hooo boy, this last week was a long one. on top of all the typical school work, we had leadership selection for IV last week. That basically involved a lot of interviews and some long meetings to try and discern who was being called into the leadership of our IV chapter here at virginia tech.
the whole process really got me thinking about the question of leadership. some people are blessed with that gift, the gift of leadership, but that gift is also something that's developed over time. i feel like i have been given that gift, but it's also something that was allowed to developed over years of boy scouts, youth group leadership and stuff like that. the question i really was asking myself though, was how do you reproduce leadership? especially as a college student, how do you reproduce it in those younger students who are following behind you? if it's in your discipleship relationships, what does that look like?
the bible has a lot to say about leaders, that they must be above reproach, self-controlled, and that they must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience. So how can i encourage that in the younger students that i meet with, with my peers, or even keep up with it myself?
now, of course, i don't want to presume who God is calling to be leaders, but i also think we can discern some of these gifts in people. I think as a leader in IV, i'm also called to help to raise up leaders from the younger students. But the question is, what is the best way to do that?
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Is there some deep, philosophical meaning as to why all your blogs end in questions? Or are you just trying to sound modest?
i just like asking questions, cause it's not all about what i think
dude....yea. We seriousally have the same lives. Scouts, Youth Group, IV leadership. Thats nuts. This is one of the things I've been thinking about for a while- especially over break. Not many new ideas, but let me know if you find anything
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