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Trainees
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What I learned about ministry is the amount of compassion that you need as well as the drive and passion to do things that are hard. I pray for her as she ages, that she will know she is loved and someone really cares.…
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I’ve had a misconception as a kid that ministry is solely focused on the people that are being served, rather than the ones doing the serving. This past week at SLAM, and the focus on being a light to the world and a Nu…
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This SLAM week was packed and amazing. I can’t believe it’s over. This week was such a wonderful time full of the Lord moving and touching hearts of students and growing and pushing us Interns to develop skills that can be used to help…
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This year for slam, I was on the Late Nights team (the crew that creates and facilitates kits and games for students after the evening worship sessions). My first Summer Internship in 2021 and my second Summer Internship in 2023, I participated on the…
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Being a leader requires service. It requires making a plan and then being okay if the plan changes, which it more than likely will. Through my time helping with the service projects the SLAM youth were doing this week, I was heavily impacted by…
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Something I learned about ministry by working with younger students during SLAM week was that most kids are way harder on themselves than they need to be. I had some really good conversations with my small group girls, on Tuesday where they vulnerably expressed…
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I learned that doing ministry, especially with younger people is extremely important. I’ve always known the importance of educating the youth. I was greatly impacted by my youth leaders in different summer camps that I went to growing up. They were extremely formational and…
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This week was different for me, because my roles didn’t include being directly with the SLAM students much (as I was in years past). I got the opportunity to serve by leading worship in the mornings and evenings, and performing and putting on Late…
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I learned that young students are so impacted by young adults who invest in them. People who are invested in who they are and what they’re learning and allow them to be themselves. When it comes to being an example of a child of…
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I loved getting to be on the side of the camera where I get to hear the testimonies of students and the way God was impacting their life. A big part of media creation is being able to communicate a story, and even more…
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