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SLC 2011: Mission Without Borders
Our wonderful Auckland ECF staff-worker Robyn Drake encouraged me to come along to the TSCF Student Leadership Conference this year. I was unsure as to what it would be like, whether it was relevant to me or worth the effort but I signed up anyway. Mission Without Borders, I thought, that sounds pretty interesting. Well, interesting is just one word I could use to describe the week of my first SLC!
One evening focused on global prayer, considering IFES and groups around the world like TSCF such as CECE in Ecuador. It was encouraging to realise our little CF or CU weekly meetings, our values and mission are shared by tens of thousands of students around the world too. And there was something awesome about praying together for our fellow students around the world and to feel connected with them through IFES and in Christ.
On Wednesday morning we welcomed the Borthwicks, Paul and Christie, who shared with us throughout the week. They each brought different but equally relevant insights on life and mission. Who can forget Paul’s message reiterating, ‘Whatever you do, don’t do nothing!’ The question and answer session, where they shared the mic, seemed to resonate with everyone as we could each relate to either Paul or Christie as they told stories of love, loss and learning in their lives and how they keep pursuing their relationship with God.
Toward the end of the week, I found Nigel Pollock’s session thought-provoking and also action-provoking - if I can coin such a word! His insights really got me thinking: Who is Jesus and what are some things about Him that I would want to share with others? With an ‘ordinary’ broughtup-in-a-Christian-family type testimony, I found it refreshing to hear that our testimony should be more about Jesus and not just about us and how we changed. I felt empowered to share about the Jesus I know with my classmates and flatmates.
The combination of speakers, track time, praying together, group Bible study and hanging out with other like-minded students from across NZ was a recipe for a fantastic week. I felt challenged, inspired, refreshed and encouraged for the year ahead at university. Kia Kaha!
Meredith Dale, AECF Student
Posted by Meredith Dale on 01/12/2011