Head for the hills!
Transylvania University
Lexington, KY
Once a semester, the Disciples on Campus (DOC) group at Transylvania
departs from the city life of Lexington, Kentucky for the weekend for
some much need relaxation, renewal, fellowship, and fun. We usually go
to one of the many state parks in Kentucky or to a retreat center
nearby. The only requirement for seems to be that we must have
somewhere to lay our heads in the evening and it must be in the middle
of nowhere.
We spend the weekend discussing a given spiritual topic
with our keynote speaker, hiking, and taking part in fellowship with
friends, new and old. It is in these times, worshiping God in the cool
night air and falling asleep on a rock in the middle of the woods while
hiking with friends that we all seem to have come to know God best.
This is the side of God that we all knew as children, among the rocks
and trees and animals. I am always so happy to become reacquainted.
At the weekend’s end, I am sad to see our time draw to a
close, but I know that God will always be right there for all of us,
just beyond my doorstep, waiting among the trees.
Katie Griffin
Second-round result
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Transylvania: Head for
the hills!
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58% |
| Eckert College: Creative
Chaos |
42% |
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Where everybody knows your pancake!
United Ministries in Higher Education
Springfield, MO
Pancakes. Everybody likes them. Friends. Everybody needs them. College
students like nothing more than hanging out with friends and eating.
Each Sunday evening “The House” (our campus ministry home complete with
WiFi and 42” flat screen TV) provides the setting for students to come
together, cook pancakes, share a devotion and enjoy the relaxing
company of friends. Everyone is welcome. Students are encouraged to be
creative with the culinary delights of pancakes. Pumpkin, peanut
butter, blueberry and my favorite apple often appear. “Pancakes” is one
example of a campus ministry of hospitality. It is a good entry point
for new students who may be reluctant to initially join a Bible study,
discussion group or mission experience. Campus ministry is very
relationship intensive and simple “points of human contact” need to be
maximized. “Pancakes” works.
Howard Cavner
| Second-round result |
| United Ministries in
Higher Education at Springfield, MO: (Where everybody knows your
pancake!) |
69% |
| Georgia: New staff, new
digs |
31% |
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