Students preach in services

It’s inspiration all around.

For the UP services this past week, students took the task of preaching. We’re experimenting with dialogue preaching and for Tuesday it was Tim and Dee. Their styles clearly distinct, Tim did the intro and conclusion while Dee did the body. What a relief that it’s no longer up to a professional like me to preach! I tell you, there was energy in the congregation you can never buy or hire. It was the same with Thursday, as Marvin spoke to his siblings. He spoke on Philippians 2 and what a way to inspire humility: by example. You could sense that everybody was feeling very empowered to do great things for God. It was never meant to be contained by professionals.

Here’s a picture of Tim and Dee in the Tuesday service (upper right hand corner, grey long sleeves is Dee, Tim is beside him in white):

And here’s one of Marvin in the Thursday service (center, in black):

Thank you, dear partner, for being with us in this significant development. We love you and love how you help make this possible. May feelings of inferiority flee from students and may they accomplish far more than missionaries can on campus.