This year, our retreat consisted of of the following:
- Sharing our "Prezis." This is a tool (Ms. Dorn used it last week to create a piece for chapel) that is useful for making creative presentations. Students were asked to answer the question: "Who am I as a worshipper?" Prezi allows users to include video, text, images, and movement. The Prezis were projected and students accompanied this with verbal explanations. Below are a few student Prezis.
- We also spent a considerable amount of time wrestling and discussing the question: "What is worship?" During the year, we expect our view of worship to be shaped by God through our worship-leading experiences. However, we also want to remember what we had already learned at the beginning of the school year. So, we made a "collage" of sorts on butcher paper. We wrote down the question and instructed students to remain quiet. If they had a thought they should write it and make associations. Here is what we produced:
- From this activity, we realized that worship is far bigger than we imagined. Most of us agreed that we could have continued this brainstorm for quite some time. We worship a great God!
- Of course, a retreat could not be complete without food. We ate well. Sydney's chocolate milk, Ms. Dorn's breakfast casserole, and Mrs. Storms cookies were only a few of the highlights!
As mentors of this team, Ms. Dorn and I are so excited to work with this crew for the next eight months. We are so impressed with the servant hearts, love for worship, and God-given talent that are already apparent on this team. May we please our God in all we do this year.
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