Leadership Retreat: Setting the Course for Our Future
Some of our student leaders after some team-building exercises.
The staff, interns, and student leaders of UL Chi Alpha just returned last night from our annual Leadership Retreat in Woodworth, Louisiana. Over the course of a little over 24 hours, we planned and shared vision for the quickly-approaching Fall semester. We encouraged and exhorted one another as we sought to come together as a team, committed to trusting one another in the common goal of reaching our campus for the cause of Christ this semester.
We mapped out our strategy, which, as always, includes the primary goal of reaching the incoming Freshman class. From a staff perspective, what excites us is to see our new leaders, students who were freshmen last year, get the vision and get excited. “We are the future,” said one of them, realizing that they are indeed the future of our group, as well as the ones who will ensure the future growth of the group and the growth of our influence on our campus. By the end of the retreat, each of our student leaders, new and old, committed themselves to reaching and discipling at least 2 freshmen, to entrust with the Gospel those who will also be qualified to teach others. It is with this tangible and feasible goal in mind that we advance towards the new school year.
Chi Alpha has been impacting the lives of college students and reconciling them to Jesus Christ for decades. As I reflect on the last 24 hours, I know that our students are ready to do it bigger than ever this semester. Please pray for them, that they will truly be Christ’s ambassadors to the UL campus.