We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving Holiday. We are especially thankful this year for our new house that finally feels like home. We wanted to send a special Christmas Greeting and couldn’t think of a better way then a little digital song and dance. Click the link below for a Merry Christmas wish from the Redmans.
Grace at the National Conference
November 3, 2007 at 10:15 pm (grace)
Today we had another encouraging and challenging time at the National Conference. Bill Tell, the US assistant director spoke about grace as the basis for our moving toward spiritual maturity. Once passage that Bill shared from was Titus 2:11-12:
11 ”For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age…”
Often we confuse grace by suggesting to ourselves and others that grace and truth are in conflict. That we will either experience grace or truth. Bill shared from this passage that our spiritual transformation is dependant not on our self discipline but on our understanding and experience of God’s grace. To believe anything but grace provides past, present, or future salvation from sin will hinder our quest for spiritual maturity. This and many other things we have heard this week are motivating us in our personal growth and our work on the campus. We are truly blessed to be here with so many people who are seeking Jesus.
More pictures from the National Conference are on Flickr:
conference updates
November 1, 2007 at 11:14 pm (Uncategorized)
We wanted to give an update on the Fall Conference and our Navigators National Conference in St. Louis.
The Journey ‘07 fall conference was a blast! Thank you for your prayers. A number of students expressed to us that they heard from God over the weekend and were challenged in their relationship with God. Throughout the weekend it was exciting to see new students get connected with upperclassmen and students from other campuses. We hope that these relationships will continue on the campus as students sharpen and encourage one another (prov 27:17).
After the fall conference, Kandice and I took a day off then packed and headed to St. Louis for our national staff conference. This conference includes all Navigators Staff from the US and only happens every 4 years. So far it has been incredibly encouraging to talk about life and ministry with others who work on campuses and cities around the country. We are excited to put some new ideas into practice when we get back to Bloomington. Please pray that God would continue to give us meaningful interactions with Senior Staff who have a wealth of ministry experience.
Here are a few pictures from the fall and national conferences:
