the Lord to yield some soft patches.

More broadly, as the question implies, the process of developing a movement makes me think of tending a garden. Some campuses have more fertile soil, and so the gospel flourishes more naturally. Other campuses require more time and energy in order to blossom. Our hope is to see the movement produce fruit as exhibited in the spiritual lives of the students involved, and to see the seeds from that movement spread to foreign grounds. The truth, however, is that some movements are sickly plants that need to either be uprooted and replanted or dealt with the next year. The formation of new movements is quite a lengthy process and one that can easily change with the seasons, given the constant change of students involved at a given university.