[ fall 2006 ]

My Life Next Semester

"Wasting Time" With God

• Commit to substantial time with God before class. Trust in Him to meet with me daily & provide sufficient energy each morning.
• Commit to consistent personal inductive Bible study.
• Carve out time and space for being alone to enjoy God beyond quiet times - running, writing, blogging, reading, walks through the hollow, playing guitar, listening to music, etc.
• Pray for wisdom, perspective and vision. Pray boldly that God would continue to transform the face of Muskingum.
  

Discipleship

• Continue to disciple & spend time with Laura.
• Pray specifically about having a Life Group with 2 or 3 other women who live on Kelley 1. Talk to these women soon after school begins. Disciple these women. Pray with them; pray for them.
• Time with Meg.

Kelley Hall

• Know the name of every single resident in Kelley Hall. Encourage them daily.
• Make desk hours count.
• Pursue friendship with the Kelley RA staff & Bob. Serve them.
• Have a conversation with every Kelley 1 resident by the end of the first week of school.
• Programming, floor meetings, time with girls: maximize time. Work to establish teamwork amongst Kelley 1 (intramurals, Kelley Hall competitions, etc.). Spend quality time with freshman girls.
• Trust in God to achieve unity and vision with Amy. Dialogue often with her. Have fun together outside of floor activities & RA stuff.
• Pray boldly for the Spirit's leading & missional community in Kelley Hall.
• Earn the right to be heard through relational evangelism. Trust in God's working through initiative evangelism.

Campus Crusade for Christ

• Meet weekly with the Primetime Team to pray, cast vision and plan Primetime. Incorporate a short devotion led by a different team member each week.
• Pray daily for Servant Team members & for our team (Evan, Emily, Angela & Keith).
• Work to equip other team members & Primetime speakers for mission and ministry (specifically, scheduled weekly meetings with Evan & the student giving the talk).
• Take a half-hour before Primetime to focus and pray.
• Pray about a small group Bible study with a few other ST members.
• Pray about future leadership with CCC (throughout & beyond Muskingum).
• Embrace the relevant, authentic gospel of Jesus Christ. Share it often.

B&M/Journalism

• Commit to good design & articles for the Lifeline section.
• Keep up with religion, faith & ethics issues online and through print media.
• Trust in God for thoughtful, creative and encouraging commentaries.
• Spend time with other B&M staffers in and out of the office, especially Meryl.
• Dialogue with and serve Dr. Wagner whenever possible.
• Pray for, encourage & serve students in journalism-related classes.
• Pray for a broadcast/electronic media internship, and for God to be glorified in the midst of 'earning credit hours.'

Free time

• Meet with Jerry often.
• Keep in contact with Huron friends and family.
• Spend less time online (AIM, Facebook, etc.).
• Take time to support college 'happenings' (music, athletics, lectures, CenterBoard/Student Life sponsored events).

Stewardship

• Pray about where to give 10% of earnings (supporting through Crusade, College Drive Presbyterian Church, etc.).
• Save for Spring 2007/Fall 2008 tuition.
• Treat others whenever possible.
• Do not aimlessly spend!

Relationships

• Pray for my family & friends daily.
• Pray with friends each evening (11:15-ish pm). Engage them in fruitful conversations. Make time count. Enjoy & uplift one another.
• Pray for those who I live, study and work with - classes, B&M, RA staff, Kelley Hall, professors, Student Life.
• Pray for God's will to be accomplished in every current, developing and future relationship.