Recently we had a small group from other churches visit our discipleship program for a 5-day visit. While our program currently runs for a full year, the Lord has been showing us how much He can do in shorter periods through what He has entrusted to us.
I asked our students to prayerfully consider how they would approach teaching and imparting the heart of our program to a group of people if they only had 5 days to do so, realizing that this activity would also reveal a lot of what the Lord has done in our current students this year.
Not only did they create the plan for the week, I also asked them to lead, teach, and execute all of the classes and activities while I simply sat in to observe. It is one thing to teach about leadership. It’s another thing to actually activate people to walk boldly and confidently with the Lord in leading others.
My heart was so full watching each of our students step up and do an incredible job with this 5-day “bootcamp.” I’ve heard testimonies from some of the attendees that their lives will be forever changed by what they caught and learned during their visit.
Praise the Lord!