Basileia.
So much to say about Basileia! Basically it was just awesome and there's no great way to communicate how great it was so I'll do my best.
What it was: an InterVarsity retreat for the NY/NJ region. There were 270 people there representing about 15-20 different schools. There were several tracks in which you could chose from and of which your week was focused around: Engaging God's World, Encountering Jesus, Transforming Prayer, Small Group Leaders, and Servant Leaders.
Since the exec team members are the only ones to participate in the Servant Leader's Track, I would like to let you know what exactly goes on. This is biggest planning time for Exec so that we can plan everything that happens for the coming semester. Everything from Small Groups to Prayer, to Large Group and Outreach. So we sat down and prayed for a long time about what was missing from our chapter and what was the purpose/vision of each of those areas listed above. And we decided that we were not focused on reaching out to the community half as much, no, a tenth as much as we should be. So we decided that a bunch of things needed to be changed in order to see that happen. [i will let each of the respective exec members tell you exactly what these details will entail relating to their positions]
Oh and we got to do so many fun things!: high ropes course, parasailing, wake boarding, hot tub, large viking canoe, sports of all kinds, pool and foosball, surprise birthday fun, eat, worship, talk to other chapters, learn things we never knew, etc.!
The New Face.
So first off, Exec officially has a new member! Who is it you say? Well, drum roll please . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brett Mace! Brett will be taking over as Outreach Coordinator for the semester since the previous one had to step down. So please let Brett know all about your Outreach ideas for the semester so we can begin really fulfill our theme for the semester.
And what is that theme?? Well, the theme for this coming semester is going to be: Expand Your Bubble.
I think that all too often we live in our own separate worlds and are afraid to reach out into our community and make an impact. We are too worried about ourselves and our own needs that we ignore the needs of people around us. So we all need to learn how to Expand Our Bubbles and be a little more community minded. Prepare yourselves over the summer for an RCA/InterVarsity that will make you rethink what your purpose is on this campus and in this chapter. Keep an open heart. Trust.
~ President - CD
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Since when did RCA become so entwined with the virus known as Intervarsity? Is there some sort of new alliance that is being hidden from the rest of us?
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