Project and Parade

This past Project Day (our third to last one!!! nUtZ!) we had a fun discussion planned on Spiritual Disciplines. Unfortunately, due to a parade on the Y grounds celebrating the 100th year of the YMCA, we had to cut the discussion. The parade was fun to see though and I think we enjoyed it. After that, we went to Boulder and Pearl Street to do contact evangelism. It went pretty good all things considered. I think the people of Boulder are just weary of people coming to share the Gospel constantly. In any case, we tried to talk to people. Some people felt really good, and others felt really bad. The day ended up with the LT meeting not being where it normally is. It typically is in Hyde Chapel on the Y grounds, but it was being used, so the meeting took place in the Pondo, which is the staff dining hall.

On project day, the guys had a discussion that was fairly involved. In a big way we talked about Territory. Every person has it. It is their 'turf,' the place that they feel most comfortable interacting with other people. When it comes to sharing the Gospel, territory becomes incredibly important. I know that for myself, talking to international people is quite draining, while others thrive on the opportunity. Other people are very strong in other settings like conservatives, or wild and crazy thinkers, or partiers, or a many other thing. So this idea of territory is something we need to embrace in my mind. Really hammer home that you are good at some things and not so good at others. Embrace the places you are strong and let people know that. I have friends that love doing certain things and I want to direct to them people that love the same things. I hope they would do the same with me. HOWEVER, this is not a liscence to stop growing. I believe that you should embrace who you are, but grow towards a more complete personality. Gain interest in new activities and challenge growth into areas you would have never seen yourself in before. Embrace your territory, but push into new ground. That's the sentence to sum it up.