A Board Full Stride?

Yesterday was the big day... the Board of Governors meeting. Me and Robbie had been preparing our presentation all week. We went in a little early and placed our handout on the top of every one's pile, this way they would be sure to read it. Student Life got to start the day off which means we had the chance to set the tone for the day. Student Council (Robbie & I) spoke for less than 3 minutes but we knew we wanted to make it count, show that students are important and know that we care. We talk to them about the survey we did a few months ago and the idea of our school being a school where God moves. We also talked about our theme and how it is not just for us as students but staff/faculty and board members. Some key lines from our presentation were...

"The idea of full stride is that as Christians and members of the EBC body we do not dwell in mediocrity but strive for God's glory". and "No matter whether we have fifty students or five thousand, Emmanuel needs to be a place where students come seeking God and leave with a better understanding of who He is and how to do His work in the world".

Although it seemed like our message was well received, I'm not sure if it will spark action. We had a few people say that they were very impressed, and hopefully this means that our message was not soon forgotten when push comes to shove and decision are being made. It was very interesting to be a part of the meeting and see different decisions unfold and my prayer is that they continue to seek God on where to go with EBC from here and that they see that our heart as students is to be in line with the heart of God.

- T.

What If His People Prayed?

It seems lately the song titles are getting to me, "What If His People Prayed?" by Casting Crowns. I was listening to this song last night and was thinking about the role of President and what that means. To me it means leading with God as the leader, also I was wondering what as a person and a student council we could accomplish if we truly turn to God and pray.

How often do we forget the most important thing, prayer. A gift of communication with the father. What a joy it is knowing that not only does He hear our prayers but promises to answer. It is so important that as I am preparing to go into this next school year leading and living 'Full Stride' for God, that I first begin on my knees before Him; trusting in His guidance.

So as life is changing around us and as we begin to make decision and deal challenges in our lives let us not forget to go to our Sovereign Lord in prayer and with devotion, I will leave you with this quote I came across.

"No one is a firmer believer in the power of prayer than the devil; not that he practices it, but he suffers from it". - Guy H. King.

-T.

A Change is Gonna Come

"It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will".

The lyrics of the Sam Cooke classic have been ringing in my mind for the past few weeks. It seems that Emmanuel has some changes happening. I am excited to be apart of this but still dealing with some of the changes myself. As the year winded down and I began to prepare for president there were many people beginning to leave our school. Although these changes were difficult I trust in God to provide the right people to fill those gaps. Soon after that I learned that chapel was being cut to two days. This was a shock for me because of the love I have for chapel but once again I trust the leadership of this school and there decisions were not made lightly, the final change that has shook me the most was the resignation of our Dean of Student Life. This was tough news because of the bond I have created with her. So truly God has many changes in store for our campus and I can not even begin to understand what our next year will look like.

I believe that change can be difficult for anyone but that change must be embraced as well. As a body of Christ we are called to come together and be His hands and feet and so my prayer is that regardless of change or disagreement our school would come together as a body, ready to serve God with all we have.

Many Blessings
T.